- Conducting and managing the delivery of surveillance in support of risk management, supplier oversight/assurance, verification, validation and acceptance for submarine build programmes.
- Develop Surveillance Plans and undertake build surveillance to gather independent assurance over product build quality and contractual conformance - ladder access will be required in the majority of areas when undertaking surveillance onboard submarines.
- Providing advice and guidance to delivery teams concerning technical and supplier risk.
- Experience of providing technical advice and delivery of successful engineering outcomes
- Alongside your salary of £36,100, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,747 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 27%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
- Huge range of discounts
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
Engineering (Permanent) - Barrow, Suffolk, United Kingdom - Defence Equipment & Support
Description
The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK's nuclear submarines.
Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK's continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence.
Here you'll find a community to belong to - whether that's alongside project teams with a shared vision or as part of an employee network of like-minded individuals.
We offer 25+ days' holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of around 27%, to help work work for you.
Working for the Principal Naval Overseers (PNO) you will join a team of predominantly 50 engineers who provide independent assurance to their project team clients, including Dreadnought Alliance and Submarine Production - Astute Class, ensuring that submarine build activities meet the necessary requirements of the contract.
The PNO undertake risk-based surveillance of vessels during build and provide waterfront and build support and advice to delivery teams; ensuring correct standards are maintained by promoting the Governance, Assurance, and Improvement (GAI) of acquisition, engineering and logistics support activities.
As an Engineering Overseer working within the Tactical Weapons Section, you will be working alongside other specialists consisting of both civilians and Royal Navy personnel in a varied and interesting role.
You will be providing approval, evaluation and acceptance of documentation pertaining to the manufacture, testing and commissioning of Submarine Combat systems.
As an Engineering Overseer you will undertake verification and validation of the Submarine Design and Build against our customers requirements and contribute to the production of Surveillance plans.
You will also undertake build surveillance to gather independent assurance for a variety of sub-systems such as Command and/or Control systems, Mission systems, Optronics, Navigation systems, Sonar systems, Communications systems and Technology, Electronic Warfare systems and Weapons Systems and Effectors.
We are keen to support our staff that are motivated and driven to progress their careers and will support you to upskill and develop your knowledge of the systems and the build and commissioning of Nuclear Submarines.
Please be aware that there is a requirement to be able to climb ladders as you need to access the boats to be able to fulfil your role.
At the SDA, we champion flexible ways of working, as this is an overseer role there is an expectation to be on site full time to be able to fulfil this.
Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance.
External and internal candidates may be entitled to relocation expenses for this position.Supporting the Equipment System Owner representative to provide approval, evaluation and acceptance of documentation pertaining to the manufacture, testing and commissioning of a variety of submarine systems.
So whether you're looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow.
Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.If you accept this position, you'll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.