Administrator

We Served; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense company in Plymouth is seeking an Administrator to provide essential support in managing multiple teams, coordinating meetings, and maintaining project documentation. The ideal candidate will have strong communication, organizational, and time management skills, as well as relevant qualifications such as GCSE in English and Maths. This is a full-time onsite position offering competitive compensation and a variety of employee benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative and secretarial support to multiple teams.
• Managing diaries, arranging travel, and coordinating meetings.
• Organising away days, conferences, and events onsite and offsite.
• Maintaining SharePoint sites and ensuring consistency across projects.
• Preparing reports, collating data, and producing presentation packs.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organisational and time management abilities

Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills

Proficient interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Education

GCSE in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration

Job description

Administrator Opportunities

Job Title: Administrator

Vacancies: Multiple opportunities available

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £27,434 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF71223

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 Administrator at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Administrator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your contribution will help ensure smooth operations across restricted areas and high-profile projects, giving you the chance to develop your skills and grow your career in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide essential support to senior managers and project teams working on some of the UK’s most important defence programmes. This is a varied and dynamic role where no two days are the same - from managing diaries and coordinating meetings to supporting events and maintaining project documentation.

• Providing administrative and secretarial support to multiple teams
• Managing diaries, arranging travel, and coordinating meetings
• Organising away days, conferences, and events onsite and offsite
• Maintaining SharePoint sites and ensuring consistency across projects
• Preparing reports, collating data, and producing presentation packs

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based onsite four days a week in Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Site Hours 7.30 – 15.30 Monday to Thursday and 7.30 – 12.30 Friday with some flexibility.

Essential experience of the Administrator

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Proficient interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Qualifications for the Administrator

• GCSE in English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above) or NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration - Essential

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can demonstrate relatable experience and a great attitude then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 [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: 27/02/2026