Electrical Vehicle Technician

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

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Walsall is seeking an experienced Electrical Vehicle Technician to work on emergency service vehicles. As part of a hands-on team, you will fit, repair, and integrate advanced electrical systems while ensuring the safety of operations in an industrial environment. Key requirements include NVQ Level 2 qualification and proven experience in vehicle electrics. The role offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Professional fees paid

Employee share scheme

Ten days special leave for reservists

Volunteering leave with ‘Be Kind Day’

Development opportunities and employee assistance programmes

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience working with vehicles in a similar role.
• Proven ability to fault-find and rectify vehicle electrical systems.
• Skilled in reading and interpreting electrical wiring plans and diagrams.
• Comfortable working safely in an industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Fitting, repairing, installing and integrating enhanced electrical and electronic systems.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out rectification work.
• Designing and developing electrical solutions for vehicle conversions.
• Supporting mechanical, bodywork, fabrication, welding and painting tasks.
• Working safely in an industrial environment.

Skills

Fault-finding and rectification of vehicle electrical systems

Reading and interpreting electrical wiring plans and diagrams

Experience working with vehicles

Comfortable working in an industrial setting

Education

NVQ Level 2 in a relevant qualification

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Vehicle Technician

Vacancies: 5+ Positions Available

Location: Walsall, West Midlands

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Power Up Your Career in Emergency Vehicle Engineering

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

The role

As an Electrical Vehicle Technician, you’ll be part of a skilled and dedicated team that designs, builds, and supports customised vehicles for the UK’s emergency services and security organisations. Your work will directly contribute to keeping communities safe and secure.

This is a hands‑on role where you’ll apply your technical expertise to fit, repair, and integrate advanced electrical systems into a wide range of vehicles. You’ll be working in a dynamic environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow your skills.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be:

• Fitting, repairing, installing and integrating enhanced electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out rectification work
• Designing and developing electrical solutions for vehicle conversions
• Supporting a range of conversion tasks including mechanical, bodywork, fabrication, welding and painting
• Working safely in an industrial environment, including manual tasks such as lifting, bending, and using tools

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, 39 hours per week and is based on site at Walsall.

Start immediately after clearance checks are completed.

Essential experience of the Electrical Vehicle Technician:

• Demonstrated experience working with vehicles in a similar role
• Proven ability to fault‑find and rectify vehicle electrical systems
• Skilled in reading and interpreting electrical wiring plans and diagrams
• Comfortable working safely in an industrial setting

Qualifications for the Electrical Vehicle Technician:

• 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.

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.