Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor seeks an Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager in Helensburgh, Scotland. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to ensure fire and security asset management across vital defense installations. Responsibilities include enhancing compliance, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning. Candidates must have relevant engineering qualifications and experience. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including generous leave and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities, fire, or security systems.
• Continuing professional development in risk, compliance, or safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team for fire and security management.
• Plan and prioritize work to prevent asset failure.
• Collaborate across departments for asset management strategy.
• Engage with stakeholders in the Royal Navy and Ministry of Defence.

Skills

Knowledge of engineering standards (SFG20)

Asset management practices (ISO 55001)

Stakeholder management

Compliance standards for fire safety

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC/HND or Degree)

Professional memberships in asset management

Job description

Job Title: Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £59,000 - £76,300

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70781

Protect what matters. Shape what’s next.

About Us

From sustaining critical infrastructure to supporting frontline operations, a career in defence, aerospace and engineering is purposeful, dynamic and future‑shaping. At Babcock, you’ll help keep people, platforms and places safe—today and for generations to come.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager at HM Naval Base Clyde (Faslane and Coulport), near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As an Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager, you’ll lead a multi‑disciplinary team to deliver compliant, reliable and cost‑effective fire and security asset management across the Clyde estate. Your work directly supports one of the United Kingdom’s most critical defence sites, enabling Royal Navy operations and safeguarding people, assets and mission‑readiness—while accelerating your leadership, stakeholder management and technical credentials in a complex, safety‑critical environment.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Lead and develop Team Coaches and Specialists/Engineers to deliver fire and security management, compliance and continual improvement across defined areas of the Clyde estate.
• Plan and prioritise programmed work to prevent asset failure and maximise availability, quality and value for money.
• Oversee all fire and security activities within your area (e.g., Faslane or Coulport), ensuring delivery to budget, schedule and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborate across departments to implement the Asset Management Strategy and inform future strategies and business plans.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders, building strong relationships across Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Ministry of Defence and Babcock communities.

You’ll be working full‑time, Monday to Thursday, 36 hours per week, based on site at our HMNB Clyde site.

Essential experience of the Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager:

• Knowledge of engineering standards, including SFG20 for planned preventive maintenance.
• Asset management practices and standards, including ISO 55001 for Asset Management Systems.
• NPSA (National Protective Security Authority) standards for security equipment and maintenance.
• Compliance standards for fire safety installations and equipment.
• Stakeholder and relationship management across multiple organisations (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Ministry of Defence, Babcock).

Qualifications for the Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager:

• Engineering qualification (e.g., HNC/HND or Degree) or equivalent experience in facilities, fire or security systems.
• Professional memberships or certifications aligned to asset management (ISO 55001), fire safety (e.g., NEBOSH Fire), or security systems (e.g., manufacturer or industry‑accredited training).
• Evidence of continuing professional development in risk, compliance, safety or regulated environments.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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

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: 21/01/2026

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