Job Title: Training Support Administrator
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £25,000 - £26,800 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73295
Be at the heart of world class submarine training that keeps the nation safe
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 Training Support Administrator at Faslane Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As a Training Support Administrator, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be at the centre of training operations, ensuring trainee records, course schedules and documentation are accurate, compliant and ready when needed. Your work will directly support contractual commitments, operational readiness and Babcock’s reputation for excellence. Alongside exposure to a highly regulated defence environment, this role offers strong foundations for career development within training, administration or wider defence programmes.
Day to day, you’ll be required to:
- Maintaining accurate trainee records and updating training data systems
- Coordinating course schedules, bookings and amendments to meet programme timelines
- Providing front of house support, welcoming trainees and visitors while following safety and security requirements
- Managing documentation, training materials and configuration controlled records
- Supporting assessments, reporting and general administration that keeps training delivery running smoothly
The role is based onsite at Faslane Clyde, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Training Support Administrator:
- Previous experience in an administrative or office based role
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage accurate records
- Confident use of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Experience working with databases or information management systems
- Experience working in a busy and dynamic office environment
Qualifications for the Training Support 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) 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 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. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert ahead of the closing date if we receive a high volume of strong applicants.
Closing date: 28/04/2026
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