Job Title: Non-Destructive Examination Multi Skilled Operative
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £29,658 (Rising to £33,686 after training milestones and/or time in post) plus 35% Shift Disturbance Allowance
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74727
Help keep critical defence infrastructure safe through specialist inspection support.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Non-Destructive Examination Multi Skilled Operative at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As a Non-Destructive Examination Multi Skilled Operative, you'll join a specialist team supporting inspection activities that help maintain the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of some of the UK's most important defence assets. This is a hands-on role where you'll play a vital part in supporting industrial radiography and inspection operations, contributing directly to national security and engineering excellence.
Working alongside experienced inspection professionals, you'll gain valuable exposure to advanced engineering environments while developing specialist skills within the defence and nuclear sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a rewarding career in engineering support, inspection, and non-destructive examination.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
- Providing barrier sentry support for site radiography activities
- Assisting inspection teams with the setup, operation, and dismantling of specialist equipment
- Supporting inspection activities to help deliver business objectives safely, efficiently, and on schedule
- Following safe systems of work, health and safety legislation, and control of work processes
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes and contribute to increased productivity and performance.
This role is 37 hours per week, based on site at HMNB Clyde. Shift patterns for this role are varied in accordance with agreed working arrangements and operational requirements.
Essential experience of the Non-Destructive Examination Multi Skilled Operative:
- Experience working within safe systems of work and regulated environments
- Understanding of risk assessments and safe working practices
- Experience of manual handling activities within industrial settings
- Knowledge of submarine layouts or experience working in comparable complex engineering environments
- Experience in industrial radiography or non-destructive examination would be advantageous.
Qualifications for the Non-Destructive Examination Multi Skilled Operative:
- Confined Spaces for Competent Persons
- Radiation Worker Training
- Manual Handling certification
- Occasional Climber / Working at Heights certification
- Submarine Familiarisation training
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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.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 share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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
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 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.
Closing date: 19/08/2026
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