Career Opportunities: Senior Nuclear Engineer (60560)

Job Title:              Senior Nuclear Engineer
Location:              Plymouth, Devon
Compensation:    £40,098 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF60560

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 Senior Nuclear Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Senior Nuclear Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary, forming part of the team that produces the work authorities for fuel handling/defueling of nuclear submarines. 

You will have an input and influence on the fuel handling/defuel process, including the creation, change and implementation of processes utilised across the site.

Day-to-day, you’ll support in the production in detailed nuclear control documentation to be utilised by various teams.

• Ensuring that strict contractual and legislative standards of nuclear safety and conventional health and safety are maintained when drafting nuclear documentation.
• Attending Fuel Handling Procedure Authorisation Group (FHPAG) meetings to answer questions concerning nuclear control documentation content and to incorporate any justified changes as agreed.
• Performing quality checking to own and peers’ documentation for agreed scope and / or area of expertise.
• Assisting the Deputy FHPAG Chair and management in the production of the fuel handling sequence logic.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Senior Nuclear Engineer

• A full understanding of plant processes and documentation.
• The ability to assess maintenance information and identify progress against plan.
• Technical authoring experience would be advantageous. 
• Submarine/Civil Nuclear experience would be advantageous

Qualifications for the Senior Nuclear Engineer

• Level 3 Qualification in engineering discipline or significant relevant experience.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 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

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 03/12/2024

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