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Serco Limited; New Jersey; On-site; USD 41,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Pension scheme

Internal training courses

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff discounts

Volunteer day

Employee networks

Job summary

Serco Limited is seeking a PAT Tester to help ensure electrical equipment is safe, compliant, and ready to support Royal Navy operations at RNAS Yeovilton and surrounding sites. You will perform PAT inspections, maintain asset records, and support audits while upholding health, safety, quality and environmental standards.

The role requires a recognised PAT testing qualification (e.g., City & Guilds 2377), experience in regulated environments, and the ability to work to agreed timescales.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised PAT Testing qualification such as City and Guilds 2377.
• Experience carrying out PAT inspections in regulated environments.
• Understanding of electrical safety legislation and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out formal visual inspections and PAT testing across designated environments.
• Maintain accurate asset registers and testing records.
• Identify defective equipment and coordinate quarantine, reporting or repair actions.
• Undertake authorised minor repairs to portable appliances and connections where competent.
• Coordinate testing schedules with customer units and support PAT bookings.

Skills

PAT testing

Electrical safety

Record keeping

Communication

Education

City and Guilds 2377

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asset management system

Job description

Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits Schedule: 40 hours per week

Ready to impact a better future?

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.

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.

Let’s impact a better future, together.

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PAT Tester

Company: Serco Limited

Salary: £0.1-0.1 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Somerset, BA22 8HT

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 1 Sept 2026

Closing date: 1 Oct 2026