Fleet Operations Assistant

Location:

Lyneham, Swindon, GB, SN15 4PZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Fleet Operations Assistant

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Compensation: £25,979.39 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67596

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 Fleet Operations Assistant at our Lyneham, Wiltshire site.

The role

As a Fleet Operations Assistant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for supporting the daily operation of the MOD Lyneham White Fleet transport service, primarily through back-office administration.

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

Allocate vehicles to White Fleet task requests and manage scheduling
Process hire and fleet booking requests efficiently
Support short-notice planning and incident response coordination
Maintain accurate daily records of driver activities
Update fleet inventories, contact lists, and fuel card records regularly.

This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at Lyneham, Wiltshire.

Essential experience of the Fleet Operations Assistant:

Experience in transport, fleet, or travel operations (desirable)
Strong verbal communication and customer service skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
Familiarity with the MOD Clarity system (desirable.)

Qualifications for the Fleet Operations Assistant:

Category B UK Driving Licence – Required for standard vehicle operation (Essential)
Category D UK Driving Licence – Preferred for operating passenger-carrying vehicles (Desirable.)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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.

Application Guidance

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of strong candidates.

Closing date: 12/11/2025

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