Filter DV, SC, CTC and BPSS roles in one place — public and private defence vacancies, from submarines at Barrow and warship refits at Devonport to combat air, weapons systems and the nuclear enterprise.
Every vacancy sits in one of the five UK defence programmes driving hiring — from submarine build and dockyard refits to air, land and weapons systems.
Dreadnought, Astute and SSN-AUKUS at BAE Systems Barrow
BAE Systems · Rolls-Royce Submarines · Babcock · Morson
Civil nuclear work on the edge of defence, on Europe's most complex nuclear site
Sellafield Ltd · Nuclear Waste Services · Jacobs · Amentum
SMRs, Moorside land, energy infrastructure and the firms that feed the cluster
Rolls-Royce SMR · Westinghouse · Balfour Beatty · Costain
Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Rosyth, Clyde and the wider UK marine estate
Babcock International · BAE Systems Maritime · Serco · KBR
Typhoon, GCAP, missiles, radar, armoured vehicles and AWE
BAE Systems Air · MBDA · Leonardo UK · Thales UK
Babcock at Devonport, Plymouth — submarine refit, warship support and HMNB Devonport
Babcock International · Royal Navy / HMNB Devonport · Ministry of Defence · Cavendish Nuclear
Which defence programmes ramp up when, and the disciplines each phase hires — so you can plan a career around the pipeline, not just chase a vacancy.
Now – 2030
The four Dreadnought-class boats are in build at BAE Systems Barrow, with a multi-billion-pound infrastructure programme reshaping the yard alongside them.
Roles needed: Welders, pipefitters, outfitters, electrical fitters, design and systems engineers
Now – 2035
Retrieving waste from the highest-hazard legacy facilities remains the site's priority mission, delivered with Tier 1 and Tier 2 partners.
Roles needed: Radiation protection, waste operatives, safety case, mechanical handling, project controls
2027 – 2040
The next-generation attack submarine programme grows the Barrow workforce and pulls in a UK-wide supply chain of fabricators and system suppliers.
Roles needed: Trades apprentices, manufacturing engineers, supply chain, quality and NDT
2028 – 2045
SMR deployment and North West energy infrastructure open a second wave of construction, commissioning and operations roles.
Roles needed: Civil and structural, commissioning engineers, C&I, operations technicians
2030s – 2120s
Sellafield's full clean-up spans generations, with geological disposal and waste packaging work sustaining employment well beyond the current programmes.
Roles needed: Nuclear safety, waste characterisation, engineering maintenance, environmental
Submarine and warship build, dockyard refit, combat air, weapons systems, licensed nuclear sites and the trades behind them.
Defence & Submarine Programmes
Barrow submarine build, naval architecture and defence supply chain.
634 open roles
Project & Programme Management
Project engineers, package managers and programme delivery leads.
212 open roles
Apprenticeships & Graduate Schemes
Level 2 to degree apprenticeships, graduate and trainee routes.
142 open roles
Digital, Data & Cyber Security
Software, data engineering, OT/IT cyber and digital twin delivery.
126 open roles
Electrical, Control & Instrumentation
EC&I design, PLC/SCADA, HV/LV distribution and instrument technicians.
81 open roles
Project Controls, Planning & Cost
Planners, cost engineers, estimators, schedulers and risk analysts.
72 open roles
Mechanical Engineering
Rotating plant, pressure systems, pipework, HVAC and maintenance engineering.
71 open roles
Design Engineering & CAD
Design authority, draughting, 3D modelling and configuration control.
69 open roles
Quality, Inspection & NDT
QA/QC, NDT (UT, RT, MPI, DPI), metrology and supplier quality.
52 open roles
Welding, Fabrication & Machining
Coded welding, plate work, CNC machining and heavy fabrication.
39 open roles
Commissioning & Plant Operations
Commissioning engineers, operators, shift teams and outage support.
31 open roles
Supply Chain & Procurement
Procurement, contracts, expediting, logistics and stores.
25 open roles
HSE, Environment & Assurance
Health & safety, environmental, CDM and independent assurance roles.
21 open roles
Site Services & Support Trades
Scaffolding, rigging, insulation, painting, HGV and site logistics.
12 open roles
Civil & Structural Engineering
Structural analysis, reinforced concrete, seismic qualification and site civils.
11 open roles
Process & Chemical Engineering
Process design, chemistry, fuel cycle and effluent treatment.
6 open roles
Nuclear Safety & Safety Case
Safety cases, fault studies, HAZOP, ALARP and regulatory compliance.
4 open roles
Decommissioning & Waste Management
Retrievals, characterisation, ILW/LLW packaging and legacy ponds.
3 open roles
Radiation Protection & Health Physics
RPA, RPS, health physics monitoring, dosimetry and contamination control.
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Heads up: every vacancy here is based in the UK and the North West of England, and employers require the existing right to work in the UK plus UK security clearance eligibility for most nuclear and defence roles.
BNY · Manchester Science Park, Manchester
£50,725 – £50,725
Senior Specialist, Full-Stack Engineer with BNY in Manchester Science Park, Manchester. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £50,725 – £50,725. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View and applyBNY · Manchester Science Park, Manchester
£80,215 – £80,215
Vice President, AI / Machine Learning Data Engineer with BNY in Manchester Science Park, Manchester. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £80,215 – £80,215. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View and applyBNY · Manchester Science Park, Manchester
£79,152 – £79,152
Senior Vice President, Forward Deployed Engineer with BNY in Manchester Science Park, Manchester. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £79,152 – £79,152. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View and applyConrad Consulting Ltd. · UK
£43,000 – £48,000
Civil Engineer - Aviation Infrastructure with Conrad Consulting Ltd. in UK. Listed under Defence programmes & platforms. Advertised salary £43,000 – £48,000. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View and applyWindsor Forest Colleges Group · Burchetts Green, Maidenhead
£30,866 – £30,866
Equine Yard Technician with Windsor Forest Colleges Group in Burchetts Green, Maidenhead. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £30,866 – £30,866. Apply via the employer's own advert.
View and applyVP PLC · Gildersome, Morley
£27,754 – £27,754
Driver/Technician with VP PLC in Gildersome, Morley. Listed under Apprenticeships & Training. Advertised salary £27,754 – £27,754. Apply via the employer's own advert.
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