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Multi Skilled Operative – Electrical Compliance
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, GB, G84 8HL
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Multi Skilled Operative – Electrical Compliance
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74450
Launch your career in electrical compliance and estate maintenance supporting the UK’s defence infrastructure
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Multi‑Skilled Operative Electrical Compliance at HM Naval Base Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Estates team and build a rewarding career in electrical compliance, facilities maintenance, and infrastructure support. You’ll play a vital role in helping to maintain a safe, compliant, and operational estate that supports critical defence activities. Full training and development will be provided, including funding towards the City & Guilds 2377 Portable Appliance Testing qualification, providing a clear pathway for career growth and salary progression. The starting salary for this role is £29,658, increasing to £34,419 upon successful completion of the qualification.
The role
As a Multi‑Skilled Operative Electrical Compliance, you’ll provide multi‑skilled support across estate maintenance and compliance activities, helping to ensure buildings, systems, and equipment remain safe, operational, and compliant. This is a hands‑on role offering exposure to a wide variety of maintenance disciplines while developing valuable technical skills within a supportive environment.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
- Carrying out portable appliance testing (PAT) and residual current device (RCD) testing across the estate.
- Conducting fire alarm and emergency lighting inspections and testing activities.
- Supporting tradespeople with planned maintenance, repairs, and defect rectification work.
- Assisting in identifying infrastructure, equipment, and system defects to maintain operational availability.
- Working safely in accordance with health and safety legislation, Safe Systems of Work, and company procedures.
This role is 36 hours per week, based at HM Naval Base Clyde.
Essential experience
- Experience supporting planned preventative maintenance activities.
- Experience identifying and helping resolve equipment, infrastructure, or system defects.
- Experience working within a facilities, estates, maintenance, engineering, or operational environment.
- Understanding of safe working practices and health and safety requirements.
- Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Demonstrable aptitude for maintenance, compliance, or estates‑related activities.
- Knowledge of fire alarm systems.
- Knowledge of emergency lighting systems.Understanding of statutory compliance requirements.
- Knowledge of COSHH, risk assessments, and Safe Systems of Work.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.
Many of the positions in our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This may affect eligibility based on place of birth, nationality, citizenship, and residency. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK www.gov.uk.
What we offer
- 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 in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
- Holiday trading benefit – purchase additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from entitlement; there is a window to request this benefit
- Be Kind Day – employees can take one paid day a year to volunteer with their choice of organisation or charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial well‑being
Babcock
We’re Babcock – a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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 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.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject line “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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