Job Title: Air Traffic Control Officer
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Compensation: £67,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73573
Keep Skies Safe. Shape the Future of Aviation.
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 Air Traffic Control Officer at our Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire site.
As an Air Traffic Control Officer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity and safety of airfield operations. You’ll contribute directly to the delivery of critical air traffic services, supporting flying operations and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
This role is 40 hours per week, based on site at Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Shift patterns apply and will include weekends to meet operational requirements.
Essential experience of the Air Traffic Control Officer:
Qualifications for the Air Traffic Control Officer:
Desirable:
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Terrorist Check (CTC) and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) 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
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: 15/05/2026
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