Facility Control Officer

Job Title:                     Facility Control Officer

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon

Compensation:           Up to £42,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF73168

Keeping complex nuclear facilities safe, secure and mission-ready

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 Facility Control Officer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Facility Control Officer, you’ll play a vital governance and safety leadership role at Devonport. Acting as the representative of the Plant Management Group, you’ll be responsible for the safe control, coordination and release of work, including nuclear‑implicated activities, ensuring operations are delivered in line with plant safety cases and regulatory requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with project, engineering and operational teams, influencing safe behaviours and supporting the future readiness of one of the UK’s most strategic infrastructure assets. It’s an excellent opportunity to deepen your nuclear facility expertise while building long‑term career progression within defence and engineering.

• Controlling and coordinating work activities within the facility to ensure safe execution


• Authorising and supervising nuclear‑implicated work in line with safety cases and procedures


• Challenging and intervening where necessary to maintain safety standards at all levels


• Working collaboratively with project, engineering and dockside teams to de‑conflict activities


• Supporting governance activities and contributing to wider plant and infrastructure management

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Please note: the role is expected to transition into a shift‑based position over the next few years, ultimately supporting a 24/7 operational model as programmes evolve.

Essential experience of the Facility Control Officer

• Experience working within a regulated, safety‑critical or nuclear environment


• Demonstrable ability to challenge unsafe behaviours and influence safety culture


• Proven experience acting as a safety leader within operational facilities


• Strong understanding of controlled work release and permit‑to‑work processes


• Nuclear submarine or nuclear facility experience is advantageous

Qualifications for the Facility Control Officer

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience


• Nuclear safety or assurance‑related courses are desirable, including nuclear plant or quality training

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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.

Babcock

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 [email protected] 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: 13/08/2026

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