Document Controller

Job Title:                     Document Controller

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           £33,843 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF71424

Be at the heart of heart of nuclear safety, governance and national security

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 Document Controller at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Document Controller, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the safety, compliance and regulatory assurance of one of the UK’s most complex and high‑consequence defence environments.

Day-to-day, you’ll be joining the Nuclear Regulation and Compliance Group, where your work directly contributes to maintaining Devonport Royal Dockyard’s Licence and Authorisation Condition Framework. It’s a role that brings variety, purpose and long‑term impact, offering you a career where you’ll continue to grow and make a difference every day.

• Record, manage and track all incoming and outgoing nuclear regulatory correspondence.


• Administer the Corporate Correspondence Database and support system testing of NDMS‑related digital tools.


• Update controlled documentation, including the Devonport Royal Dockyard Site Licence Manual, and prepare weekly correspondence status reports.


• Administer and support users of the Nuclear Documentation Management System (NDMS).


• Support the Regulatory Interface Coordination Cell by maintaining documentation, supporting audits, and providing assistance during peak periods.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Document Controller

• Strong administrative and coordination experience within a complex, process‑driven or regulated environment (defence, nuclear, aerospace, rail, energy or similar).


• Experience working with document control systems and databases, with the ability to manage sensitive correspondence and maintain accurate records.


• Skilled at producing reports, updating controlled documents and supporting audits.


• High attention to detail and confidence following strict processes and procedures.


• Ability to support testing and troubleshooting of digital tools and systems.

Qualifications for the Document Controller

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C / 4–5 or equivalent.


• NVQ Level 3 or Level 3 qualification in Business and Administration or Customer Service Practitioner.

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 [email protected] 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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