Job Title: Naval Architect Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £43,935 - £49,104 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61193
At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Naval Architect Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Naval Architect Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. The waterfront is a continually evolving environment, which is going through a period of modernisation. As such there is the opportunity to help shape the future infrastructure of the dockyard, helping to make it more efficient and safer to operate. While at the same time, keeping the existing facilities in service.
Day-to-day, you'll form part of a core team, dedicated to keeping the waterfront of Devonport Royal Dockyard available and suitable for the berthing of the Royal Navy's surface ships and submarines.
Help manage the through life support for floating assets. Be involved in surveying floating assets, specifying refit and repair packages, and post-refit asset acceptance. Review periodical surveys carried out by our dedicated surveying team. Assist in the preparation of design estimates, schedules, tenders and technical substantiations, whilst monitoring spends to ensure assigned projects and tasks are completed on time, in cost, and to the required quality. Develop future waterfront assets with the MOD customer, forming statements of requirements, and specifications, ensuring they meet future operational demands.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Naval Architect Engineer
Experience in AutoCAD or other design software. To pose an understanding of survey / NDE techniques, repair alternatives and standards. To pose an understanding of vessel / afloat plant construction. An analytical and proactive approach to problem solving. Effective personal management, communication and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively, and to deliver in a complex environment.
Qualifications for the Naval Architect Engineer
You may have a degree in Naval Architecture, or other engineering discipline. Alternatively, you may have previous 'time served' experience working in a similar industry, or background in facility management and upkeep.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.
What we offer
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 the majority of 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.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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