Electrical Fitter

Job Title:                      Electrical Fitter

Location:                      Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation:            £39,999 + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                         SF60267

Power Up Your Career in Defence Engineering

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Fitter at our HMNB Clyde Faslane or RNAD Coulport sites.

The role

As an Electrical Fitter within our Estates Maintenance team, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of maintaining and enhancing critical infrastructure that supports the Royal Navy’s operations. This is more than just a job - it’s a chance to contribute to national defence while growing your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.

You’ll be part of a highly skilled team responsible for ensuring the reliability and safety of electrical systems across our sites. From diagnosing faults to carrying out essential repairs, your work will directly impact operational readiness and public safety.

Day-to-day you’ll be:

• Investigating and diagnosing electrical faults across site infrastructure
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on a variety of electrical systems
• Identifying defects and performing timely repairs
• Working to required electrical regulations and safety standards
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and maintenance documentation

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday, 07:15 to 16:45 and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane or RNAD Coulport.  

Essential experience of the Electrical Fitter

• Proven experience in electrical fitting or maintenance within an industrial or commercial setting
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Strong awareness of health and safety practices
• Experience working from statements of work and risk assessments
• Comfortable working at height and in confined spaces

Qualifications for the Electrical Fitter

• Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship
• Qualified to SVQ Level 3 or equivalent (e.g., NVQ3, City & Guilds, HNC)

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 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

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