Chemical and Process Engineer Degree Apprenticeship

Babcock is an international defence, aerospace and security company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets with potential to become focus countries. We meet our customers’ key requirements of affordability, availability, and capability by delivering engineering, support and critical systems to defence and civil markets.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. 25 hours a week4 yearsCommunication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Team working

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Any Subject (grade C)
• Chemistry (grade C)
• English (grade C)
• Maths (grade C)
• Science (grade C)

A Level in:

• Chemistry (grade A/B)
• Maths (grade A/B)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working

Other requirements

Many of our programmes 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 programmes you are eligible for. For this programme, you must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) clearance. For further details, visit GOV.UK and search ‘United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels’.

Any Subject (grade C), Chemistry (grade C), English (grade C), Maths (grade C), Science (grade C), Chemistry (grade A/B), Maths (grade A/B), Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Team working

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Upon successful completion of your degree and apprenticeship end-point assessment, you will transition into a Junior Engineering role at Cavendish Nuclear, contributing to projects across both the civil and defence nuclear sectors.

We are committed to supporting your continued professional development as you work towards becoming a fully qualified Process Engineer and achieving Chartered Engineer status with IChemE. As part of this journey, you’ll join our IChemE Accredited Company Training Scheme (ACTS), benefiting from structured placements, formal training, and ongoing mentoring and coaching.

This comprehensive support framework is designed to help you build the technical expertise, leadership skills, and industry experience needed for a successful engineering career.