Electrician

Job Title:

Electrician

Location:

Camberley, Hampshire Compensation:
From £40,383 Dependent on Experience + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role  Power the future of defence engineering The role

As an Electrician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability, safety and performance of electrical systems that support essential military training and estate operations. This is meaningful work with real-world impact — your expertise will help keep critical infrastructure running safely, while your career grows in a dynamic engineering environment.

• Providing a full programme of electrical testing, inspection and maintenance across estate-wide systems.
• Diagnosing electrical faults and coordinating effective repairs alongside maintenance colleagues.
• Supporting predictive maintenance activities in line with asset management and lifecycle plans.
• Identifying opportunities to improve electrical services and implementing cost‑effective solutions.
• Maintaining accurate inventory levels for electrical components and supplies.

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

This is a full-time role, totalling 40 hours per week, based king Monday to Thursday, 8am–4:30pm, and Friday, 8am–4pm. Participation in an on-call rota will be required after six months, with additional pay and overtime rates.

• On‑call allowance: £2,520 per year after completing probation, based on 12 weeks of on‑call cover.
  Callout payments are paid separately, with each callout paid at a minimum of 4 hours.
• Company van provided
  , including use for commuting to and from work with fuel costs covered

• Time and a half on weekdays and Saturdays
• Double time on Sundays

• Experience working as an electrician within a maintenance or technical environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• Strong diagnostic and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with colleagues across engineering and maintenance teams.
• A proactive approach to safety, compliance and continuous improvement.

• Electrical inspection and testing certification (2391).
• Latest wiring regulations qualification (BS7671) — 18th Edition (17th Edition accepted, with funded pathway to 18th Edition).
• Level 3 electrical qualification.
• Manual driving licence.

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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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 your 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

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