Babcock International Group

Head of Naval Architecture, Marine Operations

Babcock International Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Plymouth • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Accelerate leadership impact and deepen engineering expertise.
  • Contribute to projects supporting national security and the Royal Navy fleet.
  • Guide the technical direction, integrity, and performance of naval architecture and marine engineering capabilities.
  • Ensure marine assets remain safe, effective, and ready for UK’s defence mission.
  • Lead, develop and inspire a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians.
  • Provide technical oversight of marine operations at Devonport.
  • Oversee technical support to existing marine operational assets, ensuring performance, availability, and asset integrity.
  • Maintain and enhance engineering governance, standards, regulatory compliance, and safety processes.

Requirements

  • Experience of maintaining marine assets.
  • Demonstrable experience of leading technical outputs.
  • Proven ability to manage resources and develop long‑term engineering capability.
  • Experience of working in a highly regulated industry and producing effective engineering processes.
  • Understanding of PUWER 1998, Lloyd’s Register Rules, and BS 6349 Maritime Works.
  • Experience in defence, maritime operations or complex engineering environments - Desirable
  • Degree in Naval Architecture or Marine/Mechanical Engineering (or a closely related engineering field).
  • Chartered Engineer status - Desirable
  • The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
Chartered EngineerNaval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance