Operational Administrator

Job Title:                     Operational Administrator

Location:                     Wareham, Dorset

Compensation:           £29,138 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF69895

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 Operational Administrator at our Bovington, Dorset site.

The role

As an Operational Administrator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll provide essential administrative support to the Senior Operations Manager and Senior Management Team, playing a key role in coordinating and streamlining operational activities across the site.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support across multiple teams to ensure smooth site operations.
• Prepare and distribute weekly cascade briefs to all site staff.
• Manage and maintain site notice boards, including digital platforms.
• Support key meetings, site visits, and audits, including preparing and updating Records of Decisions (RODs) and presentation materials.
• Maintain and update operational trackers, such as RAID registers, business continuity plans, and safety documentation.
• Take accurate meeting notes, manage action logs, and follow up on outstanding items within agreed timeframes.

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site Monday to Thursday at Bovington, with the option to work from home on a Friday.

Essential experience of the Operational Administrator:

Proficient in using ERP systems (such as SAP) with the ability to manage and process data effectively.

Qualifications for the Operational Administrator:

Minimum education requirement: Level 2 qualification under the National Qualification Framework (e.g., GCSE grade C or above, Level 1 NVQ, or Level 1 Diploma).

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 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
• 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: 01/12/2025