Air Traffic Control Officer in Wittering

Shape the future of aviation safety with Babcock. At Babcock, we are working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Air Traffic Control Officer at Royal Air Force Wittering, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

The role

As an Air Traffic Control Officer, you will play a vital role in maintaining the safe operation of the airfield and supporting flying activities. You will deliver high‑quality Air Traffic Services, ensure that aircraft movements are managed safely and efficiently, and uphold the integrity of the airfield environment at all times. Your expertise will help ensure that all operational, contractual and regulatory requirements are met, contributing directly to safe and effective flying operations.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Providing Air Traffic Services in line with all required regulations, standards and operational procedures.
• Supporting the Air Traffic Services Manager with safety processes, risk assessments, hazard management and continuous improvement of safety systems.
• Maintaining your professional currency and competency in accordance with the Unit Competency Scheme.
• Delivering training and on‑the‑job instruction when qualified to do so, ensuring that training standards meet the requirements of the Unit Training Plan.
• Performing duties as the Duty Air Traffic Control Officer when required and supporting additional tasks essential to airfield operations.

This is a full‑time, onsite role, working forty hours per week. Working patterns may vary, including weekend work, and may adjust to align with customer requirements.

Essential experience of the Air Traffic Control Officer:

• Experience mentoring and training new personnel within an Air Traffic Services environment.
• Experience gathering, processing and communicating meteorological information accurately and within required time limits.
• Experience completing tasks within flight planning environments, including producing Notices to Airmen, recording flight activities and assisting personnel with chart preparation.

Qualifications for the Air Traffic Control Officer:

• Experience within an Air Traffic Control environment.
• Competence using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Full valid United Kingdom driving licence.
• Meteorological Observer experience is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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.

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 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.
• ‘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 We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 02/04/2026