Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic – Development Program
Location: Wareham, Dorset
Compensation: Starting Salary £29, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Vehicle Mechanic (NVQ Level 2) – Progress Your Career in Defence
The Role
As an NVQ Level 2 Qualified Vehicle Mechanic, you will combine practical, hands‑on experience with a formal learning program to progress towards becoming a fully qualified Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician. You will work on a wide range of military vehicles, developing skills that are highly valued across the defence and engineering sectors.
Day‑to‑day, you will:
The role is based on site at Bovington, with set working hours of 37 hours per week. Occasional travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be required as part of your development.
Essential Experience and Qualifications
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
About Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, employees. From initial design to final decommissioning, our work supports national security and critical infrastructure while offering meaningful, long‑term careers with respect for work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and are committed to building an inclusive culture. Reasonable adjustments and flexible working options are available — please ask at interview.
Application Guidance
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants.
Closing date: 26/06/
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