Navantia Puerto Real Shipyard, Poligono Astillero S/N, 11519 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain Job Summary At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
Navantia Puerto Real Shipyard, Poligono Astillero S/N, 11519 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain

Job Summary

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you've been recruited for. If it isn't obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn't obtained within 12 months.

DE&S Professional I grade is equivalent to Grade 7 within the Civil Service/MOD.

The tour length is 2 years

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

Looking for more than just a job? Step into a role where your work truly matters and be part of cutting-edge defence projects shaping the future, supporting and protecting the UK’s interests.

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have an extraordinary overseas opportunity for a leader with either naval architecture or marine engineering background for the role of Constructive Engineering Lead. Within our Support Ships organisation, the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) project is leading the charge in delivering three state-of-the-art ships, with construction set to begin at the end of 2025. The build strategy is for the aft section of each ship (including machinery spaces accommodation areas and the bridge) to be built in Spain, with full assembling and commissioning in Belfast. These ships will play a vital role in supporting the Royal Navy’s global operations, and we need your expertise to help bring them to life.

As a Constructive Engineering Lead, you are a leading member of our shipyard oversight, assurance, and acceptance team. Your team will ensure that the aft sections of the FSS ships being constructed at the Navantia Puerto Real shipyard in Spain meet the highest standards of quality, design, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will apply your technical and leadership experience to oversee and ensure that construction of the ship’s build meet contract specifications, design standards, and operational requirements. You will build strong, collaborative relationships with contractors, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders, fostering a spirit of cooperation and shared success. Monitoring and reporting on build progress with accuracy and insight will be a key part of your responsibilities, as will representing the MOD effectively at working group meetings and progress reviews. When technical issues arise, you will take a proactive and solution-focused approach to resolve them rapidly, ensuring the best outcomes for the project.

You will gain experience in a fast-moving project, using modern design techniques and acquiring knowledge to support your career development within DE&S that will be transferable to any ship design, build or support project. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise or broaden your horizons, this role will set you on a path to continued professional growth.

As an overseas assignment the role is full time only and with a tour length of 2 years, working out of the Navantia Puerto Real Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain. Prior to moving overseas the successful applicant will initially spend up to a month in post in the UK preparing for the role with the team in Bristol.

A Little Bit About Cadiz

Cadiz is the oldest city in Western Europe and is located in the southwestern part of Spain. It is a city on the seafront, with gardens and beaches, wide avenues and historical monuments. The city is famous for its annual Carnival, flamenco and exquisite regional cuisine. It boasts mild winters, and hot summers, with the Atlantic breeze tempering the summer heat.

The city centre is compact, walkable and the terrain is flat. There are local buses covering the city and nearby areas, such as San Fernando and Chiclana. Regular trains and trams connect Cádiz to Seville, Jerez de la Frontera, and Madrid. Seville is 1.5 hours away, and Madrid is 2.5 - 3.5 hours away by train or car. The nearest airport is Jerez airport, 43km away.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • V&V - Manage the portfolio test, verification, validation, and evaluation process.
  • Requirements - Coordinate and manage Engineering staff, to successfully generate naval architecture technical requirements, defining technical deliverables/artifacts and updating other documentation for multiple systems.
  • Legislation/Policy - Working in a highly regulated area, educate others with relevant legislation, regulation, policy, processes, and standards to deliver technical documentation for a system. This includes the essential relation to safety, security, and environmental compliance, of the system, and the interoperability at portfolio level.
  • Stakeholder Management - Own trade-offs with other sub-system teams and specialists, over technical requirements, and design compromises, to maximise successful system implementation and delivery.
  • Risk – Provide naval architecture technical leadership to solve complex problems with innovative solutions to support improved performance, enhance capability and minimise technical risk.
  • Assurance - Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]

Looking for more than just a job? Step into a role where your work truly matters and be part of cutting-edge defence projects shaping the future, supporting and protecting the UK’s interests.

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) have an extraordinary overseas opportunity for a leader with either naval architecture or marine engineering background for the role of Constructive Engineering Lead. Within our Support Ships organisation, the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) project is leading the charge in delivering three state-of-the-art ships, with construction set to begin at the end of 2025. The build strategy is for the aft section of each ship (including machinery spaces accommodation areas and the bridge) to be built in Spain, with full assembling and commissioning in Belfast. These ships will play a vital role in supporting the Royal Navy’s global operations, and we need your expertise to help bring them to life.

