Air Traffic Controller

Job Title:                 Air Traffic Controller
Location:                Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Compensation:      £54,795.96
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                  SF59173

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 Air Traffic Controller at our RAF Wittering site.

The role
As a Air Traffic Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The purpose of the Air Traffic Controller role is to ensure the smooth running of the Visual Control Tower, providing and safe and compliant operating environment for our aircraft.

Day-to-day, you’ll help to drive the delivery of the flying activities at RAF Wittering alongside your Babcock and Military colleagues by taking a ‘Whole Force’ approach to our activities and ensuring that Babcock’s excellent safety and delivery reputation is maintained at all times.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Wittering.

Essential experience of the Air Traffic Controller:

• Military environment (desirable)
• Experience controlling Tower and ground.

Qualifications for the Air Traffic Controller:

• Air Traffic civilian licenced Controller holder Civil (CAA) ADI / Tower licence
• Valid Class 3 Medical
• Ability to demonstrate practical and theoretical standards required.
• Driving Licence

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 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

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: 04/10/2024

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