Job Title: Incident Responder
Location: Capenhurst, Cheshire
Compensation: £38,641.05 rising to £41,193 after 6-month probation + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57119
Be the First Line of Defence in a Role That Truly Matters
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Incident Responder at Capenhurst, near Chester, Cheshire.
The role
As an Incident Responder, you’ll be at the forefront of protecting people, assets and operations. This is a dynamic and high-impact role where your actions directly contribute to national security and public safety. You’ll respond to medical, fire and safety incidents, manage site security, and ensure operational integrity through proactive patrols and emergency response.
It’s a career that builds resilience, sharpens leadership, and offers real purpose.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
• Conducting foot and vehicle patrols, perimeter checks, and building inspections
• Operating control room systems, monitoring CCTV, and responding to emergency calls
• Managing access control, vehicle searches, and key registers at the main gate
• Supporting emergency response, including initial command duties and coordination with emergency services
• Maintaining fitness, completing training exercises, and upholding safety and compliance standards
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.
The role is based onsite at Capenhurst, and the set working times are 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights – 12-hour shifts), totalling 42 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Incident Responder:
• Previous experience in Military, Police, Fire Service or Security
• Good standard of health and fitness
• Flexibility to adapt to normal and emergency shift patterns
• Conflict management and incident response experience
• Strong report writing and intelligence handling skills
Qualifications for the Incident Responder:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Security Industry Authority Accredited (SIA) is desirable
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
- ‘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.
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: 03/12/2025