Electrical Vehicle Technician

Babcock International; Walsall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Walsall seeks an Electrical Vehicle Technician. You'll be responsible for fitting, repairing, and integrating electrical systems in vehicles for emergency services. Ideal candidates have experience with vehicle electrical systems and an NVQ level 2 qualification. Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Demonstrated working experience with vehicles.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Fit, repair, install and integrate enhanced electrical systems in vehicles.
• Conduct fault finding and rectification.
• Design and develop electrical solutions for vehicles.

Skills

Experience with vehicles

Fault finding and rectification

Ability to read electrical wiring plans

Education

NVQ level 2 in a relevant qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Electrical Vehicle Technician

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66646

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Electrical Vehicle Technician at our Walsall site.

The role

As a Electrical Vehicle Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of a highly skilled team supporting customers including the police, fire, and ambulance service.

Babcock delivers the design, manufacture and support of customised vehicles and protective solutions. Our customers include the emergency services, civil service, military, and other security focused organisations based in the UK and overseas.

Responsibilities

• Fit, repair, install and integrate enhanced electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles.
• Fault finding and rectification.
• Design and develop electrical solutions for vehicles.
• Vehicle conversions can include mechanical, electrical, bodywork, fabrication, welding and painting.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Walsall.

Essential experience

• Experience within a similar role (demonstrated working experience with vehicles)
• Fault finding of vehicle electrical systems and rectification work and able to read and interpret electrical wiring plans and diagrams.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial environment.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 in a relevant qualification.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain UK - BPSS + Non Police Personnel Vetting 2 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, 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. 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: 10/10/2025