PAT Tester

Serco; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days’ holiday

Pension scheme

Training and apprenticeships

Job summary

Serco is seeking a PAT Tester for RNAS Yeovilton. You will perform PAT and visual inspections, maintain testing records and asset registers, and coordinate testing alongside site units.

The role requires a recognised PAT qualification and experience in defence or regulated settings, with strong documentation and communication skills to support health and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Recognised PAT testing qualification required (e.g., City and Guilds 2377 or equivalent).
• Experience performing PAT inspections in regulated environments (defence/aviation/industrial).
• Good understanding of electrical safety legislation and risk assessment processes.

Responsibilities

• Carry out PAT and visual inspections across various environments: operation, engineering, office, accommodation.
• Maintain asset registers, testing records, documentation, and audit evidence.
• Identify defective equipment and manage quarantine, disposal or repair actions.

Skills

PAT testing

Electrical safety

Record keeping

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

City and Guilds 2377

Tools

Asset management software

MS Office

Job description

Location: RNAS Yeovilton, BA22 8HT

Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits

Schedule: 40 hours per week

As a PAT Tester at RNAS Yeovilton, you’ll help ensure electrical equipment remains safe, compliant, and ready to support critical Royal Navy operations. Your work will directly contribute to operational readiness, safety, and the effective delivery of essential support services across RNAS Yeovilton and associated sites.

From engineering workshops and operational facilities to offices and accommodation blocks, your expertise will help create a safer environment for colleagues and customers alike. By maintaining high standards of compliance and supporting continuous improvement, you’ll play an important role in delivering services that have a positive impact and support a trusted future for Defence operations.

What You’ll Do As a PAT Tester

• Carry out formal visual inspections and Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) of electrical equipment across designated operational, engineering, office, and accommodation environments.
• Maintain accurate asset registers, testing records, certification documentation, and audit evidence.
• Identify defective or unsafe equipment and ensure appropriate quarantine, reporting, disposal, or repair actions are taken.
• Undertake authorised minor repairs to portable appliances, plugs, cables, and electrical connections where competent to do so.
• Coordinate testing schedules with customer units and support the management of PAT booking requests.
• Support audits, assurance activities, compliance inspections, and safety reporting processes while maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality, and environmental compliance.

Does this sound like you?

• Hold a recognised PAT Testing qualification, such as City and Guilds 2377 or equivalent.
• Have experience carrying out PAT inspections and testing within a regulated engineering, defence, aviation, or industrial environment.
• Understand electrical safety legislation, safe systems of work, and risk assessment processes.
• Can maintain accurate electronic records and confidently use computer-based asset management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Have strong communication skills and can build trusted relationships with customers, colleagues, and stakeholders while delivering work to agreed timescales.

What We Offer

• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

Vetting And Checks

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, you will need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

A Little Bit About Us

At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Commitment

We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).