Trainee Duty Manager

Job Title: Trainee Duty Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £51, Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69442

Shape the Future of Naval Operations – Join Us as a Trainee Duty Manager

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Trainee Duty Manager at our Devonport site, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Trainee Duty Manager, you'll be at the heart of operations within the Devonport Dockyard. This pivotal role ensures the smooth running of day-to-day activities and leads responses to abnormal events, safeguarding critical submarine support operations. You'll gain unparalleled experience in defence and engineering, contributing to national security while advancing your career in a dynamic, high-impact environment.

Day-to-day, you'll train to manage the day to day Authorised Site and Cross Site Submarine support activities as well as supporting the Authorised Site Facility Operator and Nuclear Site Plant Manager in support operations and maintenance as required.

• Act as Forward Support Commander during emergency situations under the Devonport Site Emergency Plan
• Lead initial response to abnormal events or operations on site
• Investigate health, safety and technical issues promptly
• Manage coordination between Babcock Marine operations and the Naval Base
• Communicate incidents and updates to senior leadership

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You'll work a rotating shift pattern covering days, backs, and nights. Once fully qualified, you'll receive RA120 – a 40% allowance – for night shifts.

Essential experience of the Trainee Duty Manager

• Site and facilities operations background
• Previous leadership experience
• Dockyard experience (advantageous)
• Experience in submarine/naval operations or pressurised water reactor systems would be beneficial

Qualifications for the Trainee Duty Manager

• Level 4 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline

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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - 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 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: 28/11/2025

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