Marine Engineering Electrical Fitter

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Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Marine Electrical Fitter

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65860

Engineering Excellence for National Security

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 Marine Electrical Fitter at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

As a Marine Electrical Fitter, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be part of a team that plays a vital role in supporting the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. This is a hands on, high impact role where your skills will directly contribute to national defence and maritime safety. You'll be working on complex electrical systems, solving real world engineering challenges, and growing your expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Completing planned preventative maintenance and nuclear related tasks to meet operational goals.
• Performing electrical fitting, repairs and inspections on marine systems and equipment.
• Identifying and resolving system defects to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Following health and safety protocols and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating across departments to support wider engineering operations.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday, 07:15 to 16:45 and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.

• Background in marine or industrial engineering, with electrical maintenance experience.
• Comfortable working at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying weather conditions.
• Skilled in reading technical drawings and solving problems with precision.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high quality standards.
• Familiarity with maintenance procedures, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.

Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship qualified to SVQ Level 3 (or NVQ or City & Guilds equivalent), or HNC and above in an Electrical Engineering discipline with relevant industry experience.

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( ).

• 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 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.
• '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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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 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. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.