Assistant Scientist

**Assistant Scientist**:

- Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG
- Onsite or Hybrid:
**Job Title: Assistant Scientist**

**Location: Plymouth, Devon**

**Compensation: £38,084 + Benefits**

**Role Type: Full time / Permanent**

**Role ID: SF66656**

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an **Assistant Scientist** at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

**The role**

As an **Assistant Scientist**, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join the Chemistry Department at Devonport Royal Dockyard, delivering essential scientific services that ensure safety, compliance, and operational readiness across all naval departments and vessels.

Day to day you’ll be conducting chemical analysis and testing onboard Royal Navy warships and submarines and also allow us to maintain the high standards required in a UKAS accredited laboratory by:

- Ensure laboratory compliance with ISO/IEC 17025, maintaining quality and technical standards
- Sample compressed air systems (low/high pressure) to support operational safety
- Perform FTIR analysis of breathing air to meet BS EN 12021 health and safety specifications
- Conducting asbestos analysis with P401 and P403 qualifications for accurate detection.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Occasional weekend work may be required to meet project demands or support critical milestones.

**Essential experience of the Assistant Scientist**
- Experience in engineering, chemistry, or related technical fields is highly desirable
- Proficient with standard software for data entry, reporting, and communication
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and convey technical information clearly
- Demonstrates initiative and can efficiently prioritize tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Able to meet the physical demands of the role, including regular work onboard vessels for maintenance duties’

**Qualifications for the Assistant Scientist**
- Level 3 qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline essential
- Full UK Driving Licence required
- All training, including relevant asbestos qualifications will be provided

**Security Clearance**

**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.

**Closing date: 26/08/2025**

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