Senior Administrator

Job Title:                      Senior Administrator

Location:                      Whitehaven, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:             Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF69649

Make an Impact Where It Matters

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Administrator at Fleswick Court, near Whitehaven, Cumbria.

The role

As a Senior Administrator, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our operations, supporting the General Manager and Cumbria-based project teams. This is a role where your organisational skills and proactive approach will make a real difference, ensuring smooth office operations and enabling critical projects that protect our energy infrastructure.

Day-to-day, you’ll be

• Managing key office systems and maintaining accurate training records for our end-client.
• Using Microsoft Office packages to produce reports and updates with minimal supervision.
• Liaising with project teams and clients to provide timely information and support.
• Coordinating office requirements, including landlord liaison, meeting room bookings, and reception management.
• Handling hotel bookings and other administrative tasks to keep operations running smoothly.

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week, based in Whitehaven, Cumbria. This is mainly an office-based role, with one day working from home. 

Essential experience of the Senior Administrator:

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office packages with minimal supervision.
• Experience working collaboratively within teams.
• Demonstrable ability to show initiative and adopt a solutions-focused approach.

Qualifications for the Senior 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 Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. 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 Cavendish 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.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, 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:   11/12/2025

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