Job Title: Safety Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £39,100 - £56,100 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70142
Shape the future of submarine safety and engineering
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 Safety Engineer at one of our sites.
The role
Are you a recent graduate or soon to be ready to launch your career, or an experienced safety engineer looking for your next challenge? Join us in supporting national defence while growing your expertise in a dynamic, forward‑thinking environment.
We’re seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for safety, a proactive mindset, and a willingness to learn and develop.
- Producing high quality safety and environmental technical outputs
- Providing safety and environmental advice to industry partners and stakeholders
- Managing projects and ensuring technical assurance across safety and environmental workstreams
- Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
- Supporting the development of Babcock’s Submarine Support Engineering capability
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Safety Engineer
We welcome applications from graduates or early-career professionals who are eager to learn and develop in the field of safety engineering. If you have a strong technical foundation and the following essential skills and a passion for safety, we’ll provide the training and support you need to succeed.
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders
- Interest in safety and environmental engineering
- Willingness to learn and develop in a highly regulated environment
Qualifications for the Safety Engineer
- Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant STEM discipline such as Chemical, Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, though other STEM subjects will also be considered.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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).
What we offer
- 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘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
Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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 [email protected] 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: 11/06/2026
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