Senior Mechanical Handling Engineer

About the role

Babcock is recruiting a Senior Mechanical Handling Engineer for its Royal Dockyard site in Devonport, Plymouth. You will join the Submarine Defuel Delivery Project (SDDP), a major programme supporting critical national infrastructure, and help design, develop and implement specialist mechanical handling and defuel tooling systems that support the safe defueling of submarines. The role is full time, 35 hours per week, with regular monthly travel to HMNB Devonport alongside home working.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical handling and defuel tooling engineering activities to agreed scope, schedule, cost and quality requirements.
• Update and review detailed design documentation (mainly design reports and OMMs) to as-built status.
• Ensure compliance with quality management processes, engineering standards and Babcock's Business Management System.
• Support configuration management, quality control and the maintenance of accurate project documentation.
• Promote safe working practices by identifying hazards, supporting risk assessments and communicating engineering risks.
• Address and close out TQs and CRs.

Required profile

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience designing mechanical handling systems and lifting equipment, ideally in highly regulated industries such as nuclear and defence.
• Experience producing and supporting engineering design justifications.
• Demonstrable experience in technical design development and engineering problem solving.
• Sole UK National able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance; the role is subject to national security clearance and trade control restrictions.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of engineering design principles, safety requirements and quality standards.
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering software and computer-based engineering applications.

What we offer

• Salary of £44,600 - £55,800 plus benefits.
• Generous holiday allowance and matched contribution pension with life assurance.
• Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+, and an employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal, payment of professional fees and 10 days special paid leave for reservists.
• Holiday trading and a Be Kind Day of paid leave for volunteering.
• Development opportunities and an employee assistance programme.