Job Description

Job Title: Firefighter

Location: Merseyside, England

Compensation: £39,705.40 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75365

Help protect people, aircraft and operations in a unique defence aviation environment

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Firefighter at RAF Woodvale, near Southport, Merseyside.

The role

As a Firefighter, you'll play a vital role in supporting safe flying operations by providing aircraft rescue and firefighting services within a military aviation environment. Working as part of a dedicated fire crew, you'll be responsible for responding to aircraft incidents, emergencies and rescue situations while ensuring operational readiness at all times.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a professional team where your expertise will directly contribute to the safety of aircrew, personnel and defence operations. You'll operate specialised firefighting equipment, support emergency response activities and help maintain the highest standards of readiness and compliance.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Providing operational aircraft crash rescue and firefighting cover in support of flying activities.
• Maintaining and operating specialist firefighting vehicles and emergency response equipment.
• Responding to aircraft emergencies, incidents and practice exercises as part of the duty fire crew.
• Carrying out first responder duties and supporting emergency management activities.
• Completing administration, driving, housekeeping and other operational duties to ensure fire section readiness.

This role is full time, working Monday to Friday, 08:15 to 18:15, and is based on site at RAF Woodvale.

Essential experience of the Firefighter:

• Current or recent experience within a military or civilian operational airfield fire service.
• Knowledge and understanding of MOD or Defence Fire and Rescue procedures, documentation and reporting requirements.
• Strong awareness of emergency response and firefighting operations within an aviation environment.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• IT proficiency and the ability to maintain accurate records and reports.

Qualifications for the Firefighter:

• Valid Defence Fire and Rescue Headquarters approved Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) qualification.
• Current Operational Breathing Apparatus Wearers Assessment Certificate.
• Hold, or be able to obtain, a Defence Fire and Rescue Headquarters Operational Fitness Assessment Certificate.

• LGV Category C (Class 2) Driving Licence (desirable)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain <please select from the following> Standard (BPSS) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) / Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (EDBS) 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: 17/08/2026

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