Principal Digital Engineer

Header Your Role Applies Engineering concepts and theories to provide technical direction and leadership for the delivery of designs, calculations and technical solutions across a range of applications for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle. Uses their experience to make decisions in complex situations. Able to work under own initiative to produce high quality outputs. Capable of managing others and or delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.

Can apply a broad and or deep range of knowledge to complex situations whilst extending their business knowledge base in the subject area. Provides coaching, direction, assistance and mentoring to others

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Title:

Principal Digital Engineer

Location:

Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Birchwood, Warrington + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation:
Competitive + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role :
SF74486

Lead digital engineering that transforms the future of defence infrastructure

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 Principal Digital Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre or Birchwood, Warrington Sites.

The role

As a Principal Digital Engineer, you’ll take a senior leadership position at the forefront of digital transformation within one of the UK’s most critical engineering environments. You’ll drive the digital engineering strategy across high‑profile Naval Nuclear programmes, supporting the evolution of information management, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and project technology capabilities that underpin complex defence and infrastructure delivery.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the chance to shape how digital innovation is implemented across major engineering, construction and commissioning projects, including a number of projects with bespoke digital requirements, ensuring best practice, technical excellence and future-focused digital solutions. You’ll gain exposure across multidisciplinary teams and high-value programmes, building deep technical and leadership experience that will fuel your long-term career development.

Leading the development, review and implementation of digital engineering workflows, processes and project‑wide digital intent.

Ensuring high‑quality digital deliverables from project and engineering teams, maintaining compliance with standards and client expectations.

Overseeing digital engineers’ workload, focusing teams on accurate, timely delivery across BIM and information management activities.

Conducting BIM and digital assessments, producing detailed reports, technical notes and risk documentation to mitigate delivery concerns.

Assist in developing the Babcock Digital strategy, introducing and delivering digital methods of working

Working with stakeholders to develop and realise BIM, digital and information management strategies while guiding digital best practice across the organisation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Principal Digital Engineer Strong background in digital engineering management, quality and delivery.

Expertise in BIM, CAD and Information Management, including ISO 19650 compliance.

Experience producing BIM Execution Plans, master and task information delivery plans.

Ability to develop and manage digital workflows such as clash detection, design coordination and asset data and model reviews in addition to awareness of standard asset data delivery formats.

Experience engaging senior stakeholders and working at a senior or principal level, ideally within a highly regulated environment such as nuclear or defence.

Qualifications for the Principal Digital Engineer Degree and chartership strongly preferred, though applicants with significant relevant experience will be considered.

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.

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