Regulatory Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Alexander Mann Solutions for Public Sector Resourcing

Alexander Mann Solutions for Public Sector Resourcing
Alexander Mann Solutions for Public Sector Resourcing
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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Regulatory Specialist - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 4 months

Contracting Authority:
BEIS - UK Space Agency

Location:
Hybrid Working (one day per week office based - London, Swindon or Harwell)
The UK has set an ambition to grow our global share of the space market to 10% by 2030. Having the right regulatory frameworks in place is a key delivery mechanism to achieve this.


The Space Industry Act 2018 (SIA) establishes the legal basis for spaceflight regulation, enabling commercial launch from the UK for the first time and reshaping the primary legislative basis for existing regulation of satellite operations for the first time in thirty years, drawing on experience gained in regulating orbital operations under the Outer Space Act 1986.


As work on enabling commercial spaceflight from the UK and on establishing the new UK Space Regulator in the Civil Aviation Authority enters the next phase, a priority will be to deliver detailed regulatory frameworks to enable new and novel activities in orbit, supporting cutting edge technologies while also ensuring that commercial activities in orbit are safe, secure and sustainable.


The In-Orbit Regulation Lead and Beyond Earth Orbit Regulation Lead will work with engineering and legal experts to develop regulatory requirements for a technically complex sector.


Job Purpose:


These roles will support the delivery of projects and programmes to enable sustainable spaceflight and associated activities from the UK, to promote technological development in the space sector and to adapt regulatory practice to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly evolving industry.


As a Regulatory Specialist, your main responsibilities would be:

  • Working with industry, academia, technical experts and other stakeholders, develop approaches to In-Situ Resource Utilisation, planetary protection, lunar missions, rovers and the sustainability of ground-based astronomy.
  • Engaging with international partners and in expertlevel international fora including at the UN on best practice in space.
  • Forming part of a friendly and vibrant multidisciplinary team

You'll have relevant experience in:


  • Experience in a regulator or on regulatory policy
  • Experience dealing with technical and legal experts or with complex technical
information.

  • Strong eye for details
  • Ability to understand engineering concepts
  • Hit the ground running

If this Regulatory Specialist role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply.

  • Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 4 months


Benefits:


  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
On the road
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