Apprentice Development Advisor

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Full time / Permanent

Help Shape the Next Generation of Engineering and Defence Talent

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 Apprentice Development Advisor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Apprentice Development Advisor, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the early careers experience of our apprentices across one of Europe’s largest and most complex engineering environments. Day-to-day, you’ll provide guidance, pastoral support and structured development, ensuring each apprentice has the training, tools and confidence they need to thrive. Beyond one‑to‑one support, your work will also contribute to the wider future talent strategy, including STEM outreach, work experience and early careers engagement, making a meaningful impact on both Babcock and the wider community.

• Support and guide a cohort of apprentices throughout their programme, including pastoral, educational and behavioural support.
• Hold progress meetings with apprentices, mentors and training providers to review performance and development.
• Work with business units and the Emerging Talent team to ensure apprentices receive the right training and on‑programme support.
• Coordinate and contribute to recruitment, induction, training programmes and outreach activity.
• Promote wellbeing, safeguarding, diversity and inclusion by signposting support and encouraging engagement with Babcock Networks.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 4 days in the office/onsite.

Essential experience of the Apprentice Development Advisor

• Strong organisation and time‑management skills.
• Confident communication and the ability to influence effectively at all levels.
• Proactive approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally.

Qualifications for the Apprentice Development Advisor

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. Experience in HR, learning and development, talent acquisition or early careers programmes - Desirable.

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.

What we offer

• 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.
• ‘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.

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.