Senior Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67922

Design the Future of Defence 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 Senior Design Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Design Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be a key part of our Facilities Engineering Technical Authority, delivering complex design solutions. You’ll work on the design and substantiation of heavy civil engineering and building services, supporting the Royal Navy’s submarine maintenance programme.

Day-to-day, you’ll drive innovation and strategic alignment across infrastructure projects by influencing design, compliance, and team capability.

Deliver engineering solutions for complex infrastructure projects

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and review design documentation

Support the development of engineering strategies and plans

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Senior Design Engineer

Proven experience in civil or structural engineering design

Strong understanding of engineering principles and standards

Experience working in a highly regulated industry

Ability to lead and mentor engineering teams

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Qualifications for the Senior Design Engineer

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer status or working towards it

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

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: 22/10/2025

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