Modular Reactor Safety Lead
Babcock InternationalUnited Kingdom
Posted May 20, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Babcock International is a FTSE 100 defense company specializing in support services, engineering, project management, and asset management for critical defense and security assets. With operations in the UK, Australasia, Canada, France, South Africa, and beyond, Babcock focuses on enhancing customer capabilities through modernization and flexibility while offering diverse career opportunities, including apprenticeships and roles for students and professionals. The company is committed to creating a safe and secure world, fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity.
Job Description
Weâre seeking a Modular Reactor Safety Lead to join our Advanced Nuclear Technologies team, working in a fastâmoving, innovationâled environment with real national impact.
Requirements
- Chartered Engineer status with significant experience in a relevant engineering discipline
- Proven experience leading safety engineering activities within a highly regulated industry
- Strong background in safety assurance, technical governance, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrable experience operating in clientâfacing roles with complex stakeholder interfaces
- Ability to provide authoritative technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Benefits
- 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 Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- âBe Kind Dayâ 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