Lead Auditor

Job Title: Lead Auditor

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65028

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 Lead Auditor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Lead Auditor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join a central role in the Quality Department, where you'll lead audits aligned with the company’s programme and provide expert guidance on quality assurance. Your work will help strengthen standards, drive continuous improvement, and support teams across the organisation.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead assurance activities and internal audits, report compliance findings, support corrective actions, and communicate changes impacting the Business Management System.

• Design and implement independent assurance activities for the business
• Undertake and lead internal audits
• Review findings of audits and report to the organisation on levels of compliance recommending corrective action as appropriate
• Support, agree and monitor the implementation of corrective actions
• Interpret and communicate any changes to standard that could affect the Business Management System.

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

Essential experience of the Lead Auditor

• Proficient in applying ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 standards
• Skilled in CAPA, root cause analysis, and audit verification; experienced auditor
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities
• Qualified Lead or Internal Auditor with previous experience in quality, audit, or professional services
• Familiarity with MOD quality systems and Nuclear License Conditions - Desirable

Qualifications for the Lead Auditor

• To hold or can demonstrate progression towards professional membership (CQI/IIA for example)
• Minimum of an HNC/HND in Engineering or a related discipline
• Certified Lead Auditor.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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 International

For over a century Babcock has 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.

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: 21/08/2025

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