Job Title: General Engineering Lead Trainer
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Compensation: £41,618.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF67098
Shape the Future of Engineering Training
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 General Engineering Lead Trainer at our Lyneham site, near Swindon, Wiltshire.
The role
As a General Engineering Lead Trainer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering and developing high-quality engineering training for military trainees. This is more than just a teaching role – it’s a leadership opportunity where your expertise will directly impact national defence capability, support the professional growth of future engineers and enhance Babcock’s reputation with the Ministry of Defence.
Day-to-day, you’ll be:
- Leading and supporting a team of instructors, managing performance, development and HR responsibilities
- Delivering and evolving training in line with approved Course Training Packages (CTPs)
- Managing training resources, tools and facilities to ensure operational readiness and compliance
- Monitoring trainee progress, providing feedback and supporting individual development
- Driving continuous improvement through observations, assessments and collaboration with planning and validation teams
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Lyneham.
Essential experience of the General Engineering Lead Trainer:
- Proven leadership experience in a training or engineering environment
- Strong understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) and Quality procedures
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead, coach and inspire
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital tools
- Demonstrated ability to manage people and performance effectively
Qualifications for the General Engineering Lead Trainer:
- Engineering qualification at City & Guilds Level 3 or above (or equivalent)
- A teaching or training qualification would be advantageous but not essential
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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
- ‘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: 22/09/2025