Babcock International Group

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Carlisle • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions
  • Supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists to ensure performance and development
  • Act as a key liaison with customers, ensuring transparent communication and technical clarity
  • Oversee production, review, and approval of engineering outputs—including calculations, specifications, and reports
  • Champion safety, quality, and engineering best practice across all project activities.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects
  • Proven ability to supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists
  • Strong background in producing, reviewing, and approving detailed engineering outputs
  • Demonstrated expertise in applying procedures, codes, and standards to ensure compliance and integrity
  • Track record of effective customer engagement, issue resolution, and technical support.
  • Engineering degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline.
  • The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 Cavendish 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 & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
engineering degreeStandard (BPSS) security clearance