Mast and Periscope Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Engineering Specialist
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Compensation: £36,000 - £44,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55530

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Specialist at our Clyde, Faslane site.

The Role

As an Engineering Specialist, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for carrying out fault diagnosis, repair, installation, removal and maintenance on all class of vessells.

Day to day, you'll conduct maintenance, alterations and additions on the mast, periscope, radar and radio systems on board RN and entitled vessels.

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance in accordance to customer requirements
• Fault Diagnosis and rectification over a broad range of mechanical, electrical and fibre optic systems
• Installation, removal, pressure testing and setting to work of engineering systems aboard RN vessels.
• Review of mast, periscope radio and radar documentation
• Ensuring all activities are carried out in line with risk assessments and health & safety protocols.

This role is full time,37-hours per week, and based at HMNB Clyde near Helensburgh. The is a requirement for travel to other sites, as and when required.

Essential experience of the Engineering Specialist

• Mechanical and/or electrical engineering background
• Prior knowledge of masts / periscopes advantageous
• Ability to read and understand engineering schematics
• Diagnosis experience

Qualifications for the Engineering Specialist

• HNC / HND or equivalent in relevant engineering subject
• Manual Handling and Working at Heigh advantageous

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 most 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 International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.