The permanent duty station for the Director Air Fixed Wing role is DE&S main office in Abbey Wood, Bristol.
The Director Air Rotary and UAS role can be located in either Bristol or the DE&S offices in Yeovil. If located in Yeovil, you will still be expected to attend the Bristol site an average of 2 days per week.
Job Summary
DE&S is the largest delivery organisation in the Ministry of Defence, and works closely with the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, Strategic Command and MOD Head Office to deliver some of the world’s most complex projects, procuring new military equipment and services, providing in-service support and managing global logistics to ensure equipment is ready for use, where and when needed.
DE&S employs over 11,500 talented civil servants, military personnel and private contractors across more than 150 locations around the world - people are at the heart of what we do, and we are proud to work together with our customers and industry partners across the UK to deliver the best outcomes for Defence, and ultimately for the country.
We are seeking talented and inspiring individuals who can drive safe delivery in the Air environment and provide improved support to the Armed Forces.
We are looking for outstanding leaders irrespective of their previous background, who are output focussed, accountable and who are able to build effective teams and demonstrate servant leadership.
You will have the ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity and deliver innovative solutions; you will have intelligent commercial acumen, and the ability to build and maintain constructive, collaborative working relationships with senior stakeholders as well as being a key member of my Core Delivery Leadership Team.
We value diversity of people and thought, and encourage applications from a diverse field of candidates to ensure we are accessing the best talent and introducing new ways of thinking and working - by no means is a Defence background a prerequisite for this role.
In summary, we are looking for leaders with energy and passion, who are driven, innovative and who want to make a substantial impact on the Defence outputs in the Air environment. If this sounds like you, and you are up for the challenge, then we would strongly encourage you to apply. DE&S is a truly fantastic organisation and these senior roles are vitally important.
Job Description
Director Air Fixed Wing has the following areas of responsibility:
* Delivery of DE&S’s Air Environment Fixed Wing portfolio, including project delivery and through life capability management.
* Deliver and sustain a complex portfolio of programmes, including influencing early concept work.
* As the Theme lead, be accountable for the integration of technologies provided by other teams.
* High profile work under significant Ministerial, Parliamentary, Media and Stakeholder scrutiny, requiring personal resilience, and senior stakeholder management.
* Contribute to the Defence Strategic Industrial Strategy as required, understand Industry capability to deliver, and influence the longer-term Industrial Plan.
* Change management and continuous improvement experience.
* Will be accountable to Director Engineering and Safety for the management of the Air Environment Safety and Environmental Management System, including delegation management.
* As Executive Safety Responsible, provide guidance to the Senior Safety Responsible appointees within the Air Environment Fixed Wing Theme.
Director Air Rotary and Uncrewed Air Systems has the following areas of responsibility:
* Delivery of DE&S’s Air Environment Rotary Wing and Uncrewed Air Systems portfolio, including project delivery and through life capability management.
* Deliver and sustain a complex portfolio of programmes, including influencing early concept work.
* As the Theme lead, be accountable for the integration of technologies provided by other teams.
* High profile work under significant Ministerial, Parliamentary, Media and Stakeholder scrutiny, requiring personal resilience, and senior stakeholder management.
* Contribute to Defence Strategic Industrial Strategy as required, understand Industry capability to deliver, and influence the longer-term Industrial Plan.
* Change management and continuous improvement experience.
* Will be accountable to Director Engineering and Safety for the management of the Air Environment Safety and Environmental Management System, including delegation management.
* As Executive Safety Responsible, provide guidance to the Senior Safety Responsible appointees within the Air Environment Rotary and Uncrewed Air Systems Theme.
Person specification
To Be Successful With Your Application, You'll Need To Be Able To Demonstrate The Following Essential Criteria In Your Supporting Statement
Please note, the following Essential Criteria apply to both roles.
* A proven track record of values-based leadership, including a proactive commitment to diversity & inclusion.
* Demonstrable evidence of confidently leading people, challenging cultures and leading change.
* Successful delivery of a diverse, complex portfolio of major projects whilst improving operational outputs.
* Refined stakeholder engagement that will elicit the confidence of Ministers and Senior Leadership across the entire UK Defence Enterprise.
* Substantial airworthiness and safety management experience across all aspects of the life cycle.*
* Evidence of having held a personal letter of safety delegation for airworthiness in a variety of senior roles, and across the product lifecycle at a senior level.
* Once selected, the successful candidate will need to satisfy the Military Aviation Authority’s Airworthiness Competency Assessment to undertake the roles set out in MAA Regulatory Article 1013.
Essential Qualifications
* Chartered Engineer.
Desirable Qualifications
* Major Projects Leadership Academy / ChPP / CIPS.
Alongside your salary of £98,000, Ministry of Defence contributes £28,390 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Selection process details
This is an external competition, and we welcome applications from candidates in both the public or private sector.
To apply for this post, you must submit the following documents here (INSERT LINK) by 23:55 on 21 April 2025 for your application to be received as complete.
* A CV (no more than 2 pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps.
* A Supporting Statement of no more than 1250 words (font Arial, size 11), outlining how you consider your personal skills, leadership attributes, qualities and experience match all 6 essential criteria listed above. Applications that exceed the word limit or that are submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. For assistance with your supporting statement, please reach out to the recruitment team.
* Please state on the supporting statement which of the two roles you are applying for or if you have a preference if you are applying for both (this will not count towards the word count).
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 4 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting. See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting. See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
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.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
Contact point for applicants
* Name : DE&S SCS Recruitment Team
* Email : DESHR-SCSRecruitment@mod.gov.uk
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