Electrician

Babcock International; Camberley; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services company in Camberley seeks an Electrician to deliver planned and reactive electrical maintenance. Responsibilities include fault diagnosis, inspection, and testing of electrical systems to ensure safety and efficiency. Qualifications required include Level 3 Electrical Qualification and 2391 testing. Competitive salary and generous benefits such as holiday allowance and pension scheme offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar working environment.
• Ability to maintain accurate inventory of electrical supplies.
• Skilled in delivering testing and inspection for electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out expert fault diagnosis and coordinate repairs across the estate.
• Deliver a regime of testing and inspection for electrical systems.
• Support predictive maintenance programmes aligned with asset management plans.
• Identify and implement improvements to electrical services.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Electrical maintenance

Technical expertise

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical Qualification

Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391)

Latest Edition Wiring Regulations – BS7671 (18th Edition)

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Electrician; Location: Camberley, Surrey; Compensation: £37,698 Dependent on Experience + Benefits; Role Type: Full time / Permanent; Role ID: SF68495.

Power Up Your Career in Defence 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 Electrician at Minley, near Blackwater, Hampshire.

The role

As an Electrician, you’ll be responsible for delivering planned and reactive electrical maintenance across the site. From fault diagnosis to inspection and testing, your work will help ensure the safety, reliability and efficiency of critical infrastructure that supports defence training operations. This is a hands-on role where your technical expertise will make a real difference, and you’ll be part of a team that values precision, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out expert fault diagnosis and coordinate repairs across the estate.
• Deliver a regime of testing and inspection for electrical systems, power distribution, lighting, wiring and controls.
• Support predictive maintenance programmes aligned with asset management plans.
• Identify and implement improvements to electrical services and infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate inventory of electrical supplies and components.

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

This is a full-time role, totalling 40 hours per week, based at Minley. Working Monday to Thursday, 8am–4:30pm, and Friday, 8am–4pm. Participation in an on-call rota will be required after six months, with additional pay and overtime rates.

Essential experience

• Previous experience in a similar working environment.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical Qualification
• Initial and Periodic Electrical Inspection and Testing (2391)
• Latest Edition Wiring Regulations – BS7671 (18th Edition)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 the United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – 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: 27/11/2025