Data Analyst

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Analyst at their Devonport Royal Dockyard site. This full-time role encompasses data analysis to support strategic decisions, requiring strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel. The successful candidate will drive operational improvements through data insights and collaboration with stakeholders.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health check services

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Data Analyst or in a comparable role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data functions and visualization.
• Understanding of data compliance regulations, such as GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data analysis and reporting to uncover trends.
• Manage secure, compliant data storage.
• Lead data-driven projects, integrating new technologies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Data visualization

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Data Analyst

Location:

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Data Analyst

Role Type: Full time / 2 Year Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF65083

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 Data Analyst at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Data Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Be part of a forward-thinking Production Capability team that champions data-driven decision-making to shape strategic outcomes and accelerate business growth. Join an organisation where innovation, analytics, and continuous improvement drive sustainable performance and operational excellence.

Day-to-day, you’ll apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to explore large datasets, uncover patterns, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights that support business decision-making. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, maintain data quality, and contribute to developing tools and dashboards that drive operational improvement and strategic direction.

• Conduct data analysis and reporting to uncover trends and support strategic decisions
• Manage and maintain secure, compliant data storage aligned with policies and future needs
• Lead data-driven projects, integrating new technologies to enhance processes
• Utilise Excel and Microsoft Office with agility, adapting quickly to evolving tools
• Ensure strict data accuracy and compliance with protection regulations

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Data Analyst

• Proven experience as a Data Analyst or in a comparable data-focused role
• Advanced Excel skills, including data functions and visualisation
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong adaptability to new tech
• Skilled in handling and analysing large datasets effectively
• Understanding of data compliance regulations, such as GDPR

Qualifications for the Data Analyst

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.

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

• 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.

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