Business Support Specialist - Security

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Support the teams that deliver critical engineering for national defence. 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 Business Support Specialist - Security at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

• As a Business Support Specialist - Security, you'll play a key role in enabling the effective delivery of engineering and infrastructure programmes by providing essential business support services.
• Working within the Facilities Engineering team, you'll help ensure that processes, systems, and governance are aligned to support operational performance and continuous improvement.
• Day-to-day, you'll contribute to information management, governance, and business processes, while also supporting team leadership activities.
• You'll work closely with engineering, planning and project teams, gaining exposure to complex defence programmes and building valuable experience across business operations and project support functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing guidance on security, governance and business processes within the Facilities Engineering function.
• Supporting information management, reporting and the production of management information across engineering teams.
• Assisting with the management and coordination of business support and administration services.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across engineering operations to ensure consistent and effective ways of working.
• Deputising for the Business Support Manager where required.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience:

• Strong experience using Microsoft Office applications in a professional environment.
• Experience working with document management systems and information processes.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience supporting business operations, administration or project environments.

Qualifications:

• HNC in business management or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience - Essential.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

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.
• '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.

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: 17/06/2026