We provide interim/contract Engineers to work in a wide range of UK Defence sector jobs; working both direct with the MOD and with leading Defence Consultants and Contractors.
For these roles clients usually require candidates to hold current SC level Security Clearance.
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Principal Architect
Plymouth £30-£50/hr
Principal Architect - Plymouth - Contract 12months - Rate £30-£50/hr Ketwords / Skills: Principal Engineer, Naval, Marine, Docks, Dockyard, Structural, Architectural, Docking, Berthing, Water, FAR/CONOPS, Water/DDDS/DHR, Security Clearance, BPSS, HND, Degree, Chartered. Job Title: Principal Architect Location: Plymouth Rate: £30-£50/hr Duration: 12months Job Type: Contract Overview / Duties: 10 Dock is a major infrastructure upgrade and modernisation programme within Devonport Royal Dockyard seeking to design and build major new facilities over the next 5 years to support the Ministry of Defence. The infrastructure programme is current finalising the concept design and seeking to mobilise further resources to support the scheme and detailed design phase as well as commencing onsite physical enabling works to support the longer term construction contract. As a Principal Architectural Engineer your duties will include:Principal Tasks and Responsibilities Manage Architectural elements of the Building design of the agreeing project related objectives, managing designer performance and making appropriate technical responses. Ensure that the design documentation covers the scope of operations required by the Design Manager and is produced to agreed standards, schedule and budget. Plan for effective project implementation ensuring compliance with all relevant company/project arrangements, including for example BIM. Review of Design House submission to confirm building design complies with Planning, Building Control, and Government and Defence related Standards. Ensuring effective Quality Management Arrangements, operate and deliver through compliance with Babcock’s Business Management System and Design & Safety Manual. Ensure that the processes and activities being managed are appropriately documented with appropriate records maintained and configuration and quality controls applied. Ensure that staff and contractors are familiar with the hazards and risks (Health, Safety & Environmental) associated with the work undertaken by the delegated engineering team through effective management and communication of the Risk Assessment. Candidate: Nuclear: Nuclear Industry knowledge. Defence: Defence or Marine/Port Industry knowledge. Local: • Detailed knowledge of architectural design of industrial & office buildings following RIBA design stages • Detailed Knowledge of other Building Disciplines related to design and installation; • Detailed Knowledge of Building Control Compliance Requirements; • Detailed Knowledge of Planning Requirements Process; • Knowledge of construction techniques employed for Nuclear Safety related structures and buildings. Experience • The post holder must be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills required in the technical management of complex design development throughout the design lifecycle; • Track record of experience in design for Government/MoD Buildings Facilities; • Provide expert advice to the sub-contracted design houses to enable them to develop the design; • Sound understanding of architectural design and safety practice as relevant to discipline, post and project requirements; • Experience of working in BIM environments. • Sound project specification, planning, project management and budgeting experience; • Sound understanding of Company and departmental procedures relating to Design, Health & Safety (including Principal Designer responsibilities under CDM), Environmental and Quality requirements. • Working knowledge of relevant engineering office computer applications; • Experience of other aspects of building design such as Fire Design, Security Related Aspects. To discuss these vacancies please contact: James Walker or Mike Kelly Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment – Engineering Recruitment
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Mechanical Services Project Engineer
Plymouth £30-£35/hr Ltd Co
Mechanical Services Project Engineer - Plymouth - Contract 6 months - Rate £30-£45/hr Ltd Co Keywords / Skills: Project Engineer, Mechanical, Services, Building Services, Naval, Marine, Dockyard, Infrastructure, Berthing. Overview / Duties; Wilde Recruitment Ltd is working alongside Babcock Naval Marine in order to recruit a Mechanical Services Project Engineer to work in Plymouth on a contract basis. As a Mechanical Services Project Engineer your responsibilities and duties will include; Ensuring the requirements of conventional Health & Safety Legislation are met by compliance with Project procedures. To ensure a plan of key activities and milestones is in place, which consistently represents the programme to be achieved for the package. Support the Project Manager / Package Manager in development, monitoring of progress. To ensure that effective cost control and monitoring is planned and implemented. To provide regular reports on progress, for inclusion in the project monthly report. To ensure that the work package construction proceeds in accordance with the Project programme whilst meeting the requirements of the Project quality goals and safety case requirements To ensure that the design and associated safety cases meet the work package programme and is correctly interpreted with the minimum of change, whilst remaining fit for purpose. To identify and manage specifically those areas that represent significant risk to the work package through proactive planning, i.e. interface management. To closely liaise with the required stakeholders to ensure all set to work, commissioning and operational requirements are identified without prejudicing the programme. Receive and distribute documents i.a.w. Company & project procedures. To liaising with sub-contractor and Babcock Document Control sections regarding the issue and receipt of drawings and documents. Establish and maintain a tracking register of all documents and drawings and revisions on CDMS. To receive and issue preliminary drawings, documents and schedules to ensure that the sub-contractor/partners have up to date information for planning and construction purposes. To act as the project archivist by liaison with the Document Control section in the maintenance of listings of appropriate project documents. Candidate You will be an experienced Mechanical Project Engineer. Mechanical Services. You will have at least 5-10years experience. To discuss these vacancies please contact: James Walker Direct Dial: 0161 474 6856 or 07788668931 We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there. Wilde Recruitment – Engineering Recruitment
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Principal Engineer - External Works
Plymouth £30-£50/hr Ltd Co
Principal Engineer External Works Civil– 6months + Contract – c£30-£50/hour Ltd – Plymouth KEY Skills: External Works, Review/Approval of Scopes of Work, Design Concepts The Role: Principal Engineer - External Works Civils required to join the client’s team (Babcock Naval Marine) who are engaged on a major infrastructure upgrade and modernization programme at Plymouth to No 10 dock, within the Devonport Royal Dockyard. The program includes the design and build of major new facilities in support of the MoD (the Ministry of Defence). The infrastructure programme is currently finalizing the concept design and is now seeking to mobilise further resources to support the scheme and detailed design phase as well as commencing onsite physical enabling works to support the longer-term construction contract. As the Principal Engineer External Works; you will be responsible for delivery of a wide range external works elements Including: Facility Boundary (security fence), Facility Entry & Exit points, Facility Roadways, Pavements/Walkways, Facility Lay-apart / Laydown areas, Pedestrian Barriers , Vehicle Impact barriers, Demountable Flood Barriers, Dockside Ancillaries, Drainage - Foul Water , Drainage - Surface Water , Ducts (for cables, small pipes), Trenches (cables, large pipes) etc. Principal Tasks and Responsibilities You will be responsible for developing the overall 10 Dock External Works strategies for Design and Procurement and Capability demonstration Review/approval of the scope and System Requirements to define the separate sub-systems required Review/Approval of Scopes of Work (SoW) for Design House (DH) input to design and deliverables Approve interface management process for External Works interfacing with other 10 Dock systems and adjacent Dockyard systems to ensure scope boundary is agreed Ensure communication and liaison with the other Design Leads, other Design Houses, UAG/XUAG, Technical Authority and other stakeholders is appropriate Review/approve articulation of how the external works design packages will deliver the capability functions. Capture of the design concepts within an overall Facility layout by interfacing with the discipline leads and users. Ensure coordination of the operational aspects of the system designs into an overall facility operational concept to demonstrate functional capability. Plan for effective project implementation ensuring compliance with all relevant company/project arrangements, including for example BIM. Candidate You will have a degree in an appropriate engineering discipline e.g. Civil Engineering or equivalent. Ideally be a Chartered Engineer, registered with Engineering Council. The following is also desirable; • NUC0793 Nuclear Plant Foundation Course Module 1. • NUC0794 Nuclear Fundamentals (Foundation) Course Module 2. • NUC0911 Introduction to Safety Engineering (ITSE). Note: Successful candidates will need to either have SC Level Security Clearance or be able to AC Level Clearance. To discuss this vacancy please contact: James Walker or Mike Kelly We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there.
