Engineering Manager

 

ENGINEERING MANAGER 

 

Engineering Manager 

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD Bristol, GB, BS11 0YA

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Engineering Manager 

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, Rosyth, Fife, Bristol 

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits 

Role Type: Full time / Permanent 

Role ID: SF69737 

 

 

Lead Complex Naval Engineering Projects 

 

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Manager at one of our Babcock sites.

 

 

The role 

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll work across Babcock’s shipbuilding lines of business, including Type 31, MRSS, Fast Attack Project, Corvette Project, Arrowhead 140 exports, large refit programmes, and other exciting opportunities in the pipeline. Your leadership will ensure technical excellence, manage risk, and shape the future of naval engineering — all while supporting national security and advancing your own career.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Act as delegated Technical Authority for systems/functions within a design in line with Design Authority principles.
• Manage stakeholders to ensure delivery of outputs meets project plans and contract quality standards.
• Oversee technical risk management and resolve complex engineering issues.
• Independently review technical development and assist in resolving design challenges.
• Ensure designs and supplier equipment meet contractual requirements.

 

This role is full time and is a hybrid role with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home.

 

 

Essential experience of the Engineering Manager: 

• Proven knowledge and experience in naval surface shipbuilding within your area of expertise.
• Ability to manage international customers and adapt to cultural differences.
• Willingness to travel internationally, including extended visits to customer sites.

 

 

Qualifications for the Engineering Manager: 

• Chartered Engineer status and an engineering degree (or equivalent academic standard).
• Association of Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.

 

 

Security Clearance 

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

 

 

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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 [email protected] 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.

 

Closing date: 09/12/2025 

 

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