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Job Title: HGV Class C Driver

Location: Coalville, Leicestershire

Compensation: £37,497 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Closing Date: 20/01/2026

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a HGV Class C Driver at our Bardon site, near Coalville, Leicestershire.

As a HGV Class C Driver, you’ll be at the heart of our New Dimensions programme, ensuring the safe, reliable and timely movement of specialist vehicles and equipment across the UK. This role directly supports Fire and Rescue Service operations, helping maintain the high standards and reputation of our service. It’s an opportunity to make a real difference while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.

• Deliver and collect New Dimension vehicles including both HGV and non HGV vehicles nationwide in line with planned schedules
• Maintain vehicles, tools and working areas to a clean, safe and compliant standard
• Support basic diagnostics, including tachograph checks, and ensure accurate documentation
• Keep clear records of work progress and communicate effectively with supervisors
• Represent the business professionally at Fire and Rescue Service sites, promoting safety and integrity

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment, and this position also involves travel and working across a range of internal and customer sites as part of the role.

The role is onsite as you’ll be required to go to Bardon to pick up the truck or vehicle before heading out across the UK to drive. If you’re not scheduled to drive that day, you’ll be expected to work onsite. The set working times are 07:30–16:30, totalling 40 hours per week, with overtime and call-out requirements.

• Proven experience of driving HGV Class C vehicles
• Experience operating multilift systems is desirable

• Full UK manual driving licence and HGV Class C licence
• Valid Driver CPC (DCPC)
• Up-to-date CPC training

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).

• 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