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Construction Safety Practitioner
Plymouth £20-£40/hr
Construction Safety Practitioner X3 - Plymouth - Rate £20-£40/hr - Contract 6 months+ Keywords / Skills: Construction, Safety, Nuclear, Infrastructure, CDM, CMIOSH, ROSPA, NEBOSH Overview: Wilde Recruitment Ltd are working alongside Babcock Naval Marine in order to recruit Construction Safety Practitioner X3 to work on a contract basis in Plymouth. As a Construction Safety Practitioner your duties and responsibilities will include; In conjunction with the CDM Compliance Manager assist in the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the team with the aim of enhancing delivery of measurable performance while demonstrating a duty of care to staff in the working environment. Provide support to the Babcock Project Management/Principal Contractor teams providing specific specialist knowledge and advice to allow them to support their specific assigned areas of responsibility. To carry out, and report on, scheduled and unscheduled Active Monitoring checks and inspections to ensure compliance with health & safety policies/procedures/standards. Where required deputise for CDM Due Diligence Manager in their absence To proactively support in the implementation key elements of the Site Safety plan and to proactively manage and reduce construction health and safety risk. Assist the CDM Compliance Manager in co-ordinating project construction safety implementation. Implementation of the Company CDM and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies in the HS&E area of the business ensuring that assessment of risks is carried out which lead to safe working attitudes and practices. Undertake construction project workplace inspections to: identify hazards, determine ways of reducing risks, ensure adherence to risk assessment and best practice. Participate in the site audit program including the management of corrective and preventive actions. Provide active monitoring – by both scheduled and unscheduled health checks and inspections to ensure compliance with health & safety policies/processes/standards. From time to time in relation to projects carry out Investigation of accidents, incidents and cases of ill health to identify root cause and ensure suitable and sufficient corrective and preventative action is captured in line with management system process. Undertake reviews of Contractor HS&E documentation and advise Project Management on its suitability and alignment with site project requirements. Liaise where required with the MOD Safety team in relation to safe working practices for construction projects. Candidate: You will be an experienced Safety Practitioner. Minimum HNC or Equivalent in a relevant discipline. Construction NEBOSH Cert or BSC Diploma, and courses in specific high risk activities Examples of Membership include: The Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH), ROSPA, Construction Group memberships, affiliations to engineering groups such as ICE. Desirable: Scaffold Inspection, Confined Spaces, Asbestos Awareness training qualification. If these are not already achieved must be working towards Ongoing CPD You must be able to obtain SC Clearance. (Security Clearance) To discuss this vacancy please contact: James Walker or Mike Kelly We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there.
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Electrical CAD Designers
Rosyth £27.0/£33.0 hour Ltd
Electrical Designers – 6mth plus contracts up to £33.0/hr. Ltd – Rosyth - Scotland Key Skills: BASELINE Security min, CAD Experience, Marine, Ships, Submarines, 2D, 3D, Foran, Autocad, Navisworks. The role: Electrical Designers required to work at Babcock Rosyth to join a team working on the close out phase of a complex new build vessel, within a multi-disciplinary Detail Design project. Duties to include: Interpreting electrical single line diagrams / block diagrams / schematics & standard design details for power & control and instrumentation systems. Producing 3D cable containment models (Ladder / Tray / Basket / Transits) using Foran, Tribon, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Hexagon S3D or other similar modelling packages Designing and managing the routing of electrical cables using appropriate standards, software and segregation rules to produce Black-line production outputs Preparing & producing 2D electrical marine drawing deliverables to required standards The candidate You will be an experienced Electrical Designer You will be qualified to ONC/HNC/HND (or equivalent) OR BTEC National Certificate/Diploma (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. You will ideally have experience working on UK naval marine shipbuilding projects or off shore structures. Experience interpreting electrical single line diagrams / block diagrams / schematics & standard design details for power & control and instrumentation systems. You will CAD experience using Foran, Tribon, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Hexagon S3D or other similar modelling packages Candidates require Baseline or higher-level security clearance. To discuss this vacancy please contact: James Walker 0161 474 6856 or 07788668931 We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there. Wilde Recruitment – Engineering Recruitment
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Software Engineer
Bristol £20-£45/hr
Software Engineer - Bristol - Rate £20-£45/hr - Contract 6 months+ Keywords / Skills: Software Engineer, MOD, Marine, Naval, C#, .NET, APIs, Azure, LCS Software Overview: Wilde Recruitment Ltd are working alongside Babcock in order to recruit a Software Engineer to work in Bristol initially for 6 months on a contract basis. As a Software Engineer your duties and responsibilities will include: Engineer is need to produce code for the Common Core LCS Software: • Producing modular software functionality to meet customer requirements. • Active involvement and collaboration within the software team and external stakeholders. • Producing architecture and software design. • Documenting technical design and code. • Use of various software development tools for Issue Tracking, Configuration control and software development and unit testing. Candidate: You will be an experienced Software Engineer. You should have experience in; • C# / .NET development. • Experience in developing APIs. • Experience in test driven development. • Experience of working with Azure Dev Ops. • Techniques and technologies to improve delivery and development. • An understanding of both Agile and more traditional development methodologies. • Exhibit excellent communication skills both oral and written. To discuss these vacancies please contact: James Walker on 0161 474 6856 or 07788668931. Wilde Recruitment Ltd operates as both an employment business and agency. If your application is for a position based in the UK or EU, under European Employment Law you MUST be eligible to live and work there. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Wilde Recruitment – Engineering Recruitment
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