Weapons and Complex Systems Director

Weapons and Complex Systems Director

Location: Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Weapons and Complex Systems Director
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: up to £100,000 + car allowance, bonus and family healthcare
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF62374

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us as a Weapons and Complex Systems Director, you will be part of a senior leadership team within our Naval Nuclear Business.

The role

As a Weapons and Complex Systems Director, you'll have a key role in Babcock's contribution to the submarine enterprise, providing critical leadership and engineering oversight for the weapons and complex systems teams.

Key activities include:

• Working with the MoD customers within the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) to deliver engineering support to deployed submarine weapons and complex systems.
• Maintaining strong relationships with customers and Industry Partners in the weapons system enterprises.
• Driving the business forward as a member of the Naval Nuclear Senior Leadership Team.
• Providing engineering capability for individual submarine maintenance projects.
• Ensuring capability sustainment for submarine weapons and complex systems.
• Identifying new initiatives for future engineering support.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week with an expectation of at least two days in the office environment.

Essential experience:

• Senior leadership experience in engineering teams.
• Experience of leading, training, and mentoring engineering teams.
• Demonstrable experience in engineering projects.
• Experience of engineering governance and assurance.
• Broader business experience in commercial, financial, and procurement elements.

Qualifications:

• Degree in an Engineering or Science discipline or equivalent experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution (i.e. IET, IMechE).
• Chartered Engineer status.

Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who can achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP and health consultations.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading benefit.
• 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering work.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package.

Babcock International
For over a century, Babcock has helped to defend nations and build a better world. We are a disability confident committed employer and are happy to talk about flexible working.