Job Title: Infrastructure Operations Administrator
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £27,412 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68530
Help shape the future of defence infrastructure.
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 Infrastructure Operations Administrator at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As an Infrastructure Operations Administrator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Infrastructure Operations Department, supporting a team of over 240 professionals who help maintain and deliver critical defence infrastructure. This is a role where your attention to detail and organisational skills will directly contribute to national security and operational excellence
Day-to-day you’ll be:
- Supporting managers and teams with administrative tasks across the department
- Processing and managing nuclear documentation with precision and care
- Coordinating travel arrangements and managing office supplies
- Using business applications and reporting tools to support operations
- Ensuring accuracy and attention to detail in all documentation and communications
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45 and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Infrastructure Operations Administrator
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience with business systems such as IFS, SAP, BMS, FCM, or Coupa (desirable but not essential)
Qualifications for the Infrastructure Operations Administrator
- National 5 in English and Maths or Level 3 equivalent
- Additional IT or administration qualifications are advantageous
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.
Application Guidance
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of strong candidates.
Closing date: 13/11/2025
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