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Our summary
- Salary
- £33,900 a year
About £2,330 a month after tax.
- Work mode
- On-site, Plymouth
- Contract
- Full-time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Closing date
- Apply by Thursday 26 November





Skills
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Significant experience in standards inspection within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated, high-hazard industry.
- Strong understanding of nuclear safety, quality assurance and compliance requirements.
- Experience undertaking inspections, audits and independent oversight activities.
- Knowledge of nuclear plant systems, integrity requirements and operational standards.
- Experience assessing material suitability and compatibility for use on nuclear systems.
Education & certifications
- Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline.
- Nuclear Standards Inspection Course.
- PCN Level 2 in Liquid Penetrant Inspection.
- CSWIP 3.0 Weld Visuals qualification.
- Welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) training.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
Compensation: £33,900 + 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
Babcock
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.
Closing date: 26/11/2026
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 a Nuclear Standards Inspector at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Nuclear Standards Inspector, you'll provide independent oversight and inspection activities across critical nuclear systems and facilities, helping to ensure the highest standards of nuclear safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance are maintained. This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist team responsible for assuring operational, maintenance and engineering activities that directly support national defence capability.
Day-to-day, you'll work alongside operational and technical teams, using your expertise to provide assurance, guidance and oversight in support of safe and effective programme delivery. Your contribution will help maintain plant integrity, drive compliance with regulatory requirements and support continuous improvement across the business.
What you'll do
- Conducting technical inspections of work undertaken on Nuclear Steam Raising Plant systems and facilities.
- Providing independent oversight of operational, maintenance and engineering activities to ensure compliance with approved procedures and standards.
- Undertaking audits, inspections and procedural compliance activities within a highly regulated environment.
- Advising stakeholders on nuclear standards, quality requirements and regulatory expectations.
- Supporting nuclear safety, plant integrity and quality assurance activities to enable successful programme delivery.
How you'll work
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Job Title
Job Title: Nuclear Standards Inspector
Location
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Role Type
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID
Role ID: SF77284
Security Clearance
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
Location
Babcock International · PL2 2BG
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