Driver

Babcock International; Paglesham Church End; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Be Kind Day volunteering

Job summary

Babcock International, a global FTSE 100 organisation, is seeking a Driver at Lyneham to support the Military Transport Section, ensuring the safe and professional movement of personnel and vehicles. You will perform daily vehicle inspections, assist with vehicle presentation, and provide outstanding customer service in a security-sensitive environment.

The role is full-time and on-site, with hours 07:00–19:00, and potential overtime, weekend shifts, and occasional overnight stays.

Qualifications

• PCV licence (D1/D) and CPC required.
• Digital tachograph knowledge and compliance experience.
• Valid PCV driving competence and safety awareness.
• Awareness of fatigue management and tachograph rules.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out driving duties across the Military Transport Section, delivering excellent customer service.
• Completing daily vehicle inspections before use, reporting faults and maintaining cleanliness.
• Supporting the cleaning and presentation of customer-supplied vehicles.
• Providing flexibility for occasional weekend work or overnight tasks depending on customer requirements.
• Upholding all safety, compliance and operational procedures while representing the organisation professionally.

Education

Passenger Carrying Vehicle licence (Category D1 or D), including hire and reward

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence

Driver digital tachograph card

Knowledge of tachograph rules and compliance requirements

Job description

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Driver at Lyneham, supporting essential operational transport services for our customer., As a Driver, you will support the day-to-day activities of the Military Transport Section, ensuring the safe, professional and timely movement of personnel and vehicles. You will help maintain vehicle standards, provide high-quality customer service and ensure all duties are completed in line with required procedures. Your work will directly support an important defence contract, helping keep operations running smoothly and safely. Day-to-day, you will be:

• Carrying out driving duties across the Military Transport Section, delivering excellent customer service.
• Completing daily vehicle inspections before use, reporting any faults and maintaining cleanliness to required standards.
• Supporting the cleaning and presentation of customer-supplied vehicles.
• Providing flexibility for occasional weekend work or overnight tasks depending on customer requirements.
• Upholding all safety, compliance and operational procedures while representing the organisation professionally.

This is a full-time, onsite role, working Monday to Friday within the operating hours of 07:00 to 19:00, with occasional overtime, weekend work and overnight stays as needed.

Essential experience of the Driver:

• Understanding of Ministry of Defence practices (desirable).
• Experience in a customer-focused driving or transport role is beneficial.

Qualifications for the Driver:

• Passenger Carrying Vehicle licence (Category D1 or D), including hire and reward.
• Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.
• Driver digital tachograph card.
• Knowledge of tachograph rules and compliance requirements.

Security Clearance

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

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.

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.