Site Operative

Job Title:                     Site Operative

Location:                     Park Royal, London

Compensation:           £30,897.15 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF71676

Help Keep London Fire Brigade Training Running Safely and Smoothly

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Site Operative at Park Royal, near London.

The role

As a Site Operative, you’ll play a key part in supporting the operational readiness of live fire‑training environments used by the London Fire Brigade. You’ll help ensure specialist training facilities are clean, safe, and fully prepared so frontline firefighters can develop the skills they need to respond to real‑world emergencies. This hands‑on, fast‑paced role offers the opportunity to work in a unique environment that directly supports public safety and emergency response.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Prepare and maintain training facilities, including fire houses, burn rooms, rigs and equipment


• Carry out routine checks, basic maintenance, and pre‑use inspections, including safety and compliance paperwork


• Set up apparatus and training environments, including preparing burn rooms and supporting instructors during exercises


• Follow all site safety procedures, PPE requirements and safe systems of work


• Assist the Site Operations team, supporting the Lead Operative and Site Manager with daily operational tasks.

This is a full‑time onsite role working 40 hours per week based at Pary Royal, London. Shift patterns include working Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work required.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

Essential experience of the Site Operative:

• Strong time and task management skills


• A collaborative team player with the ability to earn peer respect


• Committed to Health and Safety in the workplace


• Able to follow set procedures and safe systems of work instructions.

Qualifications for the Site Operative:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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 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.

Closing date: 24/02/2026

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