Principal Safety Engineer
// Role Summary
As a Principal Safety Engineer at Babcock's Devonport Royal Dockyard, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe delivery of major infrastructure projects supporting the Royal Navy.
// Key Responsibilities
- Influence design intent and validate safety claims for complex dock, berth, and building facilities.
- Ensure engineered solutions meet stringent technical and functional safety requirements.
- Review safety engineering designs for compliance with engineering and HSE standards.
- Provide subject matter expertise to support technical problem-solving.
- Manage safety case documentation and substantiation.
- Must be a sole UK National eligible for and able to maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
At Babcock, we are dedicated to creating a safe and secure world. As a Principal Safety Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site, you will be instrumental in achieving this mission. This role is vital for the safe delivery of major infrastructure projects that underpin the Royal Navy's ship and submarine sustainment programmes.
You will be working within the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) directorate, focusing on the design and upgrade of complex dock, berth, and building facilities. Your expertise will ensure these critical systems are ready for service and meet all necessary regulatory and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Review safety engineering designs to assess compliance against relevant engineering and HSE standards.
- Provide subject matter expertise to support technical problem‑solving across design and construction teams.
- Guide and review safety design packages, ensuring integration with other engineering disciplines.
- Ensure safety case claims can be substantiated through compliant, complete and accurate design documentation.
- Provide onsite advice for design changes or defect rectification, ensuring quality assurance and adherence to engineering standards.
About You
This role requires a strong background in safety engineering, ideally within complex projects and high‑hazard industries, with experience at a minimum of Senior Safety Engineer level. You should have experience in reviewing or managing safety cases and assessing design intent. Dockyard, defence, or nuclear industry experience is highly valued, though experience in oil and gas, rail, or aerospace will also be considered. The ability to evaluate technical issues and guide engineering teams towards compliant solutions is essential. Experience as a Design Authority or supporting DA processes is desirable.
Qualifications
You will need a Degree in an Engineering or STEM discipline. Additional qualifications or experience in nuclear or safety‑critical systems are desirable.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who can achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
Working Arrangements
This is a full-time, permanent position working 35 hours per week. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of 2 days required in the office/onsite.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading benefit
- 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering
- Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme