Driver - Handler

We Served; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation firm is seeking a Driver - Handler to operate specialized vehicles at their MoD Boscombe Down site. This full-time role involves transporting students and carrying out vehicle checks while ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. Candidates must possess relevant driving licenses and enjoy driving across the UK. The position offers competitive compensation, generous leave, and a commitment to employee welfare through various benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Volunteering leave

Responsibilities

• Transport students using a range of vehicles.
• Conduct monthly checks of the vehicle fleet and report defects.
• Work on a busy flight line managing aircraft operations.

Skills

Experience of driving a variety of vehicles

Sound knowledge of Driver's Hours Regulations

Computer Literate

Good diplomacy skills

Ability to engage with stakeholders

Enjoy driving across the UK

Education

Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) DVLA Licence Category D

Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) DVLA Licence Category C

Digital Tachograph Card

Job description

Job Title: Driver - Handler
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Compensation: £29,278.05 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70593

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Driver - Handler at our MoD Boscombe Down, Wiltshire site.

The role

As a Driver - Handler you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll have a key role working within a small but highly effective Transport Services team, where the highest standards will be expected. You'll be required to drive and operate a wide range of general and specialist vehicles, from Passenger Carrying Vehicles to Fuel Bowsers. You'll be responsible for making sure students, equipment and vehicles get to the right place, at the right time! As a handler you will also work on the busy flight line.

Day-to-day you’ll be responsible for:

• Transporting Students between units and the local area using a range of vehicles
• Carrying out detailed monthly checks of the vehicle fleet reporting all defects
• Working on a busy flight line, carrying out see offs, see ins and refuelling company owned aircraft
• PPE will be provided and must be worn as a matter of company policy

This role is full time and based on site at MoD Boscombe Down, near Wiltshire. You’ll work an average of 40 hours a week on a shift basis, however you'll need to be flexible as there may be changes to the roster from time to time, to meet customer needs.

Essential experience of the Driver - Handler

• Experience of driving a variety of vehicles
• Sound knowledge of Driver's Hours Regulations in accordance with EU Directive 561/2006
• Computer Literate; basic IT skills
• Good diplomacy skills required
• Ability to engage effectively with internal and external personnel at all levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Must enjoy driving to various parts of the UK

Qualifications for the Driver - Handler

• Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) DVLA Licence Category D
• Large Goods Vehicles (LGV) DVLA Licence Category C
• Digital Tachograph Card

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS and CTC 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

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 employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] 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: 09/01/2026