Babcock International Group
Engineering Support Officer
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Engineering Support Officer
Engineering Support Officer
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Compensation: £28,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74646
About the Role
Help keep mission-critical aviation services running smoothly.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Support Officer at Staverton, near Cheltenham.
The Role
This is an opportunity to join our Aviation business and support operations that make a genuine difference to communities across the UK. Working closely with Engineering and Flight Operations teams, you’ll provide essential administrative and operational support that helps keep critical police and air ambulance services running effectively.
You’ll be responsible for coordinating a variety of business support activities, maintaining accurate records, supporting reporting requirements, and assisting with the smooth day-to-day running of the department. This role is ideal for someone who:
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment,
- Has excellent organisational skills, and
- Takes pride in delivering high-quality support to multiple stakeholders.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Processing purchase orders, invoices, expenses, and associated business documentation.
- Producing reports, KPI data, presentations, and spreadsheets to support departmental activities.
- Coordinating supplier liaison, hazardous waste collections, uniform and PPE orders, and stationery requests.
- Supporting Engineering and Flight Operations teams with roster administration, holiday requests, and sickness cover arrangements.
- Maintaining accurate records, files, and business documentation while supporting internal meetings and reporting processes.
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This is a full-time, permanent role based onsite at Staverton, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Essentials for the Role
Experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across different levels of an organisation.
- Experience maintaining accurate records, reports, and business documentation.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulae, statistical functions, charts, and conditional formatting.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Experience using AI tools in a business or study environment would be advantageous.
Qualifications
- A minimum of four GCSEs at Grade 4-9 (or equivalent), including English and Maths.
Security Clearance
- The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) clearance for this role.
Additional Notes on Security
Ensuring eligibility for this role may depend on your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. For further details, visit: United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK
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: Allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave annually (Window opens February through March)
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
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About 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—through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
Inclusivity Commitment
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 Subject header: ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’
We’re also committed to building an inclusive culture and are happy to discuss flexible working.
Closing Date
16/07/2026
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