Administration Manager

Babcock International; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense and engineering company in Bristol is seeking an Administration Manager. This role ensures compliance with contract requirements, oversees staff, and manages training and budgets. The ideal candidate will have considerable supervisory experience and an HND in Business Administration or equivalent. Competitive salary and generous benefits are offered including pension and health support.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Volunteer day off

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in administrative team supervision.
• Proven expertise in using bespoke event management, resource scheduling systems, or database platforms.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop admin staff to support training delivery.
• Coordinate training schedules and ensure alignment with the annual training plan.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HS&E, and PFI contract requirements.
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders including contractors and clients.
• Manage budgets, procurement processes, and reporting outputs.
• Oversee reception and meet-and-greet services in a 24/7 operational environment.

Skills

Administrative team supervision

Event management systems

Resource scheduling systems

Database platforms

Education

Minimum HND in Business Administration

Tools

IT systems and software applications

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Administration Manager

Location: Avonmouth, Bristol

Compensation: Competitive Salary

Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF67901

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 Administration Manager at our Bristol site.

Role

As an Administration Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Administration Manager ensures smooth, safe, and compliant site operations under the PFI contract. The role oversees training delivery, staff supervision, and budget management, while driving continuous improvement, supporting commercial activity, and upholding quality and assurance standards.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Supervise and develop admin staff to support training delivery
• Coordinate training schedules and ensure alignment with the annual training plan
• Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HS&E, and PFI contract requirements
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders including contractors and clients
• Manage budgets, procurement processes, and reporting outputs
• Oversee reception and meet-and-greet services in a 24/7 operational environment

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site at Severn Park Fire & Rescue Centre, Bristol. It is a 52 Week Fixed Term Contract.

Essential experience

• Considerable experience in administrative team supervision
• Proven expertise in using bespoke event management, resource scheduling systems, or database platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum HND in Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience
• Proficient in IT systems and software applications
• IOSH Managing Safely certification desirable
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 (www.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 [e-mail] 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

Closing date: 07/10/2025