Job Title: Transport Controller Supervisor
Location: Greater London, England
Compensation: £35,153.35 + Allowances
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69623
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 Transport Controller Supervisor at our RAF Northolt, London site.
The role
As a Transport Controller Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be carrying out essential driving duties with precision and professionalism whilst fully compliant with Road Traffic Legislation, Road Transport Law, and Service Publications.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
- Plan and forecast transport requirements up to 14 days ahead, aligning complex customer needs with available drivers and resources.
- Supervise and manage driver hours daily, ensuring compliance with Road Transport Law and Service Publications.
- Issue vehicles and documentation to customers and internal drivers, following all policies and service directions.
- Process vehicle faults and breakdowns promptly, adhering to policy and notifying relevant authorities.
- Prioritise operational tasks at short notice, maintaining flexibility and responsiveness.
This role is full time working 38.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Northolt.
Essential experience of the Transport Controller Supervisor:
- Proven experience in planning transport routes and allocating drivers to tasks.
- Strong knowledge of EU driving hours legislation, ensuring full compliance.
- Supervisory experience within a Mechanical Transport department.
- Previous MOD Mechanical Transport experience (desirable).
Qualifications for the Transport Controller Supervisor:
- Time-served background in the transport industry or MOD.
- Full, clean UK driving licence with categories B, C, and D, plus Digital Card and DCPC Qualification Card.
- ADR Class 1 & 3 certification (desirable).
- Experience in planning daily operational rotas (desirable).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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: 08/12/2025
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