Job Title: Driver
Location: Minley, Hampshire
Compensation: £26,098.54 - £28,973.44 (dependent on licenses held) + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / 6 Months Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF61768

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 Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Minley site.

The role
As a Driver, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be supporting the Royal Engineer troops operating on site and in the field on training and on tactical operations.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for providing a transport service which includes driving a variety of military and civilian vehicles, on and off road.

Drive 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 including the PSV & LGV fleet
Complete Before, During and After Use Checks
Perform Level 1 maintenance tasks
Complete department administrative tasks, when required

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based Gibraltar Barracks, Royal School of Mechanical Engineering (RSME), Minley.

Essential experience of the Driver

Practical experience maintaining roadworthiness of vehicles
In depth understanding of driver's hours regulations, either; as per JSP800 Vol 5 or EU regulations
Experienced in load restraint and load safety
Experienced in off-road driving

Qualifications for the Driver

Hold Full Driving licence with minimum Category C or D is essential
Hold Full Driving licence categories C+E & D is desirable
Hold Dangerous Goods (ADR) / Driver Card is 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

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 the majority of 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
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Membership offers access to on-site gym and pool.
Provision of PPE.

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 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.

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