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Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

On-site in Plymouth·Full-time·Added today (last checked 27 Oct)

Our summary

Salary
£44,600 - £55,600 a year

About £2,970 - £3,570 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Plymouth
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Tuesday 10 November

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Understanding of engineering design principles and engineering safety practices.
  • Experience in project specification, planning, project management and estimating.
  • Awareness of relevant statutory legislation and regulatory requirements.
  • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of large engineering, industrial or estate-based asset environments.

Education & certifications

  • Degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant engineering experience.
  • Working towards Chartered Engineer status is desirable.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Compensation: £44,600 - £55,600 + Benefits

  • 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 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

The role

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 Non-Nuclear Plant Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As an Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in the management of non-nuclear assets across one of the UK's most strategically important defence sites. Working within the Non-Nuclear Plant Management team, you'll help ensure critical infrastructure remains safe, compliant and fit for purpose, while supporting investment decisions and long-term asset management strategies.

What you'll do

  • Supporting the safe and compliant management of non-nuclear assets across the Devonport site.
  • Contributing to asset surveys, condition assessments and compliance activities.
  • Assisting with asset registration, disposal processes, concessions and deviations.
  • Supporting maintenance planning activities and future asset investment decisions.
  • Working closely with engineering, maintenance and project teams to deliver effective asset management solutions.

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

Location

Job Title: Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Role Type

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID

Role ID: SF76896

Day-to-day you'll be required to

Essential experience of the Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

The successful candidate must be 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).

Hiring process

1 interview

  • If you will work on Ministry of Defence sites you also have to meet MoD security requirements.

About Babcock International

Industry
Engineering
Founded
1891
Employees
30,000–40,000
Headquarters
London, UK

In their own words

About the company & team

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.

Additional information

Closing date: 10/11/2026

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