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UK defence jobs & security cleared vacancies
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.
- UK-wide
- roles from Barrow and Devonport to Derby, Filton and Aldermaston
- 5
- programme hubs covering naval, nuclear, air, land and supply chain
- Decades
- of funded submarine, warship, air systems and decommissioning work
- 0
- live vacancies right now
Career pathways
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.
Barrow & naval nuclear
Dreadnought, Astute and SSN-AUKUS at BAE Systems Barrow
BAE Systems · Rolls-Royce Submarines · Babcock · Morson
Sellafield & decommissioning
Civil nuclear work on the edge of defence, on Europe's most complex nuclear site
Sellafield Ltd · Nuclear Waste Services · Jacobs · Amentum
New build & supply chain
SMRs, Moorside land, energy infrastructure and the firms that feed the cluster
Rolls-Royce SMR · Westinghouse · Balfour Beatty · Costain
Naval bases & dockyards
Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Rosyth, Clyde and the wider UK marine estate
Babcock International · BAE Systems Maritime · Serco · KBR
Air, land & weapons systems
Typhoon, GCAP, missiles, radar, armoured vehicles and AWE
BAE Systems Air · MBDA · Leonardo UK · Thales UK
Devonport Royal Dockyard
Babcock at Devonport, Plymouth — submarine refit, warship support and HMNB Devonport
Babcock International · Royal Navy / HMNB Devonport · Ministry of Defence · Cavendish Nuclear
Faslane & the Clyde
HMNB Clyde at Faslane — submarine fleet support and the Continuous At Sea Deterrent
Babcock International · Royal Navy / HMNB Clyde · Ministry of Defence · Amentum
Major projects timeline
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
Dreadnought build peak, Barrow
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
Sellafield legacy pond and silo retrievals
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
SSN-AUKUS ramp-up
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
Small modular reactors and new build
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
Long-term decommissioning and waste management
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
Browse by discipline
Submarine and warship build, dockyard refit, combat air, weapons systems, licensed nuclear sites and the trades behind them.
Decommissioning & Waste Management
Retrievals, characterisation, ILW/LLW packaging and legacy ponds.
No live roles right now
Radiation Protection & Health Physics
RPA, RPS, health physics monitoring, dosimetry and contamination control.
No live roles right now
Nuclear Safety & Safety Case
Safety cases, fault studies, HAZOP, ALARP and regulatory compliance.
No live roles right now
Mechanical Engineering
Rotating plant, pressure systems, pipework, HVAC and maintenance engineering.
No live roles right now
Electrical, Control & Instrumentation
EC&I design, PLC/SCADA, HV/LV distribution and instrument technicians.
No live roles right now
Civil & Structural Engineering
Structural analysis, reinforced concrete, seismic qualification and site civils.
No live roles right now
Welding, Fabrication & Machining
Coded welding, plate work, CNC machining and heavy fabrication.
No live roles right now
Quality, Inspection & NDT
QA/QC, NDT (UT, RT, MPI, DPI), metrology and supplier quality.
No live roles right now
Project Controls, Planning & Cost
Planners, cost engineers, estimators, schedulers and risk analysts.
No live roles right now
Project & Programme Management
Project engineers, package managers and programme delivery leads.
No live roles right now
Design Engineering & CAD
Design authority, draughting, 3D modelling and configuration control.
No live roles right now
Process & Chemical Engineering
Process design, chemistry, fuel cycle and effluent treatment.
No live roles right now
Commissioning & Plant Operations
Commissioning engineers, operators, shift teams and outage support.
No live roles right now
HSE, Environment & Assurance
Health & safety, environmental, CDM and independent assurance roles.
No live roles right now
Supply Chain & Procurement
Procurement, contracts, expediting, logistics and stores.
No live roles right now
Digital, Data & Cyber Security
Software, data engineering, OT/IT cyber and digital twin delivery.
No live roles right now
Site Services & Support Trades
Scaffolding, rigging, insulation, painting, HGV and site logistics.
No live roles right now
Defence & Submarine Programmes
Barrow submarine build, naval architecture and defence supply chain.
No live roles right now
Apprenticeships & Graduate Schemes
Level 2 to degree apprenticeships, graduate and trainee routes.
No live roles right now
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