Electrical Vehicle Technician
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
As an Electrical Vehicle Technician at our Walsall site, you’ll be part of a skilled and dedicated team that designs, builds, and supports customised vehicles for the UK’s emergency services and security organisations. Your work will directly contribute to keeping communities safe and secure.
This is a hands‑on role where you’ll apply your technical expertise to fit, repair, and integrate advanced electrical systems into a wide range of vehicles. You’ll be working in a dynamic environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to grow your skills.
You will be working safely in an industrial environment, including manual tasks such as lifting, bending, and using tools.
Responsibilities
* Fitting, repairing, installing and integrating enhanced electrical and electronic systems in motor vehicles
* Diagnosing faults and carrying out rectification work
* Supporting a range of conversion tasks including mechanical, bodywork, fabrication, welding and painting
* Working safely in an industrial environment, including manual tasks such as lifting, bending, and using tools
* Designing and developing electrical solutions for vehicle conversions
Essential Experience
* Demonstrated experience working with vehicles in a similar role
* Skilled in reading and interpreting electrical wiring plans and diagrams
* Comfortable working safely in an industrial setting
* Proven ability to fault‑find and rectify vehicle electrical systems
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 in a relevant qualification
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain UK‑BPSS + Non Police Personnel Vetting 2 security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Your eligibility may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.
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 shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave (Window opens February through 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
Equal Opportunity
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. 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.
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