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Fleet Engineer (Senior Mechanical Engineer)

Babcock International
City of London
2 weeks ago
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Job Title: Fleet Engineer (Senior Mechanical Engineer)


Location: Ruislip, Middlesex + Hybrid Working Arrangements


Compensation: Competitive Salary


Role Type: Full time / Permanent


Role ID: SF68435


Engineering Excellence Supporting Emergency Services


At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Fleet Engineer at our Ruislip site, near London, Greater London.


The role

As a Fleet Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the London Fire Brigade by ensuring their vehicles and operational equipment are expertly specified, manufactured, and maintained to meet critical operational standards. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on public safety while advancing your career in mechanical engineering.


Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a team that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. From developing technical specifications to leading Engineering solutions that reduce defects and improve efficiency, your work will directly contribute to the reliability of emergency services.



  • Supporting the Engineering Manager and deputising when required
  • Compiling technical documentation including bulletins, inspection guides, and operator handbooks
  • Acting as the focal point for Engineering queries across departments
  • Designing and implementing solutions to reduce defects and improve performance
  • Attending client meetings and leading continuous improvement initiatives

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with minimum 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home. Business demands may require 5 days per week on site during busy periods.


Essential experience of the Fleet Engineer (Senior Mechanical Engineer)

  • Experience with emergency services vehicles and equipment operations or maintenance
  • Fleet Engineering experience
  • Familiarity with Tranman fleet management software
  • Supervisory experience in a technical environment

Qualifications for the Fleet Engineer (Senior Mechanical Engineer)

  • Heavy Goods Vehicle apprenticeship or equivalent experience
  • City and Guilds Parts 1, 2 and 3 or equivalent

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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. 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
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.


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 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: 25/11/2025


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