Role ID: SF73438
Job Title: Lead Cable Hand
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: £36,862 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. Join us as a Lead Cable Hand at Rosyth Dockyard near Dunfermline, Fife.
The role
As a Lead Cable Hand you’ll play a pivotal role in complex naval shipbuilding programmes, leading cable installation activities from planning through delivery. This hands‑on leadership position directly influences safety, quality and programme success.
You’ll guide and develop a skilled team on board vessels under construction, working collaboratively with engineering and production teams to meet critical milestones. Your work will help deliver world‑class maritime capability while enhancing your leadership skills, technical knowledge and career progression within a global engineering organisation.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
* Lead and supervise cable installation activities onboard ships across multiple compartments
* Plan and coordinate cable routes, installation sequences and work fronts
* Read and interpret cable schedules, drawings and engineering documentation
* Ensure compliance with health, safety and quality standards through toolbox talks and risk assessments
* Monitor progress while mentoring and developing less‑experienced team members
This is a 37‑hour‑per‑week role based at Rosyth Dockyard. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required depending on project needs.
Essential experience
* Proven experience in cable installation within shipbuilding or heavy industrial environments
* Strong knowledge of cable routing, segregation rules and installation standards
* Experience leading or supervising small teams in a production setting
* Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and cable schedules
* Sound understanding of health and safety requirements, including confined spaces and manual handling
Qualifications
* Recognised electrical or industrial cabling experience
* ECS card or equivalent (preferred)
* Shipyard experience (highly desirable)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Many of our positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions, which may affect eligibility based on nationality, citizenship, or residence.
What We Offer
* 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 receive 10‑day special paid leave
* Holiday trading – buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave
* Be Kind Day – one paid day per year for volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
* Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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 also happy to discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 26/05/2026
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