About the job

Job summary

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 believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and perspectives, together we’ll achieve the extraordinary.

Discover more about our work:

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.

Please note, for security reasons these roles are open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. If successful, you’ll be required to pass Security Check clearance and possibly undergo Developed Vetting. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Job description

Step into a world of innovation and transformation with the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA).     

We’re looking for Integrated Logistic Support Managers (ILSMs) to join our team.

You'll be at the forefront of designing, developing, and procuring cutting-edge defence technology and equipment. Your expertise will help shape how we maintain and optimise equipment operational availability while delivering innovative support solutions. You'll play a pivotal role in influencing Industry’s design, ensuring Industry deliverables conform to the relevant support standards, managing technical risks, enhancing resilience, and driving forward support solution innovations and capabilities.

You’ll lead the delivery and management of Integrated Logistic/Product Support (ILS/IPS) for various projects. The activities may include –

• Specifying, designing, and developing support for the acquisition of new or military/commercial off-the shelf capabilities, major updates, and upgrades to existing capabilities.
• Influencing Industry’s design process to take into account through life support.
• Defining and securing the end-to-end supply support arrangements for transitioning the capability into service and planning for its end-of-life disposal.
• Monitoring and continual improvement of maintenance and support solutions.

We are keen to support your professional development within these roles and will provide you with access to outstanding specialist training within the SDA, which will underpin your continued professional development in these roles within Submarines.

Please note that these roles are based in our Bristol offices. In-office attendance is expected: the normal requirement is 3 days per week.

What you’ll be doing

• Setting the requirements and factors that contribute to achieving the best possible long-term support outcomes during the process of acquiring and designing Equipment/Products.
• Establishing and managing the ILS/IPS programme for developing optimal and sustainable cost effective through life support solutions in collaboration with Industry.
• Offering valuable insights and suggestions to address complicated support challenges related to emerging failures or trends observed by our armed forces and partners during the operation and maintenance of Products/Equipment.
• Planning and monitoring obsolescence management controls and through life resolution decisions.
• Managing Through life logistic support technical data information requirements and configuration management of technical documentation.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of working in at least one of the following fields: ILS/IPS, support engineering, maintenance planning or operational logistic support management.
• Experience in evaluating and analysing support performance and trends, for improving support and resolving disputes.
• Evidence of delivering continuous improvement activities and reducing whole life cost expenditure.
• Background or knowledge in tendering for Work or Post Design Service Tasks and/or responding to them.

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

• Review, validate and assure support solutions – Practitioner level
• Design support capability requirements – Practitioner level
• Making effective decisions – CSBC3
• Communicating and influencing – CSBC3

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• 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
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. 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. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of - and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills

Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.

1. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.