Maintenance Planning Engineer

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 Maintenance Planning Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

• As a Maintenance Planning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll maintain the security of the United Kingdom by ensuring the submarine service is available at all times. 
• Day-to-day, you’ll work within the high tempo and technically challenging environment of nuclear submarine maintenance planning. You will support the Submarine Lead in generating and maintaining through life maintenance plans, which optimise work package efficiency and submarine availability. 
• Provide support to submarine programme changes and what-if scenarios. Balancing maintenance against an ever-challenging programme is key to ensuring safe, capable and available submarines
• Use the new asset management tool, developed specifically for submarines, to provide a holistic view and approach to managing maintenance requirements through life
• Work closely with relevant Subject Matter Experts across Babcock, the Royal Navy, MoD and Industry Partners
• Involvement in the development of the new through life boat plan application with the rest of the team 
• 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 Maintenance Planning Engineer

• Demonstrable experience or understanding of maintenance requirements and planning 
• Strong communication and presentation skills 
• Ability to produce technical reports and recommendations
• Willingness to work toward continuous professional development 
• Strong IT skills and experience in analysing data through Excel, or similar computer programmes  

Qualifications for the Maintenance Planning Engineer

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering based discipline or HNC/HND or demonstrable relevant experience.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. 
• Potential to develop skills.

Closing date: 18/09/2024