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Job Title: Principal Mechanical Handling Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £59,110 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65485

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 Mechanical Handling Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Principal Mechanical Handling Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Business Unit at Devonport, delivering vital facility developments—including docking and berthing for Astute Class submarine maintenance. Play a key role in a landmark defence infrastructure programme shaping the future of MOD naval operations.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting the engineering capability of the new systems through the design lifecycle in accordance with the design process.

• Lead and manage technical design packages, ensuring alignment with project requirements throughout the design lifecycle.
• Provide design guidance and review sub-contractor outputs for compliance with specifications and standards.
• Collaborate across engineering teams and stakeholders to integrate designs and manage facility interfaces.
• Maintain design configuration control, ensuring changes are properly assessed and implemented.
  
  
  

• Experience in designing high integrity lifting equipment and accessories, ideally within a nuclear regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical handling regulations, legislation, and standards, including CDM Principal Designer responsibilities.
• Solid understanding of engineering design and safety practices, tailored to role, discipline, and project needs.
• Leading seismic analysis and substantiation of high-integrity mechanical handling systems to support the nuclear safety case, ensuring robust technical management across the design lifecycle - Desirable
• Providing expert design guidance to subcontractors, with working knowledge of BIM environments, SIL-rated systems, project controls, and company procedures for design, safety, and quality - Desirable
  
  
  

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience in lieu of formal qualifications.
• Chartered Engineer status (IMechE, IMarEST, or IET), or actively working towards accreditation.
  
  
  

• 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.
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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