Simulator Desk Driver

weServed; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP & health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, is seeking a Simulator Operator to support world-class submarine command and ship control training in specialist simulator environments.

You will operate simulator systems, assist instructors and trainees, monitor performance, and complete training administration while maintaining records and supporting data management; role is onsite and 37 hours per week, with SC clearance required.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a training environment.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent team-working and relationship-building skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence using Microsoft Office and other IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Operate specialist simulator systems to create training scenarios.
• Support instructors and trainees during exercises.
• Monitor simulator performance and ensure smooth delivery of training sessions.
• Complete training administration, reports, records and documentation.
• Support quality management and data management activities by maintaining accurate records and reporting information.

Skills

Training experience

Organisational skills

Teamwork skills

Communication skills

MS Office / IT

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Title: Simulator Operator

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £25,694 - £31,682 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent or Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF76289

Help Shape the Future of Submarine Training

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Simulator Operator at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Simulator Operator, you'll support the delivery of world‑class submarine command and ship control training within specialist simulator environments. This is a unique opportunity to contribute directly to the development of highly skilled personnel who play a critical role in UK defence operations.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Operate specialist simulator systems to create realistic submarine command and ship control training scenarios.
• Support instructors and trainees during exercises to ensure training activities are delivered effectively.
• Monitor simulator performance and assisting with the smooth delivery of training sessions.
• Complete training administration, reports, records and documentation to meet contractual requirements.
• Support quality management and data management activities by maintaining accurate records and reporting information.

The role is based onsite at HMNB Clyde, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Simulator Operator:

• Experience working within a training environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent team-working and relationship‑building skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence using Microsoft Office and other IT systems.

Qualifications for the Simulator Operator:

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.

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

Babcock

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.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 22/10/2026

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