Senior Communications Engineer

Job Title:              Senior Communications Engineer
Location:              Crimond, Aberdeenshire
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF62097

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 Senior Communications Engineer at our Crimond, Aberdeenshire site.

The Role
As a Senior Communications Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a significant part in a supportive and cohesive team, acting as a trusted provider for global defence and security, we have a wide portfolio of best-in-class technical solutions and services that enable our customers to carry out their missions.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out preventative and corrective maintenance ensuring that the transmitters, receivers, and associated control equipment perform to operational requirements and to deputise for the Deputy Station Manager in their absence.

• Carrying out operational and maintenance work on transmitters, receivers, and associated control equipment as part of the engineering team.
• Supporting the engineering team in all operational and technical matters and maintain technical and administrative records and provide information as required.
• Promoting safe conduct at work ensuring safe working practices are applied in accordance with Babcock Safety instructions, possessing adequate knowledge of, and compliance with, the Health and Safety policy and regulations consistent with their responsibilities.
• Carrying out lone working duties at appropriate sites.
• Demonstrating flexibility by multi skilling in other departments when necessary.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week is based on site at Crimond, Aberdeenshire.

Essential Experience of the Senior Communications Engineer

• Basic record of proven ability in related work. Have a Strong and positive attitude and ability to demonstrate competence in operational and maintenance duties.
• Ability to work to demanding timescales demonstrate competence in solving technical issues.
• Experience of safe working practices and safe systems of work
• Experience of data communications and networking technologies, high power transmitters 
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Application software.

Qualifications for the Senior Communications Engineer

• Qualified to BTEC National Diploma in Engineering (Electronic or Electrical) or equivalent.
• Possession of full UK driving licence.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate can start on Security Check (SC) security clearance but will need to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance once in post.
 

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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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
• Potential to develop skills
• Potential opportunities to travel within the UK
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

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: 05/03/2025

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