Description Our recruitment system will be down over the weekend of Saturday 8 th and Sunday 9 th of February and you will not be able to submit an application during this time. Our system will be back up on Monday 10 th February and you will be able to submit your application then. If you are experience difficulties after Monday please do let the team know on deshr-scsrecruitmentmod.gov.uk We are delighted that you are interested in the Head of Equipment Plan Design role within DE&S. You will be joining the team at an exciting time for DE&S, just as we stand up our new Operating Model to better support Defence in protecting our nation and helping it prosper. As part of the Ministry of Defence, DE&S plays a vital role in the security of the UK, and we have a compelling agenda to meet the needs of our Armed Forces now and into the future. This key senior role within the DE&S Gateway is wide-ranging and complex and covers the full span of DE&S’ c£130Bn Equipment Plan (EP) delivery portfolio. You will play a critical role in establishing a sustainable DE&S EP delivery portfolio that is integrated by design and deliverable in an operationally excellent way today, tomorrow, and in the future. You will interface our Mission Partners establishing robust baseline control and delivery assurance in a more consistent and efficient way. This will include bringing knowledge of DE&S capacity and Defence priorities together to ensure that our delivery colleagues across DE&S remain focused on Departmental priorities and that any residual delivery risk is coherently managed. Finally, you will create a single entry-point into DE&S, ensuring that all new or changed equipment acquisition and support demands are commissioned in a more coherent and considered way, offering the very best solutions to meet our Mission Partners’ needs. We are looking for an inspiring senior leader to fill this role, someone who is adept at operating within large and highly complex organisations to drive meaningful change and deliver tangible benefits. A person with a track record of delivery in the most demanding programme/portfolio roles, capable of translating strategic intent into efficient and sustainable plans of programme and/or operational delivery. An excellent communicator, the successful candidate will be capable of influencing effectively within DE&S and externally up to Ministerial level. As a DE&S senior leader, we are looking for someone who will reinforce the positive behaviours we are looking for and act as a role model for diversity and inclusion. Someone willing to take responsibility and accountability, be focused on delivery and able to inspire an innovative, dynamic and diverse team to drive high performance. The Head of Equipment Plan Design offers the right candidate huge professional challenge in a dynamic organisation at the heart of national security. This is an exciting time for DE&S and the Gateway, and we look forward to discussing with you how you might become part of our journey. (MOD Headquarters, Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force, UK Strategic Command and the Defence Nuclear Enterprise) Salary is £87,300 - £104,760 per annum for external candidates. More may be available for an exceptional external candidate. Civil Servants applying on promotion into the SCS will receive the higher of up to a 10% increase on current salary or the SCS pay band 1 minimum. All SCS applying on level transfer will remain on their current salary. This is a reserved post and is only open to sole UK nationals. The security clearance level required is Developed Vetting (DV), which can be applied for following success in the campaign. Those who have been declined for DV clearance or who have had it revoked need not apply. For more details on the role requirement and Essential Criteria for this vacancy, please refer to the candidate pack available on Civil Service Jobs and DE&S Jobs. 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 by 23:55 on 2 nd March 2025 for your application to be received as complete. •A CV 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 1750 words (font Arial, size 11), outlining how you consider your personal skills, leadership attributes, qualities and experience match all 6 essential criteria laid out in the candidate pack . Applications that exceed the word limit or that are submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. For assistance with Supporting Statements please do reach out to the recruitment team.