Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance

Job Title: Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Set the standard. Protect what matters. Lead engineering integrity at scale.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance at our Bristol site, near Bristol, Gloucestershire. You will be required to travel between Bristol sites and Plymouth and Tewkesbury.

At the heart of defence, aerospace and engineering, Babcock delivers complex, mission‑critical systems that demand absolute trust. This is a career where engineering excellence, ethical leadership and public safety come together and where your decisions truly matter.

The role

As Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance, you are the senior engineering authority responsible for ensuring that Mission Systems outputs are safe, compliant, technically sound and ready for use. Operating across Sense and Connect, Effectors and Space, you will define how engineering integrity is specified, evidenced, assured and accepted across the full lifecycle independently of programme pressure.

This is a rare opportunity to shape how integrity is done at sector level: balancing pace and innovation with rigorous assurance, challenging decisions when needed, and resolving systemic issues early. You will influence strategy, culture and capability, while building confidence with customers, regulators and senior leaders. The role offers exceptional professional credibility, leadership exposure and the chance to leave a legacy in nationally significant programmes.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to: 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. Working from home will be dependent on business needs so flexibility is required. 

Essential experience of the Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance

Qualifications for the Head of Integrity and Technical Assurance

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

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 Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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