Deputy Plant Manager
Babcock International Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Plymouth • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead the safe operation of critical infrastructure supporting national defence
- Play a vital role in ensuring that the facilities supporting major defence programmes operate safely, securely and in line with strict regulatory requirements.
- Join a specialist team responsible for maintaining the integrity of facilities that enable major submarine maintenance and docking activity.
- Lead as a Duly Appointed Person, ensuring compliance with Site Licence Conditions, Authorisation Conditions and environmental permit requirements.
- Support the development of 10 Dock, through design and construction, into nuclear operations.
- Oversee the development of a plant safety case for a new facility and ensure all procedures, operational records and facility documentation are accurate and available when required.
- Manage a small team, ensuring safe systems of work, functional oversight and robust operational discipline.
- Maintain the facility’s design intent, enforcing Operating Rules, Operating Boundaries and Operating Instructions.
- Oversee modifications to existing plant, and support installation and commissioning of new plant and systems.
Requirements
- Experience of refitting or major docking periods of nuclear submarines.
- Experience managing or operating within nuclear facilities.
- Knowledge of nuclear safety case development and implementation.
- Experience of design or construction activities on a Nuclear Licensed Site - Desirable
- STEM degree or equivalent relevant experience in nuclear facilities management and operations.
- Chartered Engineer status or can evidence working towards Chartered status.
- Security Clearance - 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
nuclear safety case developmentdesign and construction activitiesfacility documentation managementoperational records managementmodifications to existing plantinstallation and commissioning of new plantrefitting of nuclear submarinesdock managementsafety systems managementoperational discipline
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationfunctional oversightorganizational skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailcompliance managementdecision-makingcollaboration
Certifications
STEM degreeChartered Engineer statusNaval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance