Job Title: Emergency Planning Officer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £38,084 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70403
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Emergency Planning Officer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As an Emergency Planning Officer, You’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary in this purpose-led role at the heart of national defence, where you will grow your expertise across nuclear regulation, incident management and stakeholder engagement—building a career with real impact in defence, aerospace and engineering.
Day-to-day, you’ll help keep one of the UK’s most complex defence sites prepared, resilient and ready to respond. Your work will shape emergency arrangements that protect our people, our communities and the Royal Navy assets we support.
- Lead the development, review and continual improvement of on-site emergency arrangements and plans.
- Develop risk assessments and scenarios to inform preparedness, response and recovery activities.
- Maintain emergency planning documentation and ensure compliance with regulatory and site requirements. Design and deliver engaging emergency response training and exercises for teams across the site and with partners.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to ensure integrated, tested and effective arrangements.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Emergency Planning Officer
- Strong knowledge of Devonport site emergency arrangements and emergency planning.
- Awareness of Nuclear Licensing/Authorisation, REPPIR and the Civil Contingencies Act.
- Proven risk assessment capability.
- Ability to design and deliver emergency response training packages.
- A flexible, enthusiastic and committed approach with strong teamwork and communication skills.
Qualifications for the Emergency Planning Officer
- ONC / A level (or equivalent) or relevant experience in emergency planning or training.
- Train the Trainer qualification - Desirable
- Membership of the Emergency Planning Society (or similar professional body) - Desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain 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: 05/01/2026
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