Job Title: Deputy FPAG Chair
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £51,941.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70498
Shape the future of nuclear safety and join a team that powers national security.
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 Deputy FPAG Chair at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
As a Deputy FPAG Chair, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring the safe operation and maintenance of our radioactive waste facilities and mobile assets. This is a unique opportunity to work in a highly regulated, high-impact environment where precision and compliance are critical. Your decisions will directly contribute to national security and the smooth running of submarine programmes, while advancing your career in one of the most respected sectors in engineering and defence.
Day-to-day, you’ll take responsibility for authorising and releasing critical procedures that govern the maintenance and repair of facilities and mobile assets, ensuring every activity is carried out safely and securely. Your role will safeguard compliance with Plant Safety Case limits and conditions, while preserving the facility’s design intent and operational integrity.
- Chair reviews of maintenance and operational documents, ensuring compliance with safety cases
- Provide leadership and guidance to Configuration Engineers and Infrastructure Control Officers
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators
- Drive a strong health and safety culture across operations
- Champion continuous improvement to enhance safety and efficiency
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Deputy FPAG Chair
- Facilities operations and maintenance experience
- Background in nuclear, radioactive or high hazard industries
- Proven leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
- Understanding of plant safety cases in high hazard environments
- Knowledge of conventional health and safety requirements
Qualifications for the Deputy FPAG Chair
- Level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline (or Level 4 with significant experience)
- Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH or NEBOSH)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘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 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: 27/01/2026
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