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

Ministry of Defence

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Salary:

- £32,500 - £42,000- per annum (pro rata), plus generous benefits and an average employer pension contribution of 27%. Existing civil servants should refer to the Further Information document for salary details.

Job grade:

Other
Senior Technical Specialist I
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Equipment & Support
Operational Delivery
Type of role:
Engineering
Logistics
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
12Contents

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Location

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

Job summary:

At Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), we manage a vast range of projects to supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver essential defence programmes and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe, now and in the future.
We support all of our people to be at their best because if our people thrive, we all succeed together

Job description:

Through Life Support recognises that military equipment and systems require ongoing maintenance, upgrades, and support throughout their operational lifespan to remain effective and available for use.

It goes beyond the initial acquisition phase and extends into the sustainment and eventual retirement of the equipment. The goal is to maximise the operational capability, availability, and reliability of the equipment while minimising whole-life costs.

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

Equipment Support (ES) Officer
You will be contributing to the management of the In-service asset lifecycle for Equipment and Products, ensuring whole life cost effective support, This will include upkeeping and updating forward and depth maintenance support resources and technical information, and planning for disposal of the Equipment/Product for its planned Out-of-Service Date (OSD).

ILS Engineer

Contributing to the design and development of the ILS/Integrated Product Support (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.

Responsibilities

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 tracking the progress and development of supportable Products.
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:

Evidence of the ability to investigate, source information, and interpret data to solve problems.
Experience in identifying trends/issues, producing reports, and proposing recommendations.
Evidence of working collaboratively with others in a team or part of a stakeholder group and gaining buyin across the team.
Experience either working in a logistic/equipment/product/asset management, engineering, maintenance environment, or having a related qualification.

In addition to the responsib