Security Officer in Gloucester

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Security Officer at our Ashchurch site.

The role

• As a Security Officer, you’ll join a growing business unit within Mission Systems to help provide around the clock security cover at our Tewkesbury site.
• Preventing losses and damage by reporting irregularities, informing staff and visitors of policy and procedures; deterring trespassers.
• Compiling reports by recording observations, information, incidents and surveillance activities.
• Ensuring the security, safety and well-being of all personnel, visitors and the premises.
• Maintaining the environment by monitoring and setting building and equipment controls.
• Securing premises with regular patrolling of property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment and access points; permitting entry where required.
• Obtaining help by sounding alarms including marshalling.

This role is full time, 42 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch, working a shift pattern: 4 working days, 4 days off, 4 working nights, 4 days off.

Essential experience of the Security Officer

• Ideally you will have previous security experience, but this is not essential.

Qualifications for the Security Officer

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education; provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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 share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading – allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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 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: 10/04/2026