Job Title: Configuration Engineer
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire
Compensation: Band 3 - From £38,085
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66408
Shape the Future of Maritime Defence
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Configuration Engineer at our Portsmouth Lakeside site, near Portsmouth, Hampshire.
The role
As a Configuration Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of supporting the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary surface ships. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to national defence by ensuring the integrity and operational readiness of critical maritime assets. Your work will directly support the Ministry of Defence and help maintain the UK's naval capabilities.
This full-time, permanent role is based at our Portsmouth Lakeside site. Hybrid working patterns are available, with three days per week onsite.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
- Extracting and updating configuration data from drawings, specifications, and design documentation.
- Supporting configuration audits through ship visits.
- Preparing process documentation and stakeholder reports.
- Attending internal meetings to resolve configuration issues.
- Following project procedures and quality plans, identifying improvements.
Essential experience of the Configuration Engineer:
- Engineering experience in maritime environments.
- Ability to interpret and communicate technical data clearly.
- Skilled in reading and analysing technical drawings.
- Strong IT proficiency and attention to detail.
- Physically capable of working onboard naval vessels.
Qualifications for the Configuration Engineer:
- ONC or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline.
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 – buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave
- ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid day per year for volunteering
- Flexible working options
- A dynamic working environment
- Excellent development opportunities and 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 15/08/2025
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