Assistant Building Custodian

Job Title:                 Assistant Building Custodian
Location:                 Wareham, Dorset
Compensation:       £26,208
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                  SF64293

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 Assistant Building Custodian at our Bovington site.

The role
As an Assistant Building Custodian, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Providing and delivering support to the Gunnery School within the Precision Gunnery Training Equipment (PGTE) Building.

Day-to-day, you’ll co-ordinate the allocation of training resources, as well as:
•    Maintain records of building repairs and record and control Equipment Failure Report (EFR) action
•    Maintain equipment/stores including building and furnishings arranging for repairs/ replacement as and when required
•    Conduct spot, quarterly, half yearly and annual checks as required by the Authority
•    Conduct the task of accommodation Contract Cleaning Monitor for the PGTE building

This role is full time and based onsite at our Bovington site.

Essential experience of the Assistant Building Custodian:
•    Ability to be part of an instructional support team
•    Ability to work unsupervised
•    Building management or coordination experience would be an advantage

Qualifications for the Assistant Building Custodian:
•    IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

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: 05/06/2025