HR Administrator

Location:
Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: HR Administrator

Location: Devonport or Rosyth + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68260

Be part of something bigger.

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 HR Administrator at Devonport or Rosyth, near Plymouth, Devon or Dunfermline, Fife.

The Role

As a HR Administrator, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the heart of our Employee Lifecycle Team, supporting colleagues across all stages of their journey at Babcock. This is a dynamic and rewarding role where your work will directly contribute to the smooth running of our HR operations, helping to build a better workplace for thousands of employees.

Day-to-day, you'll be:

• Handling internal and external HR enquiries escalated via the PeopleCentre call centre
• Owning and delivering cases across the employee lifecycle, including leavers, contract variations and policy queries
• Ensuring all activities meet business standards and legal requirements, including data protection and employment law
• Resolving payroll queries in collaboration with the Time and Attendance and Payroll teams
• Maintaining employee benefits such as pensions, private medical insurance and driver checks

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office/onsite and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the HR Administrator:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced HR role
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong interpersonal skills to engage with employees and managers at all levels
• A passion for delivering outstanding customer service

Qualifications for the HR Administrator:

• Standard Grades including English and Mathematics
• CIPD Level 3 (desired but not essential)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 - GOV.UK ).

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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• '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.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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 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: 22/10/2025

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