Electrical Fitter

Job Title:                     Electrical Fitter

Location:                     Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation:            £39,999 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF60779

Power Up Your Career in Defence Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Fitter at our RNAD Coulport site, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As an Electrical Fitter within our Explosive Handling Jetty (EHJ) Facility, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of operations that support the UK’s defence capability. This is a hands-on role where your expertise will directly contribute to the safety, reliability and performance of critical systems. You’ll be part of a close-knit team, working in a dynamic environment that offers real career progression and personal growth.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Performing electrical fitting, repairs and inspections on systems and equipment
• Completing planned preventative maintenance and nuclear-related tasks
• Identifying and resolving system defects to maintain operational readiness
• Suggesting improvements to systems and processes to boost productivity
• Working within Health & Safety legislation and Safe Systems of Work.

This is a full-time, permanent role, working 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday (07:15 – 16:45), based on site at RNAD Coulport.

Essential experience of the Electrical Fitter:

• Previous experience in a marine or industrial engineering environment
• Skilled in electrical maintenance and fault finding
• Comfortable working at heights, in confined spaces and adverse weather
• Able to read technical drawings and solve problems independently
• Knowledge of maintenance procedures, COSHH and risk assessments.

Qualifications for the Electrical Fitter:

• Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship qualified to SVQ Level 3 (or NVQ or City & Guilds equivalent)
• OR HNC and above in Electrical Engineering with relevant industry experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 International

For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 18/11/2025