Job Title: Driver
Location: Greater London, England
Compensation: £31,758.48 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68603
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 Driver at our RAF Northolt, Greater London site.
The role
As a Driver, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will perform driving duties in compliance with Road Traffic Legislation, Transport Law, and Service Publications. Operate within a 24/7 Mechanical Transport department, supporting on-base duty tasks through a rotational shift system and delivering a comprehensive transport service to the customer.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
- Conduct daily and weekly vehicle checks in accordance with specified standards and operational requirements
- Ensure all driver and vehicle documentation is accurately completed in line with relevant transport service publications
- Maintain compliance with safety, legal, and operational guidelines for fleet readiness
- Report any vehicle defects or discrepancies promptly to support efficient maintenance and service continuity.
This role is full time working 38.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Northolt, Greater London.
Essential experience of the Driver:
HGV/Coach driving experience.
Qualifications for the Driver:
- Possess a full, clean UK driving licence with entitlement for categories B, C, and D
- Hold a DVSA Category D licence with no more than three active penalty points
- Certified with a valid Driver Qualification Card (CPC), including LGV and PSV credentials.
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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- 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.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.
Closing date: 03/11/2025
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