Electrical Fitter

Electrical Fitter – Devonport Royal Dockyard

Salary & Benefits: £35,530 + Benefits – Gross OTE £50,882.

Role Type: Full time / Permanent.

Location: Plymouth, Devon.

Role : SF60706.

About the role: 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 Electrical Fitter at historic Devonport Royal Dockyard – home of the biggest naval base in Western Europe and a vital support for the Royal Navy for over 700 years.

Responsibilities:

• Installing and maintaining temporary electrical supply equipment across submarine projects.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Conducting system and equipment functional tests and surveys.
• Installing and monitoring pre‑heat pads for welding operations.
• Supporting safe and efficient delivery of engineering tasks within the Temporary Electrical Supplies section.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in high‑performing engineering teams delivering technical projects.
• Hands‑on experience with marine electrical systems, including temporary lighting and power supplies.
• Ability to work from engineering drawings and follow detailed instructions.
• Experience in marine electrical engineering.
• Time‑served apprenticeship in marine or naval electrical engineering.

Security Clearance: 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ().

Benefits:

• 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 share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday trading – the ability to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one working day of paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity

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 car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive and are happy to discuss flexible working at interview.

Closing Date: 01/10/2025.