Explosive Handling Jetty Facility Manager

Explosive Handling Jetty Facility Manager

Location:

Coulport, Helensburgh, GB, G84 0PD

Onsite or Hybrid:
On Site

Role type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

As an Explosive Handling Jetty Facility Manager, you’ll take ownership of the management, operation and maintenance of a highly specialised facility that plays a vital role in supporting the UK's defence capabilities. You will ensure the safe, efficient and compliant operation of critical infrastructure, helping to deliver engineering support services that directly contribute to national security.

• Leading and motivating the Explosive Handling Jetty team to deliver safe, efficient and effective operations.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, security, environmental and quality requirements across the facility.
• Acting as the Facility Operator's representative at Nuclear Safety Committees and key stakeholder forums.
• Managing resources, equipment and operational activities to maximise facility availability and performance.
• Supporting the delivery of engineering and infrastructure services in accordance with cost, quality and time objectives.

This is a 36‑hour per week role based at HMNB Clyde. This role is onsite.

• Experience managing complex operational facilities, infrastructure or engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of Explosive Handling Jetty operations, procedures and processes.
• Experience leading teams and managing operational performance in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and equipment.
• Experience of programme management and maintenance management activities.

• Degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent qualification.
• Working at Heights certification.
• Confined Space Competent Person certification.
• DSEAR Awareness Training for Line Managers.
• Additional qualifications in facilities management, infrastructure operations or leadership.
• Experience with in defence, nuclear, marine engineering or highly regulated industries.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading 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.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year 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.

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 car 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.