As a Constructive Engineering Lead, you are a leading member of our shipyard oversight, assurance, and acceptance team. Your team will ensure that the aft sections of the FSS ships being constructed at the Navantia Puerto Real shipyard in Spain meet the highest standards of quality, design, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will apply your technical and leadership experience to oversee and ensure that construction of the ship’s build meet contract specifications, design standards, and operational requirements. You will build strong, collaborative relationships with contractors, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders, fostering a spirit of cooperation and shared success. Monitoring and reporting on build progress with accuracy and insight will be a key part of your responsibilities, as will representing the MOD effectively at working group meetings and progress reviews. When technical issues arise, you will take a proactive and solution-focused approach to resolve them rapidly, ensuring the best outcomes for the project.

You will gain experience in a fast-moving project, using modern design techniques and acquiring knowledge to support your career development within DE&S that will be transferable to any ship design, build or support project. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise or broaden your horizons, this role will set you on a path to continued professional growth.

As an overseas assignment the role is full time only and with a tour length of 2 years, working out of the Navantia Puerto Real Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain. Prior to moving overseas the successful applicant will initially spend up to a month in post in the UK preparing for the role with the team in Bristol.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • V&V - Manage the portfolio test, verification, validation, and evaluation process.
  • Requirements - Coordinate and manage Engineering staff, to successfully generate naval architecture technical requirements, defining technical deliverables/artifacts and updating other documentation for multiple systems.
  • Legislation/Policy - Working in a highly regulated area, educate others with relevant legislation, regulation, policy, processes, and standards to deliver technical documentation for a system. This includes the essential relation to safety, security, and environmental compliance, of the system, and the interoperability at portfolio level.
  • Stakeholder Management - Own trade-offs with other sub-system teams and specialists, over technical requirements, and design compromises, to maximise successful system implementation and delivery.
  • Risk – Provide naval architecture technical leadership to solve complex problems with innovative solutions to support improved performance, enhance capability and minimise technical risk.
  • Assurance - Manage and participate in assurance, audit, and reviews activity.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

  • Hold Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Marine Engineer (CMarEng) status with the Engineering Council.
  • Hold a Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics based qualification at RQF Level 4.
  • Experience of providing technical advice at a senior level and leading the delivery of successful engineering outcomes in multidisciplinary projects.
  • Wide ranging depth and breadth of technical experience in ship construction with knowledge and application of Systems Engineering approaches.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

  • Technical Competence 1: ECF 1.3 – Setting Technical Requirements, Evaluation and Acceptance – Expert
  • Technical Competence 2: ECF 3.4 - Technical Decision Making – Expert
  • Core Behaviour 1: Communicating and Influencing
  • Core Behaviour 2: Making Effective Decisions

This position will require the successful candidate to undergo a period of training in the UK prior to taking up the overseas post. The training period will last one month and will be based in Bristol.

Please ensure that you can travel to the required UK location prior to application. Relocation support will not be provided for the UK based training. Questions regarding the UK training requirement should be directed to the recruiting line manager using the contact information at the bottom of this advert.

Qualifications

Hold Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Marine Engineer (CMarEng) status with the Engineering Council.

Hold a Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics based qualification at RQF Level 4.

Evidence will be required at interview.

All qualifications, licences or memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalents will not be accepted.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • ECF 1.3 – Setting Technical Requirements, Evaluation and Acceptance – Expert
  • ECF 3.4 – Technical Decision Making – Expert

Alongside your salary of £59,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,179 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Discover My Benefits:

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/

  • 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
  • Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
  • Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
  • Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
  • Support for progression
  • Huge range of discounts
  • Volunteering days
  • Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of - and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

Further Information

  • Civil Service Recruitment Principles: Recruitment Principles - Civil Service Commission
  • Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
  • Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions
  • Civil Service Code: The Code - Civil Service Commission

Any personal data that you provide during the Recruitment process will be treated in accordance with the MOD Privacy Notice which can be accessed here.

Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

  • Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
  • Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
  • Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.  Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. (Include the Privacy notice link).

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

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 security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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 security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

Recruitment team

Further information

Please see Further Information document attached.

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