Electrical Technician

Compensation: £32,329 + Benefits

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: 25/11/2026

Keep Army Vehicles Mission-Ready Through Your Electrical Expertise

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Technician at Bovington, near Wareham, Dorset.

The role

As an Electrical Technician, you'll join a skilled team responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving military vehicles and specialist equipment. This is an opportunity to work on unique defence platforms that play a critical role in supporting the UK's armed forces. Your expertise in vehicle electrical systems, diagnostics and fault-finding will directly contribute to operational readiness while giving you the chance to develop your technical skills within one of the UK's leading engineering and defence organisations.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Diagnose and rectifying electrical faults across military vehicles and specialist equipment.
• Carry out servicing, maintenance, repairs and vehicle overhauls to required technical standards.
• Use diagnostic equipment to identify issues and test electrical systems and components.
• Complete maintenance records, inspection reports and test documentation accurately.
• Collaborate with technicians and stakeholders to ensure vehicles remain safe, reliable and operational.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Bovington.

Job Title: Electrical Technician

Location: Bovington, Dorset

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF77220

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).

• 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, allowing you to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave
• 'Be Kind Day', enabling one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options where business needs allow
• Dynamic working environment
• Access to on-site gym facilities

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.