Who we are

Babcock is a FTSE 100 defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets with potential to become focus countries. We meet our customers’ key requirements of affordability, availability, and capability by delivering engineering, support and critical systems to defence and civil markets.

We provide through-life technical and engineering support for our customers’ assets, delivering improvements in performance, availability and programme cost. Our 26,000 employees deliver these critical services to defence and civil customers, including engineering support to naval, land, air and nuclear operations, frontline support, specialist training and asset management.

We also design and manufacture a range of defence and civil specialist equipment, from naval ship and weapons handling systems to liquid gas handling systems. We also provide integrated, technology-enabled solutions to our defence customers in areas such as secure communications, electronic warfare and air defence.

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Our purpose

Creating a safe and secure world, together_

As part of the Babcock team, you will play an integral role as we create a safe and secure world, together.

Our principles put people

at the core of everything we do_

Our principles guide how we all work together and create the foundation for how we behave as individuals and as a team.

They keep us on the right course for achieving our vision of a safe, strong, sustainable Babcock, unifying the way we work. So, no matter your role in the business or location around the world, from the front-line to the Board, we’re all on the same page and working together in the same way.

Babcock and

Cavendish Nuclear_

Cavendish Nuclear is a core part of Babcock’s Nuclear Sector, providing a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions across the markets of Clean Energy, Defence, and Civil Decommissioning. The Cavendish Nuclear brand allows us to operate in the nuclear energy industry whilst being distinct from other companies.

Cavendish Nuclear and you

When you join Babcock you may be attached directly to Cavendish Nuclear. Cavendish Nuclear operate from a variety of premises around the globe, some will be shared with Babcock but many aren’t. At those locations you’ll find that they’re branded for Cavendish Nuclear and have a different look and feel.

Ultimately though you’ll still be a part of Babcock. You’ll contribute to our purpose of creating a safe and secure world together and operate under the same principles we use across the group. Two brands, one company, one team.

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Inclusion and diversity

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