Electrical Trade Supervisor

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering company based in Helensburgh is seeking an Electrical Trade Supervisor to oversee maintenance and engineering projects for the Royal Navy. This hands-on leadership role involves guiding teams, managing complex work packages, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Candidates should have a strong background in electrical systems and hold an HNC in Electrical Engineering. Excellent developmental opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, including a matched contribution pension scheme and health consultations.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Paid volunteering day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct a team of industrial personnel to deliver project objectives.
• Work with the planning team to define and schedule tasks.
• Manage subcontractors when required to complete work packages.

Skills

Electrical systems management

Maintenance and repair

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

ILM Level 3

Job description

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.

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 responsibilities

• 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

• 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• 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.

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