Deputy Plant Manager

About the job

Job Title: Deputy Plant Manager
Location: Devonport
Compensation: £55,000 - £60,000
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF52004

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 Deputy Plant Manager at our Devonport site.

The role

As a Deputy Plant Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Supporting defueling of the legacy submarine fleet, this is a unique opportunity as this is only conducted in Plymouth. This is an essential part of the MOD submarine disposal strategy.

Day to day, you'll be a Duly Appointed Person where you will be critical to the delivery of arrangements intended to ensure compliance with site licence and authorisation conditions and the terms of environment permits in support of submarine defueling operations.

• Ensure there are valid safety cases in place that cover the full scope of intended operations and support the safe operation of all plant and the conduct of processes under their control
• Act as a Facility Procedural Authorisation Group (PAG) Chair for the authorisation and release of appropriate procedures for the conduct of operations, facility maintenance and repair
• Ensure a safe and secure working environment, including the upkeep of appropriate operation records and suitable functional oversight of the work being undertaken
• Ensure the design intent of the facility is met and maintained and that there is an awareness and enforcement of the operating regime within a facility by adhering to operating rules, operating boundaries and operating instructions
• Support the Plant Manager in interactions with the nuclear and environmental regulators and will deputise for the Plant Manager as required.

Essential experience of the Deputy Plant Manager:

• Knowledge of nuclear facilities/submarine maintenance
• Experience of working within the constraints of a safety case and license or authorised conditions
• Equivalent training and experience can be considered such as a previously qualified Royal Navy Category A watch keeper or suitable experience from other nuclear installations

This is a full time role based on site (36 hours) based at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Qualifications for the Deputy Plant Manager:

• Relevant engineering degree (or equivalent) or significant experience of nuclear facilities management
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent recognised professional status - beneficial

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC, NNPPI - British National and potentially Atomic security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, 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

Babcock International

For over 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 02/08/2023