Boilermaker

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Build the infrastructure that protects the nation. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Boilermaker at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute. Babcock is a trusted global defence, aerospace and engineering organisation. Our work supports critical national infrastructure and enables the people who protect our country to do their jobs safely and effectively. When you join us, you’re not just taking a job — you’re building a career that truly makes a difference.

The role:

As a Boilermaker, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining, repairing and improving essential estate infrastructure at one of the UK’s most strategically important naval bases. From boilers and cranes to marine and mechanical structures, your expertise will help ensure safe, compliant and reliable operations every day. This is a hands‑on, skilled engineering role where no two days are the same. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals in a supportive team environment, contributing directly to national defence while continuing to develop your technical capability, confidence and career.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across boilers, cranes and marine structures.
• Identifying, diagnosing and rectifying system, manufacturing and installation defects.
• Interpreting engineering drawings, schematics and technical documentation.
• Working safely in line with health, safety and environmental legislation and safe systems of work.
• Contributing ideas to improve processes, productivity and operational effectiveness.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week, based on site at HMNB Clyde. Set working times are Monday to Thursday, 07:15 to 16:45.

Essential experience:

• Operating and maintaining brazing or similar mechanical equipment.
• Interpreting engineering drawings and technical schematics.
• Completing risk assessments and working to safe systems of work.
• Applying COSHH requirements in a practical environment.
• Working safely with mechanical tools, equipment and machinery.

Qualifications:

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• Coded welding experience — Desirable.
• Confined spaces or working at height certification — Desirable.
• Asbestos awareness or abrasive wheels training — Desirable.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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. 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:

• 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‑day 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.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock is 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.