Air Traffic Control Officer

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.

 

 

The role

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:

• Deliver air traffic control services in line with regulatory and operational requirements
• Maintain documentation, competency and compliance with unit standards and procedures
• Support safety management systems, including risk assessments, hazard logs and safety improvements
• Coach and mentor colleagues and trainees where qualified to do so
• Perform Duty Air Traffic Control Officer responsibilities and supporting wider contract delivery.

 

 

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:

• Act as the duty ATCO and ensure the integrity of the airfield is always maintained, that the movement area, equipment and surrounding areas are fully servicable and support safe operations.
• Demonstrating experience in mentoring or training within an air traffic or aviation environment is advantageous
• Managing and processing meteorological information accurately within required timeframes
• Interpret flight planning messages and preperation of notices and operational records
• Working within regulated aviation frameworks and safety-critical environments
• Collaborating effectively with operational teams and stakeholders

 

 

Qualifications for the Air Traffic Control Officer: 

• Civil Aviation Authority Air Traffic Controller Licence (Aerodome (ADI) rating)
• Current European Class 3 Medical
• IT literate (including Microsoft Word and Excel)
• Full UK driving licence

 

Desirable:

• On the Job Training Instructor qualification
• Experience within a military aviation environment
• Air Traffic Control Assistant experience
• Meteorological Observer qualification

 

 

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

• 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: 15/05/2026

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