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Senior Safety Engineer (Authorising Engineer)

Employer
Babcock
Location
Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
23 Aug 2021

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Sector
Engineering, Oil and Gas
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Authorising Engineer
SF 34728
Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL
Salary - Competitive depending on experience

About the Role:
Here at Babcock Marine Clyde we are currently recruiting for a safety engineering professional to join us at HMNB Clyde near Helensburgh to become our Licenced Authorising Engineer for Working at Height and Confined Spaces, full training and certification to attain this will be provided.

At HMNB Clyde, we manage a number of activities on behalf of the MOD and currently we're looking for an Authorising Engineer (WaH/CS) to join us. We provide highly specialised engineering support services, including operational maintenance, upgrades and repair to ships and submarines and submarine operator and maintainer training for the Royal Navy's Astute Class submarines.

You will support the Head of Compliance, to ensure that significant risk Confined Spaces and Working at Height activities on fixed access systems, including rescue arrangements, across HMNB Clyde, comply with relevant legislation, regulations, MOD mandatory policy, and industry best practice. Provision of professional support to operational areas, which for confined spaces, includes warships berthed or docked at HMNB Clyde.

What do I need to do the role?
You will be Degree or HNC/HND qualified in Engineering or Equivalent.

Have experience of Safe Systems of Work for working at heights and within confined spaces and a broad and deep knowledge of the legislation or working in these high risk areas, including rescue methods, equipment and procedures used in a highly regulated, high-hazard industrial manufacturing or maintenance environment.

Experience as an Authorising Engineer / Nominated Person or equivalent such as mechanical engineering with proven knowledge of safe systems of work and the capability to be licensed as an Authorised Engineer within a 6 month period of being in post which is an essential requirement.

Expertise and understanding of Health & Safety legislation and the relationship and inter-dependencies of conventional Health & Safety and nuclear safety requirements at HMNB Clyde and hold a NEBOSH General Certificate or recognised Health & Safety qualification.

ISO Lead Auditor trained and experience in carrying out audits in a technical environment.

What do I need to do the role?
You should hold or have the ability to obtain full SC clearance

This role is based at HM Naval Base Clyde, located 6 miles north of Helensburgh in the West of Scotland. We are well placed for commuter links to Glasgow and the wider region, with easy access for car and public transport.

About Babcock International
For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.

We're committed to providing a great employee experience in a supportive and engaging environment. The benefits you can expect to enjoy include a generous holiday entitlement, competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance and a share ownership scheme. You'll benefit from excellent career and learning and development opportunities to ensure that you grow and achieve your full potential.

Application Guidance:
All applications should be made online using PC, Laptop or Mobile devices. If you experience difficulties please click here. Recruitment correspondence is normally by email so please check your email account and spam folder regularly.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strive to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.


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Be Part of Something Big.

From supporting national defence to saving lives and protecting communities, Babcock provides critical, complex engineering services in the UK and internationally.

Babcock delivers vital services and manages complex assets on behalf of their customers across three key markets; defence, emergency services and civil nuclear. You could be part of this, leveraging their technology, expertise, infrastructure and assets to ensure delivery for their customers, for whom failure is not an option.

Career Opportunities at Babcock

Working for Babcock will give you the opportunity to develop your career, with fantastic prospects for promotion, along with the ability to learn transferrable skills and earn nationally recognised qualifications.

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