Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader

Babcock International; Wareham, Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee shopping portal

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking an Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader to supervise a 6-10 strong team at Bovington Camp, Wareham. You will lead maintenance and repair of military vehicles, ensuring highest standards and safe, compliant operations.

Based onsite, you will balance leadership with hands-on technical work, manage job cards, parts, and driving duties, and support defence training and readiness with rigorous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Must be aged 21+ due to licencing restrictions
• Full UK driving licence required
• Ability to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance
• Strong supervisory or team leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of 6-10 personnel and support their development through performance reviews and training identification
• Inspect equipment and compile job cards detailing Level 1 and Level 2 maintenance requirements
• Check completed maintenance work and close team job cards to required standards
• Identify and procure servicing items, consumables and spare parts to support maintenance activities
• Drive, operate and maintain military vehicles as qualified, ensuring safe, correct maintenance

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Manual handling

UK driving licence

Education

Full UK driving licence

Tools

In-house systems familiarity

Job description

Job Title: Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £31,801 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76313

Lead a skilled team maintaining vital military vehicles that support defence capability and operational readiness.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader at Bovington Camp, near Wareham, Dorset.

The role

As an Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader, you'll supervise a team of 6-10 personnel carrying out maintenance and repair activities on military vehicles and equipment. This is an excellent opportunity to combine leadership responsibilities with hands‑on technical work, ensuring equipment is maintained to the highest standards while supporting critical defence training and operational requirements.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Supervising a team of 6-10 personnel and supporting their development through performance reviews, coaching and training identification.
• Inspecting equipment and compiling job cards detailing Level 1 and Level 2 maintenance requirements.
• Checking completed maintenance work and closing team job cards in accordance with required standards.
• Identifying and demanding servicing items, consumables and spare parts to support maintenance activities.
• Driving, operating and maintaining military vehicles for which you are qualified and ensuring maintenance work is completed safely and correctly.

The role is based onsite at Bovington Camp. The set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 39 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader:

• Supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Good computer literacy and the ability to learn new in‑house systems.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to undertake regular manual handling activities and work in a physically demanding environment.
• Must be aged 21 years or over due to licencing restrictions

Qualifications for the Armoured Vehicle Crew Leader:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. However, a full UK driving licence is required.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal