Through Life Support Senior Technical Specialist - Bristol, United Kingdom - Defence Equipment & Support

Defence Equipment & Support

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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 the following desirable criteria:

Knowledge and understanding of the in-service engineering asset management system requirements.

OR

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

Stakeholder Management
Supervised Practitioner
Continuous Improvement to Optimise Support
Supervised Practitioner
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits:

We're pleased to offer a generous benefits package to support everything from your work-life balance to your bank balance, including:

25 days' holiday a year, plus 1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King's birthday
A marketleading employer pension contribution of around 27 percent, an annual performancebased bonus, and recognition awards
Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your worklife balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications, with plenty of opportunities and support for progression
A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more
Up to six days of paid leave a year for volunteering
Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave schemes, offering 100% pay for 26 weeks (after a qualifying period)
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