Human Factors and Behavioural Safety

About the programme

Human Factors and Behavioural Safety plays a crucial role in maintaining Babcock’s high safety and business performance standards, whether it’s in nuclear, radiological, conventional or environmental safety – or simply by helping our people work smarter and more effectively.

Over the course of two years, you’ll work across a range of teams, projects, and facilities, allowing you to apply and expand your expertise in human factors while making contributing to safe and efficient operations.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

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Human Factors and Behavioural Safety at Babcock

As part of multi-disciplinary teams, you’ll engage in a wide variety of exciting projects. These could span the full design and safety lifecycle – from concept development and construction, to in-service support, decommissioning and incident investigation.

You’ll ensure that end users have the right equipment, working environment, knowledge, skills, procedures and organisational support to do their jobs safely.

You’ll also have opportunities to engage in training, share and learn from events and contribute to the development of our safety culture and engagement.

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)
Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which roles you are eligible for. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For our early careers roles, you must be able to achieve BPSS and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.

What you'll get

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

In addition, you’ll benefit from:

A minimum of 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with agile working options subject to discussion with your manager
Generous pension and employee share schemes
Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts
Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

You’ll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities.

Your career development

It’s hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you’ll receive. You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.

Plus, when you join us, you’ll be automatically enrolled onto our Graduate Development Programme. Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partner Gen Healthy Minds, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.

Where you'll be based

Places on our Human Factors and Behavioural Safety programme for Autumn 2025 are available in our Nuclear sector in Plymouth. We ask our graduates to be flexible as there is the potential to undertake placements in other locations during their programme.

Nuclear - Plymouth

Our business in Plymouth works in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Royal Navy at HM Naval Base Devonport. We provide through-life support for submarines, surface ships and associated systems and equipment as part of our continuing commitment to support our nation’s naval capability.

Depending on your programme, your home base could be Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth. However, some of your placements may be at other sites.

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Human Factors and Behavioural Safety

Application guidance

Check out our helpful advice on how to prepare for our application process.

Please be aware that if there is a high level of interest in this programme, applications may close earlier than advertised. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please submit your application as early as possible. 