Driver

Babcock International; Minley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check via Aviva

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in armed forces leave

Holiday Trading option

Be Kind Day paid volunteering

Job summary

Babcock International is recruiting for a Driver, based on site at RSME Minley. The role involves transporting personnel and equipment to training exercises, performing vehicle checks, and supporting site tasks.

You will operate a range of vehicles (PSV/LGV) and must maintain roadworthiness with knowledge of driver hours rules. Registered with BPSS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence with Category C.
• Driver CPC and Tachograph card.
• BPSS security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Drive personnel and equipment to and from training exercises.
• Support admin tasks and deliver stores across site.
• Travel up to 1.5 hours from site and perform manual tasks.
• Operate PSV and LGV vehicles.
• Complete vehicle checks before, during and after use.

Skills

Safe driving

Vehicle checks

Load safety

Driver hours regulations

Manual handling

Education

Full UK Driving Licence (Category C)

Driver CPC and Tachograph card

Higher salary with C+E & D licences

Job description

As a Driver, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be responsible for providing essential transport services that support the Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) contract. From moving personnel and equipment to ensuring vehicle safety and compliance, your role will be vital in keeping operations running smoothly and efficiently. This is a hands‑on position where your skills will directly contribute to national defence training. You'll work with a variety of military and civilian vehicles, gaining valuable experience and making a meaningful impact every day. Day‑to‑day, you'll be:

• Driving eligible personnel and equipment to and from training exercises or military duties
• Supporting departmental admin tasks and delivering stores across site
• Travelling up to 1.5 hours from site and performing manual tasks such as lifting and using tools
• Operating a range of vehicles including PSV and LGV fleet
• Completing vehicle checks before, during, and after use

The role is based on site at RSME Minley, the set working times are Monday to Thursday, 08:00-16:30 and Friday, 08:00-16:00, totalling 37 hours per week. Overtime may be available, and flexibility in start times may be required.

• Practical experience maintaining roadworthiness of vehicles
• Strong understanding of driver's hours regulations (JSP800 Vol 5 or EU regulations)
• Experience in load restraint and load safety

Qualifications for the Driver

• Full UK Driving Licence with minimum Category C
• Licences C+E & D would offer a higher salary
• Driver CPC and Tachograph card

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.

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.