Engineering Team Lead

Babcock International; Oakhanger; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Paid leave for Reservists

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Dynamic working environment

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to manage the Installation and Maintenance Team for a critical Military Satellite Communications contract. Based on site at Oakhanger, Hampshire, you will lead maintenance of satellite ground station infrastructure and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to keep systems operational around the clock.

The role requires experience in networks and RF, strong safety discipline, and the ability to work with stakeholders to deliver current and future

Qualifications

• Systems engineering in Network/RF
• Fault diagnosis of satellite communications equipment
• Experience with safety procedures and MS Office
• Good organisational skills and autonomy

Responsibilities

• Coordinate reporting activities and 2nd line rectification tasks for Network Operations
• Monitor and control communications systems ensuring operational integrity
• Collaborate with stakeholders and support teams for delivery of satellite services
• Follow safety and radiation policies; ensure maintenance meets SOW criteria
• Verify planned maintenance has appropriate approvals before starting work

Skills

Systems engineering

Satellite communications

Fault diagnosis

Safety procedures

Autonomy

Education

HNC in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Working at Height

Job description

As an Engineering Team Lead, you'll oversee the Installation and Maintenance Team supporting a critical Military Satellite Communications contract. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team responsible for maintaining and enhancing complex satellite ground station infrastructure, ensuring reliable communications services around the clock. Working at the forefront of defence technology, you'll play a key role in keeping mission-critical systems operational while developing your expertise across satellite communications, systems engineering, network infrastructure and RF communications. You'll have the opportunity to lead skilled technical teams, collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and directly contribute to work that supports the UK's defence capabilities. Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Co-ordinate for all problem reporting activities and the execution of 2nd line rectification tasks in support of Network Operations.
• Monitor and controlling communications systems, always ensuring operational integrity.
• Work closely with other stakeholders and operational support teams to ensure delivery of satellite services across both present and future solutions.
• Follow safe working in line with site Health and Safety and Radiation policies and ensure all maintenance activities are delivered in line with the statement of work performance criteria and accurately delivered.
• Verify that all planned maintenance activities have the appropriate approvals prior to commencing work.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Oakhanger, Hampshire.

Essential experience of the Engineering Team Lead

• Systems engineering experience within the Network and RF communications fields.
• Proven experience maintaining, and fault diagnosis of equipment used in satellite communications including control and monitoring systems.
• Experience of working to safety procedures and be Proficient in working with Microsoft Office software.
• Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise workloads, with a sense of autonomy.

Qualifications for the Engineering Team Lead

• HNC or above in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or relevant evidence of experience.
• Working at Height competencies (training provided)

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Team Lead at Oakhanger, near Bordon, Hampshire. Drawing on your engineering expertise and leadership skills, you'll help support vital military satellite communications capabilities that underpin national security and defence operations.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A dynamic working environment