Satellite Operations Supervisor
Location: Oakhanger, Hampshire, Bordon, GB, GU35 9JA
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Satellite Operations Supervisor
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73535
A career in defence, aerospace and engineering with Babcock is challenging, meaningful and deeply rewarding, offering the chance to make a real difference every day.
The role
As a Satellite Operations Supervisor you’ll play a key role in supporting 24/7 military satellite operations, ensuring the reliability, safety and performance of essential communications systems. This is a leadership position with real responsibility supervising an operational team, coordinating technical responses, and maintaining operational integrity in a high‑availability environment.
Day-to-day responsibilities
* Co-ordinate all problem reporting activities and the execution of 1st and 2nd line rectification tasks in support of Network Operations.
* Monitor and control communications systems, ensuring operational integrity.
* Report, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve system alarms and anomalies.
* Work closely with other stakeholders and operational support teams to ensure delivery of satellite services and follow safe working in line with site Health and Safety and Radiation policies.
* Support the Satellite Ground Station 24/7 Operational team, ensuring effective resourcing, performance management and adherence to Operational standards.
Essential Experience
* Proven experience maintaining and fault diagnosis of equipment used in satellite communications, including control and monitoring systems.
* Experience of working to safety procedures.
* Good organisational skills, ability to prioritise workloads, with a sense of autonomy.
Qualifications
* HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or relevant experience.
* ComPTIA Network + or relevant experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Sole UK only. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.
What we offer
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations.
* Employee share scheme.
* Employee shopping savings portal.
* Payment of Professional Fees.
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
* Holiday Trading, allowing you to buy or sell annual leave.
* 'Be Kind Day' – one paid volunteering day each year.
* Flexible working options, supporting work-life balance while meeting business needs.
* A dynamic working environment within a values-led organisation.
Equity, Empowerment, & Inclusion
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.
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