Facilities Management Administrator

Babcock International; Truro; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company in Cornwall is seeking a Facilities Management Assistant. You will provide essential administrative support at RNAS Culdrose. Candidates should have experience in administrative roles and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This is a full-time position offering a comprehensive benefits package including generous holiday allowance and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Reservists in armed forces receive special paid leave

Volunteering paid leave

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering high-quality administrative support.
• Highly flexible and adaptable, willingness to support any task or query.

Responsibilities

• Liaise effectively with stakeholders and customers.
• Manage correspondence and perform administrative duties.
• Coordinate meetings and manage internal/external communications.
• Oversee stock control and timely ordering of supplies.

Skills

High-quality administrative support

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Collaborative team player

Strong problem-solving abilities

Excellent customer service

Job description

Job Title: Facilities Management Assistant

Location: Cornwall, England

Compensation: £26,205 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68809

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 Facilities Management Assistant at our RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall site.

The role

As a Facilities Management Assistant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will provide essential administrative support as part of the Babcock Facilities Management team at RNAS Culdrose, contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of site services.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Liaise effectively with facilities stakeholders, customers, sub-contractors, and visitors; review Risk Assessments when trained and required
• Manage correspondence distribution and perform routine administrative and clerical duties
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and manage internal and external communications
• Oversee stock control with the site delivery team, ensuring timely ordering and replenishment of supplies.

This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.

Essential experience of the Facilities Management Assistant:

• Proven experience in delivering high-quality administrative support
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset, strong diplomacy, and confident problem-solving abilities
• Highly flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to support any task or query with excellent customer service.

Qualifications for the Facilities Management Assistant:

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 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 (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.

Application Guidance

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. We encourage early applications, as we may close the advert before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of strong candidates.

Closing date: 04/11/2025