Group Leader – Independent Assurance of Support Products

Job Description

Job title: Group Leader – Independent Assurance of Support Products

Location: Warton/Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary:  £52,084 – £57,344  

What you’ll be doing:

As the group leader, you will be responsible for:

·         Liaising with customers (internal and external) to agree delivery timescales

·         Allocation of tasking to suitably qualified and experienced individuals within the team and will have people responsibilities (PDR, career development plans, aspirations etc.)

·         Liaising with the Executive population (local department and product integrity discipline) to ensure availability of suitably qualified and experienced individuals within the team

Your skills and experiences:

·         Requirements Engineering, Configuration and Data Management

·         Qualification and Certification

·         Safety Engineering, Environmental Engineering and/or Security Engineering

·         A strong STEM qualification or conversant experience in Safety/Independent Safety Assurance (ISA) is desirable

·         Understand support and training, ideally having worked in that environment is desirable

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Support Independent Safety Assurance (ISA) team:

The Support ISA team are responsible for providing overall assurance to the Technical Product Authority on the safety of non-airborne products, along with support solutions being offered to all customers

The ideal candidate will demonstrate good communications skills and attention to detail and have the chance to work on a wide range of products. This is an exciting role that will provide an opportunity to help shape and influence the wider team as the level of responsibilities grow

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 30^th November 2023

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.