Engineering Design Manager

• Strong technical background within engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with a proactive approach
• Proven experience managing the design lifecycle and solving complex engineering challenges
• Understanding of design and safety requirements within regulated or safety-critical industries

• Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution - Desirable

Qualifications for the Engineering Design Manager

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent experience
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or working towards professional registration

Compensation: £56,837 - £60,000 + 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 successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this 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 a Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

Day-to-day, you'll have a unique opportunity to influence major engineering projects from concept through to completion, working in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, drive performance, and build capability, accelerating your leadership career while contributing to projects that protect national security and support vital public infrastructure.

As a Engineering Design Manager, you'll lead the delivery of complex engineering design solutions that underpin critical defence and infrastructure programmes. Working within Facilities Engineering, you'll act as a technical authority and trusted advisor, ensuring designs are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose across both nuclear and non-nuclear environments.

• Leading the technical delivery of engineering design projects from concept through to handover
• Managing design scope, resources, risks, and delivery to meet quality, time, and budget requirements
• Acting as the technical authority and primary point of contact for design-related activities
• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders to deliver complex design solutions
• Ensuring designs meet safety, regulatory, and operational requirements throughout the lifecycle

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

This role is full time, 35 hours per week providing hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite and the remainder working from home.

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74053