We're looking for a Senior Production Engineer to join us at HMNB Devonport, one of the largest naval bases in Western Europe. We're a key strategic partner to our customers; the MOD and the Royal Navy. We ensure that the Royal Navy goes to sea safely by supporting them in Devonport and around the world, delivering complex ship and submarine sustainment programmes and applying our core strengths of technology and expertise to sustain critical and complex assets to help maintain national security.

The Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) Facilities Programme is a newly formed Project Team responsible for the delivery of infrastructure and facility upgrades to generate an SSBN capability to meet future requirements. As a Senior Production Engineer you'll be accountable for specific elements of the capability generation project within the Nuclear Site.

You'll use your significant experience of major projects within a trade based industry (construction, mechanical or electrical) to support the Project Team in the delivery of a variety of complex engineering upgrades to our nuclear infrastructure; you'll be exposed to the responsibility of providing day to day running of Site Operations and the management of Sub-Contractors on site.

What do I need to be able to do the role?
You'll be educated to minimum of ONC in a relevant Engineering discipline, or have significant technical experience. Experience gained within a Submarine Business Unit and knowledge of Construction Site based operations are also highly desirable.

We would also like you to have some or all of the following:
Experience in the application of Project Management Tools and how they are utilised throughout the Project Lifecycle
APM PMQ (Formerly APMP) / IPMA Level D
APM Project Risk Management Level 1
Numerate and computer literate including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Visio)
NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety
Lastly, you'll need strong interpersonal skills and well-developed communication skills (including editorial and briefing) and the ability to influence and interface effectively with sub-contractors and internal stakeholders at all levels of the business.

What else do I need to know?
The successful candidate will need to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements. This may require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving 'Security Check' (SC) clearance.
We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

About Babcock International and Devonport
For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.

Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. Devonport has also recently been selected as the base port for the Navy's new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.

Application Guidance
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to ensure that our recruitment processes are regularly reviewed and adapted, as required, to ensure we're compliant with the latest government advice. We are striving to protect both our current and future employees by acting in a responsible way which reflects the restrictions we face.

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