Access Officer

Job Title: Access Officer

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £26,379 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65435

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 Access Officer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Access Officer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is a customer-facing position where you'll make a real difference by safeguarding operations and supporting national security, while developing your career in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.

Day-to-day, you'll be the first point of contact for all visitors and employees entering the Royal Devonport Dockyard. Your role is critical in maintaining security and compliance, ensuring smooth and efficient access to one of the UK's most important defence sites. 

• Providing a professional customer service and acting as the gateway to the Devonport site
• Delivering efficient counter services to ensure site access complies with MOD requirements
• Processing site access applications, including VIP visits and pass renewals
• Reviewing and improving processes to enhance efficiency and value for money
• Promoting team ethos and striving to meet contractual Key Performance indicators

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard, working shift patterns: Monday - Thursday and Friday.

Essential experience of the Access Officer

• Good knowledge of IT systems
• Strong customer service skills
• Ideally, experience in a security-related role
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Qualifications for the Access Officer

• GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)
• NVQ in Customer Service (preferred)

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. 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. 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
• 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: 20/11/2025

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