Job Description
About the Company Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to create a safe and secure world. From initial design to final decommissioning, the work contributes to products and services essential to national security and public infrastructure — what Babcock calls lifetime engineering. Role Overview As an Aircraft Inspector at Babcock's RAF Aldergrove site in Northern Ireland, you will play a key part in delivering high-standard aircraft inspections and maintenance, from scheduled servicing to Check A tasks, ensuring operational excellence and exceeding both customer and contractual expectations. Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Compensation: £34,911.69 plus benefits. Role type: full time, permanent. Role ID: SF68639. The role is full time, 40 hours per week, based on site at RAF Aldergrove. Key Responsibilities Conduct scheduled and corrective maintenance on the LAFT aircraft fleet, including aircraft handling. Supervise and certify technician staff in line with regulatory standards. Perform pre-use checks and scheduled maintenance on ground support equipment, ensuring full documentation compliance. Carry out general duties as assigned, including driving, stores support and housekeeping. Accurately complete all maintenance documentation in accordance with legislation and company procedures. Licences & Qualifications Recognised aircraft apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent). Demonstrated practical and theoretical engineering competence. Valid UK driving licence. Experience Preparing aircraft for daily operations, including "see-in", "see-off" and fuel/oil replenishment. Experience in military or civilian Part-145 maintenance environments. Experience in military or civilian aircraft engineering environments. Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing skills. Leadership and mentoring experience. IT proficiency desirable. 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. Holiday Trading, allowing UK employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave; the window opens February to March annually. "Be Kind Day", one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) for volunteering with a chosen organisation or registered charity. Additional Information Security clearance: the successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance. Many positions within the company are subject to national security clearance and trade control restrictions, so eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency held. Babcock is a disability confident committed employer. Candidates who have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages can email the careers team with the subject header "Reasonable adjustments requirement". Flexible working and alternative patterns of work can be discussed at interview. Closing date: 15/10/2026.
Requirements
- Conduct scheduled and corrective maintenance on the LAFT aircraft fleet, including aircraft handling.
- Supervise and certify technician staff in line with regulatory standards.
- Perform pre-use checks and scheduled maintenance on ground support equipment, ensuring full documentation compliance.
- Carry out general duties as assigned, including driving, stores support and housekeeping.
- Accurately complete all maintenance documentation in accordance with legislation and company procedures.
- Recognised aircraft apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated practical and theoretical engineering competence.
- Valid UK driving licence.
- Preparing aircraft for daily operations, including "see-in", "see-off" and fuel/oil replenishment.
- Experience in military or civilian Part-145 maintenance environments.
- Experience in military or civilian aircraft engineering environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing skills.
- Leadership and mentoring experience.
- IT proficiency desirable.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of professional fees.
- Holiday Trading, allowing UK employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave; the window opens February to March annually.
- "Be Kind Day", one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) for volunteering with a chosen organisation or registered charity.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.