Senior Facilities Operative

Job Title:                Senior Facilities Operative
Location:                Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Compensation:      £38,000 - £41,800
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                  SF62469

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 Facilities Operative at our Faslane site.

The role
As a Senior Facilities Operative, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be carrying out routine maintenance and defect repair to a range of systems onsite.

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

• Complete all reactive and planned maintenance works within contractual timescales and best practice guidelines and in accordance with approved Codes of Practice in both the Astute Training Facility and Helensburgh Office.
• Ensure all maintenance activities and work are carried out in accordance with the Safety, Health and Environment policy, quality requirements and safe systems of work. Ensure that all procurement and/or contractual maintenance agreements represent Value for Money and best practice.
• Implement Legionella management within the ATF and HBO, taking, recording and analysing system readings.
• Assist in establishing, monitoring and reviewing of Safety Health and Environmental standards within the ATF and HBO. Including reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements and the issue Of Permits to Work as and when required.
• Provide a 24/7/365 Call out FM capability to address any alarms, incidents or events that occur within the ATF.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time and based onsite at our Helensburgh site. The shift pattern for this role is 7am – 3:30pm Monday to Thursday and 7am – 12pm on Friday.

Essential experience of the Senior Facilities Operative:

• Extensive knowledge and experience of mechanical and pressure systems.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of Facilities Maintenance (FM) operations, including legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to an FM operation.
• Experience of use of FM Management Information tools, including maintaining currency of data and reporting.

Qualifications for the Senior Facilities Operative:

• Mechanical Trade to NVQ/SVQ Level 3 or equivalent

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 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.

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: 07/03/2025