Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Babcock International; Bamfurlong; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP, annual health

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists paid leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock International seeks a Licensed Aircraft Engineer to support Base Maintenance across a varied UK fleet. You will inspects, rectify, and provide technical support to ensure aircraft are mission-ready for customers at Staverton and other sites.

The role is on-site at Gloucestershire Airport and requires coordination with Supervisors and Certifying Staff. You will pass a targeted medical questionnaire and work 40 hours a week.

Qualifications

• CAA Part 66 Licence B1.3 AML (EC135, BK117/H145) with type ratings is desirable.
• Category C Aircraft Maintenance Licence desirable.
• Category B2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out aircraft inspections, system checks and rectification work for Base Maintenance.
• Request and coordinate spare parts, tooling and materials for maintenance and workshop activity.
• Work with Supervisors, Certifying Staff and Maintenance Coordinator to meet regulatory and internal standards.
• Provide clear technical updates to stakeholders across the operation.
• Support aircraft availability at Staverton and at other sites as required.

Education

CAA Part 66 Licence B1.3 AML (EC135, BK117/H145)

Category C Aircraft Maintenance Licence

Category B2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (desirable)

Job description

As a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, you'll be part of our Aviation business, supporting the safe and efficient delivery of Base Maintenance across a varied fleet. You'll carry out inspections, rectification work and technical support to ensure our aircraft remain fully mission-ready for customers across the UK. This role gives you the opportunity to apply and grow your technical expertise while contributing to the delivery of critical aviation services. Day-to-day, you will be:

• Carrying out aircraft inspections, system checks and rectification work to support scheduled and emergent Base Maintenance.
• Requesting and coordinating spare parts, tooling and materials for maintenance and workshop activity.
• Working closely with Supervisors, Certifying Staff and the Maintenance Coordinator to ensure all tasks meet regulatory and internal standards.
• Providing clear technical updates to stakeholders across the operation.
• Supporting aircraft availability at Staverton and occasionally at other sites.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton.

Qualifications for the Licenced Aircraft Engineer:

• Category C Aircraft Maintenance Licence is desirable.
• Category B2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence is desirable but not essential.
• CAA Part 66 Licenced B1.3 AML Aircraft Maintenance Licence, ideally including type ratings for EC135 and BK117/H145 aircraft.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer at Gloucestershire Airport (Staverton), near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire., 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 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.