Senior Engineering Manager – Deputy PAG

Job Description

Job title: Senior Engineering Manager – Deputy PAG

Location: Barrow-in-Furness- onsite
Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing: 

• Playing an active role across all build areas but is responsible for the governance within a specified area
• Providing Executive Authority to the Procedural Authorisation Group and ensure that it conducts its business in accordance with its Terms of Reference and remains within its boundary of authority (i.e. NRP/Site Safety Case)
• Being a key person in the department, beyond their peer group for their technical knowledge, experience and competence
• Ensuring the full scope of nuclear, product, environmental and personnel safety is adequately considered within AG business
• Growing into a business SME on the build of the Naval Reactor Plant (NRP) and associated systems
• Be a deputy or relief PAG chair with delegated authority from the PAG chair

Your skills and experiences:  

• Graduate (BEng) qualification in engineering based subject or relevant experience and qualifications
• Experience in maintenance, build and repair in a high hazard environment
• ILM Level 2/3 or CMI Level 3/5
• Typically, Incorporated Engineer working towards Chartership & member of the relevant institute

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 Procedural Authorisation Group team:

Within this team they deal with the management of a technical governance area to gain assurance, through their chairing of a site convened Authorisation Group (AG), ensuring that work is assessed against technical and safety principles and those tasks are controlled by authorised documentation and carried out in accordance with the ALARP principle. We provide Executive Authority to the AG; primarily the Procedural Authorisation Group (PAG) and ensure that the AG conducts its business in accordance with its Terms of Reference and remains within its boundary of authority. If any proposed activity is likely to challenge this boundary, the AG Chair/ Deputy shall seek advice from the Site Authorisee/Licensee and NRPA as appropriate.  This team is responsible for championing a robust safety culture and promote good working practices in all submarine build activity. We offer relocation support across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 1st November 2024

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.

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