De&s/sda Through Life Support Senior Technical - Bristol, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £32,500 - £42,000-
Job grade:

Other
Senior Technical Specialist I
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Engineering
Logistics
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
20Contents

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Location

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol BS34 8JHAbout the job

Job summary:

At Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), we're here to ensure the UK military is equipped, supported, and connected, as they protect life at home and overseas. We manage a vast range of complex projects to buy, support and supply vital equipment and services that the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force need, so they can operate safely and effectively.
Our people push for bestinclass every day because it helps keep our nation safe. So whatever your background, whatever your skillset, if you're driven to set new standards, find your place with us.

Job description:

If you have a passion for contributing to protecting the interests of our cutting-edge armed forces and those who protect the UK and its global defence needs; we have exciting opportunities in the Through Life Support profession, providing operational capability for defence acquisition and support.

This profession is pivotal in managing and mitigating technical risk, improving resilience, and delivering support solution innovations and capabilities.

As a Through Life Support Senior Technical Specialist in Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) or the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) you will be able to learn, build and develop your Integrated Logistic Support/Integrated Product Support (ILS/IPS) and asset lifecycle management skills and tools.

We have vacancies in the Through Life Support professional disciplines of:

Equipment Support (ES)
You will be contributing to managing the In-service asset lifecycle management, including upkeeping and updating the forward and depth maintenance support resources and technical information for an equipment/product, using the ILS/IPS methodology and toolkit.
Integrated Logistic Support (ILS)
Contributing to the design and development of the ILS/IPS programme/project(s) for procuring new reliable, maintainable, sustainable, and whole life cost affordable supportable equipment/products or conducting upgrades to existing equipment/products.

We are keen to support your professional development within these roles and will provide you with access to outstanding specialist training within both DE&S and the SDA, which will underpin your continued professional development across the Land, Ships, Submarines, Air and Space environment.

These roles are based in our offices in Bristol and in-office attendance will be expected as required.

Due to security requirements, some of these posts are reserved for Sole UK Nationals only and some will require more in-depth security checks (Developed Vetting).

Please note that salary offers above the £32,500 - £35,000 range will only be made based on exceptional performance in interview.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for:

Ensuring the configuration and governance control management of technical information and documentation of an equipment/product.
Managing obsolescence risks and mitigations and determining the most cost effective throughlife resolution.
Contributing to support analysis for informing the support design, as part of ensuring the right support solution is in place.
Providing asset management system throughlife upkeep and update for equipment/product system status, collaborating with engineering and supply chain colleagues to ensure maintenance and asset records are accurate and current.
Contributing to the production and performance monitoring progress of the ILS programme and associated ILS Artefacts.
Providing support in the management of the team, which can include, providing coaching, training, mentoring to junior staff, internal or external stakeholders and cross functional colleagues.
Contributing to procuring the right equipment/product and/or contributes to Post Design System modifications and updates.
Managing support stakeholders, customer, and suppliers by coordinating and tracking support solution progress to agreed milestone(s) and target(s).

Person specification:

Ability to investigate data/information and solve problems.
Experience in producing reports/findings for identifying trends/issues for communicating recommendations.
Evidence of working collaboratively with others in a team or part of a stakeholder group.
Previous experience either working in a; logistic/equipment/product/asset management, engineering, maintenance environment, or have a related qualification/study/interest.

It would also be great if you can demonstrate any of