Location:
Wareham, Bournemouth, GB, BH20 6JA
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Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Job Title: Communications Technician
Location: Wareham, Dorset
Compensation: £28,296.48 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73880
Help keep vital defence systems connected and mission-ready
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Communications Technician at Bovington, near Wareham, Dorset.
The role
As a Communications Technician, you’ll play a vital role in supporting defence operations by ensuring critical communication systems are reliable, maintained, and ready for use. Working as part of a skilled team, you’ll inspect, diagnose, and repair communications equipment used within armoured fighting vehicles, helping to keep essential assets operational.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
Inspect and test communications equipment, accurately recording findings and work requirements
Carry out Level 1 repairs in line with approved procedures and high-quality standards
Identifying faults, ordering spare parts, and preparing equipment for further repair when required
Responding to communication equipment breakdowns, both during working hours and on a rostered basis
The role is based onsite at Bovington, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30 and Friday 08:00 to 15:00, totalling 39 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Communications Technician:
Be aged 21 or over (vehicle insurance requirement)
Be physically fit and able to undertake manual handling tasks
Have a practical, hands-on approach to technical work
Demonstrate reliability and attention to detail
Work effectively as part of a team in a safety-focused environment
Qualifications for the Communications Technician:
Full UK Category B driving licence
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
‘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
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
[email protected] 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.
Application Guidance
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants
Closing date: 24/06/2026
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