Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist

Job Title:              Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist
Location:              Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Compensation:     £25,787 + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF62518

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 Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist at our Ashchurch site.

The role
As a Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Specialists working on Royal Engineer Bridging equipment to ensure the safety of our nation.

Day-to-day, you’ll help with the maintenance of the Stored Operational Fleet (SOF) Royal Engineer Bridging (REB) and associated REB assisting the Inspectorate of Engineer Resources (IER) in the preparation of REB inspections.

• Ensure that all RE bridging equipment variants are prepared/repaired to a very high standard to enable the inspection by the Inspectorate of Engineer Resources
• Keeping accountability of REB components and bridging assets
• Always provide a safe workplace.
• Ensure all health and safety policies and equipment operating procedures are always adhered to

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.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch.

Essential experience of the Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist:

• Experience in using hand towels, power tools, and mounted tools
• Experience in a workshop and/or warehouse environment
• Knowledge of military equipment would be advantageous

Qualifications for the Royal Engineer Equipment Specialist:

• Forklift licence

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: 05/03/2025