Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Location: Overseas Deployment, Kenya, Brunei or Belize
Compensation: £57, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Vehicle Mechanic.
The role
As a Vehicle Mechanic, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. In this role you will be deployed to Kenya, Brunei or Belize to work on advanced military vehicles.
Day-to-day, you’ll carry out routine and bespoke inspection, servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis mechanical or electrical repair to a wide range of advanced military wheeled vehicles to Level 1 and 2 Maintenance Standards. All repairs are to be compliant with VOSA/DofT inspection standards, all activities are to be carried out in accordance with current Health and Safety legislation, Babcock policy, Army Equipment Support Publications (AESP’s) and manufacturers’ handbooks.
1. Carry out vehicle examinations in accordance with current legislation
2. Capable of in-depth engineering work and diagnostics on large, and small vehicles
3. Able to adapt to a wide variety of unusual vehicle platforms using modern repair techniques and skills
4. Adept at reading and utilising repair manuals, spares lists and modern diagnostic schematics through modern media assets as required.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.
This role is full time, 60 hours per week and is based either in Kenya, Brunei or Belize. Typically you will work 3 months on 1 month off.
Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic:
5. Experienced IT skills competent at utilising laptops and diagnostic computers with a good understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel
6. Ability to make rational decisions based on information available
7. Ability to challenge and have awkward conversations
Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:
8. A recognised qualification in Automotive Engineering with a minimum C&G level 3 or BTEC/IMI/NVQ equivalent or has served in HM Armed Forces as a Vehicle Mechanic Class One.
9. B1 Driving Licence
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
What We Offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. 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
18. ‘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
19. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing