Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary

Job Title: Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £28,115 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF73292

Be at the heart of decisions that protect people, communities and the nation

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 Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a vital role supporting the Ministry of Defence Safety Assurance function by providing high quality secretariat services to Nuclear Safety Committees. This role sits within the Design function and directly contributes to the effective governance, assurance and safe operation of critical nuclear programmes.

Day to day you'll be required to:

• Supporting Nuclear Safety Committees by providing full pre and post meeting secretariat services
• Preparing accurate, high quality technical minutes for safety critical meetings
• Managing document control, archives and associated databases in line with governance requirements
• Maintaining confidentiality and accuracy across sensitive and regulated information
• Providing general administrative support to the wider Design team as needed

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and based at HMNB Clyde Faslane. Hybrid working patterns are available, though you'll be expected on site for committee meetings as required.

Essential experience of the Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary

• Proven experience in minute taking, ideally in formal or technical meetings
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience working in a regulated or compliance driven environment
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and professionalism

Qualifications for the Nuclear Safety Committee Secretary

• English and Mathematics at Level 3 / Standard Grade or equivalent
• Formal or practical minute taking qualification or training
• Experience within quality management systems is desirable but not essential

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 (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 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

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 13/05/2026

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