Engineering Administrator

Job Title:                     Engineering Administrator

Location:                     Plymouth, Bristol, or Walsall + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           From £26,800.  Salary negotiable depending on experience.  

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF61930

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Engineering Administrator at our Plymouth, Bristol, or Walsall site.

This is an exciting opportunity to support Babcock through the conversion of vehicles to meet military and emergency services requirements. In Walsall, we convert vehicles to meet a wide variety of requirements, from the production of police vehicles to Military Armoured Cars to serving in volatile environments and protecting against roadside explosions and mine attacks. Whilst in our Southwest facility, we have developed a flexible vehicle assembly line to build vehicles at scale for our UK and overseas partners.

The role

As an Engineering Administrator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to support Babcock with delivering our purpose of Creating a Safe and Secure World through the conversion of vehicles to meet military and emergency services demanding requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting a multidisciplinary team of engineers, and collaborating with clients and stakeholders, and ensure that engineering activities align with project requirements, Company standards, and organisational goals.

• Prepare, update, and maintain engineering documents such as specifications, drawings, and technical manuals and assist in the preparation of reports and technical documentation for clients, contractors, and internal teams.
• Provide support for engineering calculations, simulations, and technical research. Support the engineers in reviewing test results and ensuring compliance with project standards and specifications.
• Communicate with suppliers and vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials and Track inventory levels, order supplies, and maintain records of purchased items.
• Assist with invoicing, budget tracking, and cost analysis for engineering projects whilst maintaining and updating project logs, documentation, and databases.
• Coordinate and communicate with other departments (e.g., procurement, production) to ensure project milestones are met and track project deliverables and deadlines, ensuring timely completion.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Plymouth, Bristol, or Walsall.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Engineering Administrator

• An understanding of design principles, processes, and techniques or background in project administration.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Technical proficiency: Familiarity with relevant software and basic engineering principles is advantageous (e.g., AutoCAD, MS Project), or a willingness and desire to learn.
• Problem-solving: Identifying issues and suggesting improvements.

Qualifications for the Engineering Administrator

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn 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 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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 physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

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: 07/03/25

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