Safety Engineer

We Served; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Safety Engineer to support national defense efforts. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, combining office and remote work. Ideal candidates are recent graduates or early-career professionals with degrees in STEM disciplines and a passion for safety. Responsibilities include producing technical safety outputs, engaging with stakeholders, and managing projects to ensure compliance with safety standards. Comprehensive benefits are offered, along with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional Fees payment

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or early-career professionals welcome.
• Passion for safety and technical foundation.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and collaborative work.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality safety and environmental technical outputs.
• Provide safety and environmental advice to industry partners.
• Project management and ensure technical assurance.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interest in safety and environmental engineering

Willingness to learn in a regulated environment

Education

Degree in a relevant STEM discipline

Job description

Job Title: Safety Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 - £49,104 dependent on experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66060/7

Shape the future of submarine safety and engineering

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 Safety Engineer at one of our sites.

The role

Are you a recent graduate ready to launch your career in safety engineering? Join us in supporting national defence while developing your skills in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment. We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals with a passion for safety and a willingness to learn.

Day-to-day you’ll be part of a team that’s driving innovation and excellence in engineering, helping to ensure the safety of complex systems and infrastructure. You’ll support the delivery of technical outputs including:

• Producing high quality safety and environmental technical outputs
• Providing safety and environmental advice to industry partners and stakeholders
• Managing projects and ensuring technical assurance across safety and environmental workstreams
• Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions
• Supporting the development of Babcock’s Submarine Support Engineering capability

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Safety Engineer

We welcome applications from graduates or early-career professionals who are eager to learn and develop in the field of safety engineering. If you have a strong technical foundation and the following essential skills and a passion for safety, we’ll provide the training and support you need to succeed.

• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with stakeholders
• Interest in safety and environmental engineering
• Willingness to learn and develop in a highly regulated environment

Qualifications for the Safety Engineer

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant STEM discipline such as Chemical, Systems, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, though other STEM subjects will also 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.

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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has 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.

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 [e-mail] 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.

Closing date: 04/02/2026