Business Support Administrator Receptionist in Tewkesbury

Be the welcoming face that keeps mission-critical operations running smoothly. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Business Support Administrator Receptionist at our Tewkesbury site, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Mission Systems business, supporting teams that help deliver critical defence and security capabilities.

As part of a collaborative and highly professional operations team, you'll play a key role in creating a positive experience for employees, customers and visitors, while ensuring the efficient running of essential business support activities. If you enjoy working with people, thrive in a fast-paced environment and take pride in delivering exceptional service, this could be the role for you.

The role involves:

• Delivering a professional and welcoming front-of-house service, proactively managing all aspects of the visitor journey, including coordinating site access and security clearances, issuing visitor passes, arranging meeting rooms and associated catering/hospitality requirements, and providing a high-quality meet-and-greet service for visitors.
• Management of Business Support mailbox, including processing of classified information.
• Accountable for ordering office consumable supplies (stationery, paper).
• Accountable for booking domestic and international travel (including hotels, flights, public transport, car hire) for Babcock employees supporting project and customer requirements.
• Involvement with special projects, thinking outcomes, and collaborating on special or other continuous improvement projects as requested.

This role is based on site at our Tewkesbury site and is 37 hours per week. Set working times are Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 3:45pm.

Essential experience includes:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint etc.), Adobe Acrobat and other office productivity tools.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, respond to enquiries, resolve issues, and escalate concerns appropriately.
• An understanding of the Defence and Security industry would be beneficial.

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.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK National. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Flexible working options.
• A dynamic working environment.

Babcock is 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.

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.

Closing date: 28/08/2026