Resident Engineer CSA role

In order to deliver the MoD’s submarine and warship programmes, a significant programme of infrastructure investment is required on the Devonport site. The ‘Major Infrastructure Projects’ (MIP) Business Unit has been established to support this.

One of the key scope elements within MIP is establishing a defuel capability for out of service submarines, which is delivered under the programme banner of 14 Dock Readiness. This work comprises of a number of interrelated projects to develop various multi-disciplinary infrastructure systems, with an overall value in excess of £100m.

The Dock Readiness project is delivering the infrastructure upgrades for the existing dry dock that will be used for the submarine defuels. The dry dock is within a nuclear licensed site.

The Resident Engineer remains functionally accountable to the Design and Safety Manager by delegation through the Implementation Design Manager.
The Construction Resident Engineer is accountable to the Lead Construction Manager for day-to-day planning matters.


The primary purpose of the role is to provide advice and support to the Implementation Design Manager in ensuring the delivery of high-quality assets through witnessing and recording the physical works on site throughout the course of the Implementation phase and ensure the Design Intent is maintained.
This will include the likes of the following
• Assist the Construction and Project team by providing advice and communicating with contractors and relevant internal stakeholders to resolve site issues/ Technical Queries during construction in line with contract timescales.
• Co-ordinate with the Contractor, Construction and Commissioning to deliver allocated packages of work to completion.
• Witness hold points and where identified undertake or organise independent checking associated with the quality requirements.
• Develop and mentor junior team members.
• Ensure the Contractor adheres to the design documents, Scope of works and Change requests.
• Champion safety and quality through delivery.
• Utilise SQEP resource to inform decisions/ approvals.
• Build relationships with the wider team, stakeholders and interfaces to aide the delivery of the package.
• Manage the interactions with Babcock design team resource TA/DA.
• Undertake and record inspections to ensure adherence to scope and ITPs


The candidate must have/be :-
• Knowledge and experience of the design of heavy civil engineering and building structures to relevant codes, preferably including seismic codes
• Knowledge of architectural design of industrial buildings
• Knowledge of building services design and installation
• Knowledge of construction techniques employed structures
• Be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills required in technical design development
• Sound understanding of engineering design and safety practice as relevant to discipline, post and project requirements
• Sound understanding of Company and departmental procedures relating to Design, Health & Safety and Quality requirements, and ability to manage tasks in accordance with these procedures
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering computer applications
• Confident of accessing scaffold and working at height
• Confident of accessing confined spaces such as subways and underground structures (training can be provided)

The candidate will have a degree or equivalent in a Civil or Structural engineering related discipline, Chartered Engineer status and member of relevant institute.

A range of Babcock specific courses will be required, such as the following
• Site Induction
• Fire Safety
• Diversity
• Anti-bribery
• Data Protection