Job Title: Vocational Driver
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £31,229.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69842
Drive Your Career Forward in Defence and Engineering Excellence
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 Vocational Driver at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Vocational Driver, you’ll be at the heart of our transport operations, supporting Ministry of Defence and Babcock projects. This is more than just driving - it’s about contributing to national security and working within a highly regulated environment where precision and safety matter. You’ll gain exposure to specialist transport duties and have opportunities to upskill and progress your career in a dynamic, secure setting.
Day-to-day, you’ll:
- Operate vehicles safely and efficiently to meet MOD and Babcock transport requirements.
- Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely deliveries.
- Maintain compliance with all safety and security standards.
- Carry out vehicle checks and ensure documentation is accurate.
- Support wider dockyard operations as part of the Transport Department.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Vocational Driver
- Proven experience in professional driving and transport operations, ideally in a regulated or secure environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Qualifications for the Vocational Driver
- Category C+E (Unit and Trailer) licence.
- In-date Driver CPC Qualification and Digital Tachograph card required.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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: 05/12/2025
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