Electrical Fitter

Babcock; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Electrical Fitter, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining electrical systems at a key military site. This permanent position offers a unique opportunity to work in a secure environment while engaging in diverse tasks, from diagnosing faults to conducting repairs. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company promotes a balanced work-life culture, allowing for flexibility and personal growth. Enjoy generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme and opportunities for professional development. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, this role is for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in electrical fitting or maintenance in an industrial environment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and work safely.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and diagnose electrical faults and carry out repairs.
• Conduct scheduled maintenance activities on electrical systems.

Skills

Electrical fitting

Maintenance

Reading engineering drawings

Safety compliance

Education

Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship

SVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Fitter
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £38,461 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60269

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Fitter at our HMNB Clyde, Faslane site.

The role
As an Electrical Fitter within our Estates Maintenance team, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As the Ministry of Defence’s commercial partner at HMNB Clyde, Babcock provides specialist engineering support services, including the management of infrastructure and nuclear facilities.

Day to day, you’ll be responsible for investigating and diagnosing electrical faults, carrying out repairs and conducting scheduled maintenance activities at HMNB Clyde.

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and fitting on a variety of electrical systems
• Defect identification and repair
• Work to required electrical regulations and from maintenance documentation in a safe and healthy manner
• This position involves working at height and in confined spaces. Candidates must be able to work safely and perform tasks at varying heights as well as work comfortably in restricted spaces.

This is a permanent role, Monday to Thursday 07.15 - 16.45 - 36 hours per week. Based on site at HMNB Clyde, primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, near Helensburgh.

Babcock is committed to supporting agile ways of working to enable a better work-life balance. We are currently developing Self-Directed Teams (SDT) within the Infrastructure Maintenance Department, which allows our employees to own and deliver work packages – therefore improving efficiency, encouraging empowerment and supporting development opportunities through various team tasks. Successful delivery of key objectives for the week may result in being given the Friday off work.

Essential experience of the Electrical Fitter:

• Proven experience in Electrical fitting or maintenance gained within an Industrial or Commercial environment
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Ability to work in a safe manner as well as understand statements of work and risk assessments

Qualifications for the Electrical Fitter within our Estates Team:

• Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship, qualified to SVQ Level 3 or equivalent (NVQ3, City & Guilds, HNC)

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 up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• ‘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 International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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: 07/05/25

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