Defence Trainer

Babcock International Group; Wareham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Defence Trainer to deliver specialist instruction on driving, maintenance, and operation of armoured fighting vehicles at Bovington, Dorset. You will develop military personnel capabilities and readiness in a challenging training environment.

As part of a close-knit team, you will assess trainees, maintain records, and produce reports while coordinating with stakeholders to enhance training programmes and national security readiness.

Qualifications

• Previous military instructor experience with a proven training or teaching background.
• Experience delivering structured training and coaching individuals to achieve required standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training on current and future armoured fighting vehicles and related equipment.
• Assess students throughout courses and prepare them to meet test standards.
• Maintain student records, training documentation, and course administration.
• Produce course reports, statistics and returns while keeping training records up to date.
• Liaise with military stakeholders and management to support continuous training programme delivery.

Skills

Military instructor experience

Structured training delivery

Communication skills

Organisational skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

ARMCEN Instructor Qualification (SI/RI)

Armoured Fighting Vehicles qualification with H licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role ID: SF75379

Train the next generation of armoured vehicle operators and maintainers

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Defence Trainer at Bovington, near Wareham, Dorset.

Job Title: Defence Trainer

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £41,599 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

The role

As a Defence Trainer, you'll deliver specialist instruction on the driving, maintenance, and operation of armoured fighting vehicles, helping to develop the skills and capability of military personnel. This is a unique opportunity to utilise your military experience in a rewarding training environment where you'll play a direct role in supporting operational readiness and national security.

Working as part of a close-knit team of experienced trainers, you'll provide high-quality instruction, assess student performance, and ensure trainees achieve the standards required to operate complex military vehicles safely and effectively.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Delivering training and instruction on current and future armoured fighting vehicles and associated training equipment.
• Assessing students throughout courses and preparing them to achieve the required test standards.
• Maintaining student records, training documentation, and course administration requirements.
• Producing course reports, statistics, and returns while ensuring training records remain accurate and up to date.
• Liaising with military stakeholders and management teams to support the continuous delivery and development of training programmes.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm with a one-hour lunch break, and is based on site at Bovington.

Essential experience of the Defence Trainer

• Previous military instructor experience with a proven training or teaching background.
• Experience delivering structured training and coaching individuals to achieve required standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications for the Defence Trainer

• Instructor Qualification from ARMCEN at either Schools Instructor (SI) or Regimental Instructor (RI) level with a recommendation to serve.
• Qualified on Armoured Fighting Vehicles with H licence tracked capability.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 21/08/2026