Business Support Administrator Receptionist

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 Technologies 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.

As a Business Support Administrator Receptionist, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, helping to create a seamless experience for colleagues, customers and visitors alike. You’ll support the day-to-day running of a dynamic defence and security environment, ensuring administrative processes are delivered efficiently and professionally. This role offers excellent opportunities to develop your skills, gain exposure to a wide range of business activities and build a rewarding career within a global organisation committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Deliver 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 provide 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, collaborate 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.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint etc) suite, 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 escalation 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 then we would like to hear from you.

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 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…