Passes and Permits Administrator

Job Title:

Passes and Permits Administrator

Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Compensation: £27,276.60 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF73903

Supporting site security and access control in a regulated defence environment

At Babcock, we are working to create a safe and secure world, together. We are looking for a Passes and Permits Administrator to join our HADES programme, based on site at RAF Halton.

This is an important administrative role within the Security Flight (Guardroom), supporting access control, site security, and compliance by managing passes and permits for personnel, contractors, and visitors.

Reporting to the Administration Manager, you'll support day to day security administration by issuing, controlling, and recording passes and permits. You'll work closely with guardroom staff, vetting agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure all access requests are processed accurately and in line with MOD and company requirements.

• Issue permanent and temporary passes and permits, providing guidance on application processes
• Maintain secure control and custody of passes and permits prior to issue
• Carry out security vetting checks for dependants, contractors, and authorised personnel
• Liaise with UK vetting agencies to confirm and maintain valid security clearances
• Receive, record, and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence linked to passes and permits.

This is a full time, permanent role, working Monday to Friday (39 hours per week), based on site at RAF Halton.

• Strong administrative skills with good attention to detail
• Confidence working with sensitive information in a secure environment
• Competence using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
• Clear communication skills and a professional, customer‑focused approach.

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.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a 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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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.

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 car 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.

03/06/2026