Capability Lead - Constructive

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Capability Lead – Constructive Trades

An opportunity within Maritime Defence Solutions has arisen for an established professional in skilled Constructive trades to take on the opportunity to be Capability Lead for the discipline.

Your role will be to support, mentor, coach and manage the development of the constructive trade discipline. A constructive capability lead will have in-depth knowledge and experience of relevant trade disciplines for core Maritime Services outputs. You will ensure tactical and Strategic skills/capabilities are evident and available to meet both the tactical and Strategic resourcing demands.

This role is vital to ensure we move from a static trade set up to one that assesses its capabilities by competency and skills which will enable a fluid supply solution to demand.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas.

Your main responsibilities as Capability Lead will involve

·Responsible for SQEP capability development and evidence for Maritime Services Manufacturing and Operations staff, across geographically located sites by ensuring suitable SQEP assessments, checks, documentation and reviews are consistently utilised.

·Responsible for working with the Skills Development Centre to ensure apprentices are supported, developed and integrated into the Operations team. This is a vital role that will ensure the talent line into Operations is sustained

·Provide a competence and skills views for a 5 to 10 year view that will be embedded into future Operations resourcing strategies. Accountable for moving our teams from trades to this lower level that will lead to a more efficient and SQEP set of Maintenance Operatives.

·Work with other Capability Roles and Discipline Managers across Maritime to optimise internal resources that will share best practice such as trade testing across multiple sites.

·Support the Operational Performance Leads (OPL) in short and medium term tactical supply solutions for Operations outputs that will ensure correct levels of SQEP resources are supplied to meet the demands.

·Lead on providing the resourcing and training input into the monthly financial rounds that will determine any changes to annual budgets and improve overall cost base controls.

·Provide a resourcing input into the IBP planning cycles which are undertaken twice a year.

·Is responsible for producing the annual training requirements (Utilising SQEP systems) and outputs for all Manufacturing and Operations areas ensuring training budgets are agreed and then deliver to plan.

Your skills and qualifications

·Understanding of future operational demands, emerging technologies and skills.

·Knowledge and ability to manage situations and a range of production issues, demonstrating sound decision making based on facts, using workforce data to support cost-effective decisions including training budgets, people Capability development & SQEP management.

·HNC/HND qualification ideal but not essential. Must be time-served or minimum level 3 qualified through Apprenticeship in a trade bias discipline.

·Excellent problem solving and Continuous Improvement skills and behaviours.

·Excellent technical abilities in chosen trade whilst using problem solving, sound schedule and specification growth management skills and experience.

·Good levels of SHE knowledge that will require Risk Assessment and Method Statements skills and functional knowledge. Ideally either IOSH or NEBOSH trained but not essential.

·Management skills, demonstrating communication, listening and processes skills.

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base + infrequent travel to Broad Oak and Cowes sites as required.

Grade: GG11

Flexible Working:Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives.We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

Maritime and Land Defence Solutions

As part of Defence Solutions, our Warship Support, Products and Munitions businesses play a vital role in ensuring naval forces remain equipped, ready, and capable across the full spectrum of operations, both at sea and on land.

In Warship Support, we sustain the Royal Navy’s surface fleet from HM Naval Base Portsmouth, from platform maintenance and system upgrades to deployed operational support, we work alongside the Royal Navy to ensure fleet availability and mission readiness. Our work ranges from routine dockyard tasks to complex engineering enhancements, keeping everything from T45 Destroyers to Type 23 Frigates and Aircraft Carriers modern, effective, and ready for operations.

Across our Maritime Products portfolio, we deliver advanced systems and equipment such as combat systems, sensors, propulsion technologies, and training solutions. From torpedoes like Sting Ray and Spearfish and mine neutraliser Archerfish to cutting-edge radar systems such as Sampson, Artisan and Commander Land our technology gives the Royal Navy and its allies superior detection, tracking, and engagement capability. These systems sit at the core of modern naval operations, ensuring platforms perform in the most demanding maritime environments.

We operate across the UK and are proud to employ skilled professionals across engineering, manufacturing, project management, logistics, and more. Join us, and you’ll contribute to critical defence programmes that protect national security and support front-line operations.

There are endless opportunities to grow at BAE Systems, and we will build upon the diversity of your experience through supporting your movement across our organisation. Our mission is to support our colleagues reach their full potential and so you’ll always find something new that will continue to inspire and provide an exciting and varied career that continues to play a crucial role in creating a secure tomorrow for generations to come.

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