Assistant Chief Engineer
Babcock International Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Plymouth • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £70,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide technical oversight and support to teams undertaking maintenance activities associated with platform systems on submarines
- Act on behalf of the Chief Engineer to provide technical oversight and support over the lifecycle of submarine projects
- Hold a level of technical delegation as part of a Platform Technical Authority, interfacing with Design Authorities
- Ensure design intent and functional requirements are met from work package creation through execution and acceptance
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and the SDA Waterfront, Design and Project teams
- Drive engineering improvements through participation in strategic working groups.
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in Submarine Operations, Support or Maintenance
- Strong awareness of Mechanical and/or Electrical Systems
- Proven understanding of technical audits and processes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage and mitigate technical risks effectively
- Degree level education in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
- Chartered Engineer status or close to achieving this
- The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Submarine OperationsMechanical SystemsElectrical SystemsTechnical AuditsRisk ManagementEngineering ImprovementsLifecycle ManagementWork Package CreationTechnical Oversight
Soft skills
CommunicationStakeholder Management
Certifications
Degree in EngineeringChartered Engineer