Satellite Ground Station Team Lead

Job Title:              Satellite Ground Station Team Lead
Location:              Chippenham, Wiltshire
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59965

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Satellite Ground Station Team Lead at our Colerne (Chippenham, Wiltshire) site.

The Role
As a Satellite Ground Station Team Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As a Satellite Ground Station Team Lead, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary, working on the Skynet contract managing the team operations.

Day-to-day, as an active member of the Technical Infrastructure team, you will be reporting into the Operations Manager, responsible for the implementation of the service delivery wrap into the ground station.

• To be the on-site lead for all problem reporting and 1st /2nd Line rectification work in support of Network Operations. 
• Monitor and control the communications systems in use in support of Skynet 5.
• Ensure all planned maintenance activities have appropriate approvals in place before allowing them to proceed.
• Coordination of Technical Infrastructure inputs to customer facing reviews and meetings and the coordination of inputs and outputs for internal and external audits to Infrastructure.
• Ensure all Maintenance and Support tasks are conducted in accordance with the Statement of Work specified performance criteria and are recorded appropriately.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Colerne.

Essential Experience of the Satellite Ground Station Team Lead

• Thorough engineering knowledge of the Satellite Military and Commercial Network architecture.
• Thorough knowledge of digital data communications, techniques and protocols.
• Thorough knowledge of Crypto Management procedures and the control of Crypto devices.
• IT literate on MS Office applications to include Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.

Qualifications for the Satellite Ground Station Team Lead

• Higher National Certificate (HNC)/ Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electronics or equivalent qualification or experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
 

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
• Potential to develop skills
• A dynamic working environment
• 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: 04/11/2024

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