Security Officer

Babcock International; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a Security Officer for the Ashchurch site in Tewkesbury. The role is full time, 42 hours per week, on-site with a rotating pattern including nights. You will join a growing Mission Systems unit to provide around-the-clock security cover and ensure the safety of people and premises.

DV clearance is required, and the role offers a competitive package with benefits. Training and development opportunities are part of the package, with generous holiday allowances and a comprehensive

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have previous security experience.

Responsibilities

• Prevent losses and report irregularities; deter trespassers.
• Compile reports by recording observations and incidents.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of personnel, visitors and premises.
• Monitor and control building systems and environment.

Skills

Security experience

Job description

Job Title: Security Officer

Location: Ashchurch, Tewkesbury

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70164

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Security Officer at our Ashchurch site.

The role

As a Security Officer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will join a growing business unit within Mission Systems to help provide around the clock security cover at our Tewkesbury site.

• Preventing losses and damage by reporting irregularities, informing staff and visitors of policy and procedures; deterring trespassers
• Compiling reports by recording observations, information, incidents, and surveillance activities
• Ensuring the security, safety and well-being of all personnel, visitors, and the premises
• Maintaining environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls
• Securing premises with regular patrolling of property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry if required
• Obtaining help by sounding alarms including marshalling

This role is full time, 42 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch working a shift pattern; 4 working days, 4 days off, 4 working nights, 4 days off.

Essential experience of the Security Officer

• Ideally you will have previous security experience, but this is not essential.

Qualifications for the Security Officer

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 Developed Vetting (DV) 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 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

We’re Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

EEO Statement

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: 27/07/2026