Electrical Trade Supervisor

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Helensburgh seeks an Electrical Trade Supervisor to oversee critical maintenance projects. This role involves managing teams, ensuring timely project delivery, and collaborating with stakeholders. Candidates should have a strong electrical engineering background and supervisory experience. The position offers a competitive salary of £44,500 - £52,000 along with various benefits, including generous holidays and pension schemes. Applicants must achieve Security Check clearance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven engineering supervisory experience required.
• Strong background in electrical engineering needed.
• Experience in maintenance and repair of electrical systems essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a team to deliver project objectives.
• Define and schedule tasks with the planning team.
• Review all documentation for work packages.
• Manage subcontractors as needed.

Skills

Engineering supervisory experience

Electrical engineering systems

Maintenance and diagnosis of electrical systems

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

ILM Level 3 (desirable)

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Trade Supervisor

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £44,500 - £52,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68778

Lead the Future of Naval Engineering – Join Our Team at Babcock

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 Trade Supervisor at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As an Electrical Trade Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of delivering critical maintenance and engineering projects that keep the Royal Navy’s fleet operational. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll guide skilled teams, manage complex work packages, and ensure projects meet time, cost, safety, and quality standards. Your work will directly contribute to national security and give you the opportunity to develop your career in one of the most dynamic and rewarding sectors – defence and engineering.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Lead and direct a team of industrial personnel to deliver project objectives.
• Work with the planning team to define and schedule tasks, removing conflicts.
• Ensure all documentation is reviewed and ready throughout each work package.
• Manage subcontractors when required to complete work packages.
• Create and manage demand profiles for internal resources and external contractors.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.

Essential experience of the Electrical Trade Supervisor

• Proven engineering supervisory experience.
• Strong background in electrical engineering systems and equipment.
• Experience in maintenance, diagnosis, repair, and replacement of electrical systems.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications for the Electrical Trade Supervisor

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent trade experience.
• ILM Level 3 (desirable but not essential).

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 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 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. 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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

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: 12/01/2026