What jobs are there on a submarine Work, Jobs (with Salaries)

Painter
Babcock International —Plymouth
- £32,478 - £36,951 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Fabricator
Babcock International —Plymouth
- £36,951 - £52,918 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Assistant Chief Engineer
Babcock International —Helensburgh
- Up to £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- No degree
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Submarine Waterfront Representative
Babcock International —Plymouth
- £61,474 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- No degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Engineer - Mechanical or Chemical
Babcock International —Plymouth
- Up to £48,800 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CAD
- Engineering
- Mechanical knowledge
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Engineer – Support Engineering (LSA & Supply Support)
BAE Systems —Barrow-In-Furness
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Communication skills
Composites Engineer
QinetiQ —Gosport
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Employee discount
Senior Mechanical Engineers
Amentum —Glasgow
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- Master's degree
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible schedule
9d
Submarine Repair Specialist
Babcock International —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Refrigeration Fitter
Babcock International —Helensburgh
- £40,967 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Naval Architect
JamesFisher —Renfrew
- Engineering
- Travel
- Organisational skills
Principal Safety Engineer
Babcock International —Plymouth
- £61,474 - £68,754 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Project Accountant
JamesFisher —Glasgow
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle
- Management
Principal Independent Peer Review Assessor
Babcock International —Plymouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician
QinetiQ —Kyle of Lochalsh
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Driving
- Employee discount
Remote Embedded Submarine Systems Engineer
ESCO Maritime Solutions Ltd. —Rugeley
- Remote
- IT
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Contractor Control Coordinator
QinetiQ —Kyle of Lochalsh
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Employee discount
Electrical Services Engineer
QinetiQ —Kyle of Lochalsh
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Mechanical knowledge
- Employee discount
Security Controller
CMS2 —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Travel
- Organisational skills
Quick apply
Training Analyst and Design Manager
Babcock International —Plymouth
- From £44,600 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d

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Painter

Babcock International -
Plymouth

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£32,478 - £36,951 a year
8 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Full job description

Location:
Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

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Onsite or Hybrid:
Job Title: Painter

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £32,478 - £36,951 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74438

Help protect the future of the Royal Navy

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Painter at Devonport Royal Dockyard, near Plymouth, Devon.

The Role

As a Painter, you’ll be at the heart of maintaining and protecting the surfaces of submarines critical assets in the UK’s defence strategy. From expert surface preparation to precision coating techniques, your work will directly contribute to the operational readiness and longevity of naval vessels. This is a hands-on role where your craftsmanship will make a visible impact, and your career will benefit from continuous development in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out surface preparation and apply protective coatings to submarines using various techniques.

Preparing bare substrates and existing coatings using a systematic approach
Providing technical guidance to colleagues on painting techniques and procedures
Maintaining clean and organised working areas and protecting equipment
Applying coatings using brush, roller, conventional spray, and airless spray
Instating damage control markings on raised tallies

You’ll need to be prepared to work in radiological areas, confined spaces, be clean shaven, working at height and on scaffolding.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. Whilst OWP is not guaranteed; it involves a 4-week shift cycle consisting of either day/back shift or day/night shift. If you would like to know more about OWP please contact the Recruitment Team.

Essential experience of the Painter

Extensive experience in a marine, industrial, or commercial environment
Strong understanding of surface preparation quality standards
Familiarity with paint manufacturers’ technical and safety data sheets
Skilled in applying coatings in marine environments using various methods

Qualifications for the Painter

Essential:
NVQ Level 3 in Industrial / Marine / Painting / Decorating
OR NVQ Level 2 with a willingness to undertake further training
ICATS certification

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).

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 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
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.

09/07/2026

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