Multi Skilled Operative - Electrical Compliance
// Role Summary
Join Babcock as a Multi-Skilled Operative in Electrical Compliance, playing a vital role in maintaining the safety and operational readiness of UK defence infrastructure at HM Naval Base Clyde. This role offers full training and a clear career progression path.
// Key Responsibilities
- Perform essential electrical compliance testing including PAT, RCD, fire alarms, and emergency lighting.
- Support planned maintenance, repairs, and defect rectification across the estate.
- Contribute to identifying and resolving infrastructure and equipment defects.
- Work within a safety-conscious environment adhering to strict health and safety legislation.
- Requires Security Check (SC) clearance and sole UK National status.
// Role Specification
About the Role
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. As a Multi-Skilled Operative Electrical Compliance at HM Naval Base Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, you'll join our Estates team and build a rewarding career in electrical compliance, facilities maintenance, and infrastructure support.
You will 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, offering a clear pathway for career growth and salary progression.
What You'll Do
As a Multi-Skilled Operative Electrical Compliance, you'll provide multi-skilled support across estate maintenance and compliance activities, ensuring 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 include:
- 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 on site 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.
Desirable:
- 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 sole UK National who can achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. 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.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- 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 benefit
- ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme