Head of Engineering - Space

Job Title:              Head of Engineering - Space
Location:              Corsham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF60241

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as the Head of Engineering - Space at our Hawthorn site.

The Role
As the Head of Engineering - Space you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of an international company that’s continually innovating. Our aspirations are big – and you’ll help make them possible.

Day-to-day, you’ll be leading the delivery of engineering activity on the Skynet 6 Service Delivery Wrap (SDW) programme, including providing leadership to the engineering team to deliver a range of new and modified subsystems, end to end services covering a range of Military and Commercial technologies and software. Reporting to the Director of Skynet Satcom Delivery, you’ll also be part of a multi-million-pound programme of technology change.

• Leadership of the Skynet Service Delivery Wrap engineering team.
• Responsible for ensuring the engineering team has the right capacity and capability to meet the needs of the programme.
• Lead the development of new/enhanced services, systems and capabilities to ensure that developing end-user needs are met.
• Represent Babcock at stakeholder meetings, Governance forums, and Design Reviews.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires travel to Hawthorn, Oakhanger, and Bristol alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Head of Engineering - Space

• Significant relevant (MilSatCom) experience and subject matter expertise including in senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrable experience of project delivery on large and/or complex engineering projects.
• The ability to develop talent and mentor staff to meet our future requirements. 
• Problem solving capability and the ability to simplify, prioritise, and resolve issues, using data as well as good judgement. 
• Able to communicate complex concepts and technologies, clearly and digestibly, to non-specialists, from the most junior colleague to the most senior Customer.
• Ability to motivate teams to deliver great output on time and on cost, whilst creating a high performing team culture.
• Ability to apply systems engineering principles in a manner that is tailored to the work in hand, driving for optimal compliance with requirements.  

Qualifications for the Head of Engineering - Space

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional accreditation/ experience.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. However, you will be able to start on Security Check (SC) security clearance with the view to obtain Developed Vetting (DV)
 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Flexible locations
• Potential to develop skills
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 04/12/2024

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