Job Description

Job Title: Principal Nuclear Facilities Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: 51,941.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66637
Shape the Future of Nuclear 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 Principal Nuclear Facilities Engineer at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.
The role
As a Principal Nuclear Facilities Engineer, you'll be at the heart of our nuclear operations and maintenance team, leading a group of skilled Engineers and acting as a subject matter expert. You'll play a critical role in ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant operation of nuclear facilities, making a real impact on national defence and infrastructure. This is a career-defining opportunity to grow your leadership, technical and stakeholder management skills in a high-pressure, high-reward environment.
Day-to-day, you'll manage and coordinate maintenance, repair and breakdown activities across nuclear facilities, including cranes, HVAC, and cooling systems. Other responsibilities include:

• Overseeing inspections, testing, calibration and commissioning of systems and equipment
• Ensuring safe operation of plant and processes in line with Nuclear Site Licence and Authorisation Conditions
• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary team of electrical and mechanical engineers
• Delivering multiple complex commissioning packages across concurrent projects

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Principal Nuclear Facilities Engineer

• Strong background in commissioning, operations and maintenance within nuclear or heavy engineering environments
• Proven knowledge of safe release of systems, Lock Out Tag Out, and Safe Systems of Work
• Hands-on experience with heavy-duty mechanical systems maintenance and repair
• Understanding of Licence Site Conditions and Operating Instructions relevant to commissioning
• Comfortable working at heights

Qualifications for the Principal Nuclear Facilities Engineer

• NVQ Level 4 (or above) in an Engineering discipline, or Level 3 with significant commissioning experience
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification

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 .
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 International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
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 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: 24/10/2025
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