Principal Engineer

5 months ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

Job Title: Principal Engineer - Nuclear Process
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation: £56,.00 - £69, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent 
Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Engineer - Nuclear Process at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Principal Engineer - Nuclear Process, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll lead the provision of technical support to nuclear implicated submarine maintenance activities on Western Europe’s largest Naval Base and one of the UK’s Nuclear Licensed Sites. 

Day-to-day, you’ll support the development and operation of new facilities for defuel of decommissioned nuclear submarines, and will provide technical guidance on the safe transfer, storage, treatment and disposal or radioactive liquid effluent from in-service submarines.

Acting as subject matter expert and leading the provision of advice to the Head of Nuclear Engineering Group, other Principal Engineers and key stakeholders from the wider business on the implementation and maintenance of design documentation  Managing and developing a team of Engineers with varying levels of seniority/experience Leading the delivery of work packages in accordance with the design process (Start-up, Concept, Scheme, Detailed and Implementation phases) in order to maintain and improve capabilities Managing the production, checking and approval of technical documentation and drawings Leading engineering analyses including calculations, component structural analysis and system fluid flow analysis


This role is full time, working 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.


Essential experience of the Principal Engineer

Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles for the design, operation and maintenance of pressure/pipework systems Knowledge of the considerations for safe design, operation and maintenance or nuclear/radiologically implicated systems Experience leading a team of engineers in a design or technical support function Experience using engineering software packages (e.g. for computer aided design, stress analysis or fluid flow) Experience in the design, operation or maintenance of pressure systems in a highly regulated industry Experience in the application of, and demonstration of compliance with, legislation, engineering standards and design codes Knowledge of the design lifecycle and experience of leading work within it

Qualifications for the Principal Engineer:

A degree in a Mechanical or Chemical Engineering Professional membership as a Chartered Engineer with a relevant institution (or evidence of working towards this with demonstrable experience)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.


What we offer 

Generous holiday allowance  Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘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

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