Maintenance Planning Engineer

Job Title:
Maintenance Planning Engineer

Location:
Plymouth, Devon, Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:
Competitive + Benefits

Role Type:
Full Time / Permanent
Role

Help shape the future of submarine maintenance planning

Do you want to help us in our mission, creating a safe and secure world together, whilst working on projects that are truly unique?

The Royal Navy rely on our engineering, project management and digital teams to keep their submarines at sea and submariners safe. They Protect our Nation and we help to Protect them.

At Babcock we have a true culture of opportunity – with business contracts that last decades and structured career development pathways that can take you in all kinds of directions; you will grow, develop, and achieve more than you ever thought possible. There has never been a better time for you to join Babcock Submarine Support and play your part in protecting the protectors.

As a Maintenance Engineer Planning, you'll join our specialist Task Library team, a dedicated function responsible for maintaining the single source of truth for submarine maintenance planning and delivery information. This is a unique opportunity to combine your engineering, maintenance planning or data expertise to support programmes that are critical to the UK’s defence capability.

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring maintenance data is accurate, controlled and accessible, enabling informed decision-making across complex engineering programmes. Working with stakeholders from across the business, you'll help drive continuous improvement in data quality, governance and planning effectiveness, while developing your own technical and professional capabilities within a world-leading engineering organisation.

• Managing the collection, validation and formatting of maintenance data for inclusion within the Task Library.
• Maintaining the Task Library as the trusted source of maintenance planning and delivery information.
• Reviewing, updating and controlling maintenance task data to ensure accuracy and compliance with governance standards.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across engineering and project teams to obtain and validate critical maintenance information.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data quality, governance processes and planning effectiveness.

• Qualified to Degree, HNC/HND, NVQ Level 4/5 or equivalent in an Engineering, Technical or Data-related discipline, or able to demonstrate significant relevant experience in a comparable role.
• Experience in engineering delivery, maintenance planning or project planning environments.
• Understanding of submarine or surface ship operations and maintenance activities.
• Experience working within an engineering, technical data or data analytics environment, managing information from multiple sources.
• Proven ability to capture, analyse and interpret complex data to support planning and decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and attention-to-detail skills.

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 -  ().

We offer you fantastic total rewards, and the ability to have real flexibility - including working from home up to 3 days a…