About the role
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £24,500 - £28,000 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role ID: SF76276
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 play a vital role in ensuring visitors, contractors and stakeholders can access site safely and securely, helping to support critical national infrastructure while developing valuable administration, customer service and security-focused experience.
Day-to-day, you’ll responsible for managing a high volume of visitor and contractor access requests, ensuring all applications are processed accurately and in line with established security procedures. This is a varied role where attention to detail, customer service excellence and strong organisational skills are essential.
You'll work closely with internal teams, contractors and visitors, helping to maintain secure access arrangements across the site. Every day brings new challenges, making this an excellent opportunity to build experience within the defence sector while contributing to work that truly matters.
Processing visitor, contractor, VIP and foreign national access requests in line with security procedures.
Verifying identification, supporting documentation and eligibility requirements for site access.
Administering security clearances, access permissions and visitor records with a high degree of accuracy.
Supporting customers and stakeholders through the access application process while delivering excellent service.
Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with established site security processes.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Set working times are 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Thursday and 1:00pm to 6:00pm Friday.
Essential experience of the Access Officer
Strong administrative and organisational skills.
Experience working within a customer-facing environment.
High levels of attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to interpret and apply procedures consistently.
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