Job Title: Principal Engineer Civil and Structural
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72728
Shape the future of critical infrastructure supporting 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 Principal Engineer Civil and Structural at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
As a Principal Engineer Civil and Structural, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to join our Major Structures Group, where you’ll help develop the future capability of critical assets across one of the UK's most strategically important engineering environments. Working at the heart of defence infrastructure, you'll combine technical leadership, engineering excellence and innovation to deliver work that makes a real difference to national security, operational readiness and public safety.
Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects and assets. You'll play a key role in the through-life management of facilities across Devonport Royal Dockyard, ensuring critical infrastructure remains safe, operational and fit for purpose. This role offers the opportunity to influence complex engineering solutions, lead talented engineers and further develop your career within a global engineering organisation.
- Undertaking civil and structural engineering design, assessment and analysis activities for a range of infrastructure assets.
- Carrying out inspections of civil and structural assets across the Devonport site and identifying defects and improvement opportunities.
- Specifying appropriate repair materials, remediation techniques and engineering solutions.
- Liaising with facility operators, plant managers, customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver effective outcomes.
- Leading and developing engineers while providing technical advice, scopes of work and engineering specifications.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office/onsite.
Essential experience of the Principal Engineer Civil and Structural
- Demonstrating a strong understanding of civil and structural engineering principles and practices.
- Possessing knowledge of complex structures; experience with nuclear safety-related structures would be advantageous.
- Communicating effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Showing the ability to work independently, adapt quickly and learn in a dynamic environment.
- Delivering high-quality engineering outputs to agreed schedules and deadlines.
Qualifications for the Principal Engineer Civil and Structural
- Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional institution such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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.
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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: 22/07/2026
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