Human Factors and Behavioural Safety Graduate Programme

Plymouth, Devon
Babcock International Group

Babcock is an international defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets. We provide a range of products and service solutions to enhance our customer’ defence capabilities and critical assets. Our business is underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration and engineering, infrastructure management and specialist training. We help our customers around the world to cost effectively improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets. Babcock operate as four main sectors – Marine, Nuclear, Land and Aviation

What you’ll be doing

Human Factors has a crucial role in maintaining Babcock’s high safety standards – whether it’s nuclear, radiological, conventional or environmental safety. Over the course of two years, you will work across a range of teams, projects and facilities, using the full breadth of your specialist knowledge to make a positive contribution to safe operations.
Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will undertake a wide variety of exciting projects. These could cover the full design and safety lifecycle, from concept development through to construction, in-service support and decommissioning, as well as incident investigation and reporting and learning from events. You’ll ensure that end users are set up for success in terms of having the right equipment, working environment, knowledge, procedures and organisational support to do their jobs safely. There will also be the opportunity to be involved in training, sharing and learning from events, developing safety culture and safety engagement.

Where you’ll be based

Cavendish Nuclear
You may be based in a number of locations, so you will need to be ready and willing to move throughout your programme. You’ll probably call Warrington, Bristol, Leicester or Newbury home, but you could also work from client sites (including nuclear power stations, or Sellafield in Cumbria and Dounreay in Scotland)

Nuclear and Marine – Plymouth
Depending on your programme, your home base could be Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth. However, some of your placements may be at other Nuclear and Marine sector locations.

What you’ll need

• A BSc (Hons) degree in a Human Factors, Ergonomics or related Behavioural Science subject (e.g. Applied Psychology, Cognitive Science or Systems Engineering)
• To be able to satisfy our customer’s security requirements (you may need to complete a medical assessment)

What will you get?

We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career.

In addition, you will also receive the following benefits:

• Competitive starting salary c. £31,000
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Personal development training and opportunities
• Agile working
• Pension scheme with employee contributions matched up to 8% of salary
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Discounted shopping and half price cinema tickets
• Employee assistance programme including support and counselling
• Employee Share Scheme
• STEM outreach and volunteering activities

Babcock International

Work for the world you want to live in. Work to leave a positive legacy that is felt for generations. Work as one team, one Babcock and create a safe a secure world, together.

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate, and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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 the interview.