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Maintenance Planning Engineer

Maintenance Planning Engineer

locationBristol, UK
PublishedPublished: 18/09/2025
Full time

Job Title: Maintenance Planning Engineer

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67135

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 Maintenance Planning Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a Maintenance Planning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the UK’s newest class of submarines - the Dreadnought Class - are always ready and available. You’ll work in a high-tempo, technically challenging environment, supporting the Submarine Lead in developing and maintaining through-life maintenance plans. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to national defence, optimise engineering performance, and grow your career in a dynamic and forward-thinking team.

Day-to-day, you’ll Support submarine programme planning and asset management, collaborate with key stakeholders, and contribute to the development of through-life maintenance solutions.

  • Supporting submarine programme changes and scenario planning to ensure safe, capable and available submarines
  • Using a bespoke asset management tool to manage maintenance requirements through life
  • Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts across Babcock, the Royal Navy, MOD and industry partners
  • Contributing to the development of the new through-life boat plan application

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Maintenance Planning Engineer

  • Demonstrable experience or understanding of maintenance requirements and planning
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to produce technical reports and recommendations
  • Commitment to continuous professional development
  • Strong IT skills and experience analysing data using Excel or similar tools

Qualifications for the Maintenance Planning Engineer

  • Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or HNC/HND with demonstrable experience

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: 02/10/2025

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