Job Title: Nuclear Mechanical Trainer
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £42, - £48, depending on experience + Benefits + Overtime
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 Nuclear Mechanical Trainer at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As a Nuclear Mechanical Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a vital role in developing, supporting, and empowering the mechanical engineers who help maintain the UK’s submarine capability. It’s an opportunity to use your technical expertise to shape the workforce that delivers one of the nation’s most critical defence outputs.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
1. Deliver engaging mechanical training and assessments to engineering personnel.
2. Develop and maintain training materials, plans and competency frameworks.
3. Provide technical support, guidance and problem‑solving expertise to the Nuclear Repair Section.
4. Review and produce mechanical work instructions, job packs and technical procedures.
5. Promote and uphold a strong nuclear safety culture across all mechanical activities.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday, provides hybrid working arrangements, and offers regular overtime opportunities.
Essential experience of the Nuclear Mechanical Trainer
6. Strong background in mechanical maintenance within nuclear, marine, defence or high‑integrity engineering environments.
7. Experience delivering technical training, mentoring or coaching to engineering personnel.
8. Proven ability to diagnose and resolve mechanical issues and support engineering teams.
9. Solid understanding of mechanical safety requirements, including risk assessments and safe systems of work.
10. Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams in a regulated environment.
Qualifications for the Nuclear Mechanical Trainer
11. Recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent trade‑based training.
12. NVQ/SVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
13. HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline – desirable
14. Assessor qualification (e.g., A1, TAQA) or willingness to work towards it – desirable
15. Experience on nuclear‑licensed sites or familiarity with submarine mechanical systems – desirable
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
16. Generous holiday allowance
17. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
18. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
19. Employee shopping savings portal
20. Payment of Professional Fees
21. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
22. 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.
23. ‘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
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.
We are a disability confident committed employer.