Job Title: Electrical Fitter
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £40, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Power the systems that keep our nation safe
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Fitter at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As an Electrical Fitter, you’ll play a vital role in supporting critical defence infrastructure by maintaining and operating electrical systems and specialist equipment. This is a hands-on opportunity where your skills directly contribute to operational readiness and national security, while offering excellent opportunities to develop your technical expertise in a highly regulated and safety-focused environment.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on electrical systems and equipment
2. Completing defect diagnosis, repairs, and fault finding to maintain operational performance
3. Operating EHJ systems and equipment in line with approved procedures
4. Supporting facility control room watchkeeping and associated operational duties
5. Following safe systems of work and contributing to continuous improvement of processes and safety.
This is a full-time role based on site at HMNB Clyde, typically working 37 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Electrical Fitter:
6. Working with electrical systems and industrial equipment maintenance
7. Interpreting engineering drawings and technical documentation
8. Applying safe systems of work, including risk assessments and COSHH processes
9. Understanding maintenance procedures and documentation
10. Operating within highly regulated or safety-critical environments
Qualifications for the Electrical Fitter:
11. Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent (essential)
12. Awareness of health and safety practices such as Asbestos Awareness, Confined Spaces, and Working at Height (preferred)
13. Emergency First Aid certification (preferred)
14. Relevant skilled person status or technical training (advantageous)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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