Job Title: Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £59,000 - £76,300 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70781
Protecting critical national defence assets — and shaping a safer future.
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As an Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead the delivery of essential Fire and Security management across one of the UK’s most strategically important defence estates. Your work will help ensure that critical facilities operate safely, reliably, and fully compliant with regulatory standards enabling the Royal Navy and wider defence community to carry out their vital missions.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
- Lead and support your team to deliver compliant Fire and Security maintenance activities across the Clyde estate.
- Oversee the planning, programming and execution of maintenance to prevent asset failure within your designated area.
- Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to implement and evolve the Asset Management Strategy.
- Ensure all Fire and Security work meets required legislation, industry standards and contractual obligations.
- Build strong working relationships with Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Ministry of Defence and Babcock stakeholders.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and is based on site at HMNB Clyde Faslane.
Essential experience of the Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager
- Experience working with engineering standards, including SFG20 for Planned Preventive Maintenance.
- Knowledge of Asset Management practices and ISO 55001 Asset Management Systems.
- Understanding of NPSA standards for security equipment and maintenance.
- Strong understanding of compliance standards relating to Fire Safety installations and equipment.
- Proven ability to manage stakeholder relationships across multiple organisations.
Qualifications for the Infrastructure Maintenance Fire and Security Manager
- Engineering qualification (e.g., HNC/HND or Degree) or equivalent experience in facilities, fire or security systems.
- Professional memberships or certifications aligned to asset management (ISO 55001), fire safety (e.g., NEBOSH Fire), or security systems (e.g., manufacturer or industry-accredited training).
- Evidence of continuing professional development in risk, compliance, safety or regulated environments.
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 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: 22/05/2026
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