Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor

Help Shape the Next Generation of Defence Engineering Talent. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor covering sites across the South. This is a rewarding opportunity to combine your technical motor vehicle expertise with coaching, mentoring and assessment. You'll play a vital role in developing skilled apprentices, helping them build the knowledge, competence and confidence needed to succeed in their careers. Your work will directly support operational capability, customer satisfaction and the development of future engineering talent across the defence sector.

The role involves working closely with apprentices and employers, providing high-quality coaching and assessment that supports learners through every stage of their programme. This is a field-based role where you'll make a genuine difference by helping individuals achieve recognised qualifications while ensuring programmes meet industry and regulatory standards. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of defence engineering environments while contributing to a business that invests heavily in skills development and lifelong learning.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Deliver workplace coaching, assessment and tailored learner support.
• Plan, record and monitor learner progress to ensure programme compliance.
• Provide feedback, guidance and training to help learners build portfolios and prepare for End Point Assessment.
• Build strong relationships with learners, employers and internal stakeholders to support successful outcomes.
• Maintain quality, safeguarding, health and safety and compliance standards while meeting performance objectives.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week. There is a requirement to travel to locations including but not limited to Tidworth, Lyneham, Warminster, Colerne, Larkhill, Bulford and Wiltshire.

Essential experience:

• Considerable experience working as a qualified assessor.
• Strong experience within a motor vehicle, automotive or related engineering environment.
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes and apprenticeship delivery.
• Experience supporting learners to achieve qualifications and workplace competence.
• Ability to build effective relationships with learners, employers and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent).
• GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification (minimum Level 3).

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Electronic Disclosure and Barring Service (EBS) security clearance for this role.

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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work.
• Flexible working options.
• A dynamic working environment with excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. 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 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.

Closing date: 26/11/2026