Vehicle Electrician
Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Compensation: Up to £31,200 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Overview
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Electrician at Ashchurch near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
The role
As a Vehicle Electrician, you’ll have an out of the ordinary role. You’ll carry out inspection, servicing, repair and overhaul of military vehicles and associated electrical systems. You’ll also perform diagnostic and inspection duties, manufacture miscellaneous items, and complete examination tasks to meet production needs. This is a hands‑on role where your expertise will directly support the UK’s defence capability.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
* Carry out work to the required standard and specification as detailed on job cards
* Complete vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates to current standards
* Create job cards and demand material where ERP training has been completed
* Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical/electrical equipment
* Accurately record job transactions in ERP systems and submit daily updates
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 position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.
The role is based onsite at Ashchurch, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.
Essential experience
* Ability to take responsibility for unresolved issues or escalations
* Experience building effective relationships internally at various levels
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications
* Completed recognised Military or Civilian training in the relevant trade discipline OR an accredited Apprenticeship
* Attained at least one of the following: City & Guilds Level 1, 2 & 3 (in relevant trade discipline); ONC (in relevant trade discipline); NVQ Level 3 (in relevant trade discipline)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of our positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. For more information, see United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK.
Benefits
* 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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave
* ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
* Growth opportunities
* Potential to develop skills
About Babcock
We’re Babcock – a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services essential to national security and public infrastructure.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us
We are a disability‑confident, inclusive employer. If you have a disability or need 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: 27/03/2026
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