Driver reference: 1186508501

Job Title: Driver Location: Chatham, Kent Compensation: £26,098.54 - £28,973.44 depending on licences held Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF63154

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 Driver at our Chatham site.

The role As a Driver, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for providing a transport service, which includes driving a variety of military and civilian vehicles, on and off road.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

Transport eligible personnel and/or equipment to and from the appropriate training exercise or other entitled military duty and ensure their safe carriage. Drive any one of the multi-disciplined vehicles. Complete department administrative tasks when required. Deal with the day-to-day customer queries in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner. Be responsible for carrying out a high standard of Level 1 (User) maintenance (Before, During & After Use Checks) on a wide range of Military, cars, HGV’s, coaches including electric vehicles, haulage vehicles and trailers – depending on licences held.

This role is full time and based onsite at our Chatham site.

Essential experience of the Driver:

Ability to work with minimum supervision. Customer focused with the ability to build positive working relationships. Flexible approach to working hours; overtime may be a necessity, but not guaranteed. Ability to work both as an individual and as part of a team. Basic computer literacy.

Qualifications for the Driver:

Full B licence PSV – (Public Service Vehicle) licence HGV licence desirable

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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: 06/04/2025