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Engineer

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£35,200 - £38,000

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) are seeking an Engineer for their site at Warminster to join their team and work with JAMES.

What is JAMES? It is not who but what is JAMES. JAMES is the Joint Asset Management Engineering Solution. It is the Software Application that manages the whole of the Defence’s Land Military Equipment. From a single Parachute to the fleet of Challenger 2 Battle Tanks that have recently made news headlines, everything is itemised on JAMES.

With over 1.7m equipment assets, JAMES has approximately 35,000 users and assists with cost capture for an annual Land Equipment support spend of circa £500m.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer, the successful applicant will be a key stakeholder in Customer Requirements and Industry Solutions. You will assist the team, ensuring sustainability, availability and enhancement of Defence capability.

As part of a small multi-disciplined team, your permanent duty station will be Warminster. You will become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on JAMES managing changes and modifications.

A background in IT/databases will be advantageous as well as military equipment knowledge.

Please note some attendance to the stated site may be required for this position.

We strongly recommend tailoring your CV in line with our CV guidance before applying, with specific sections to highlight Key Achievements, Relevant Experience, and Applied Skills & Knowledge

The responsibilities of these posts will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Working to the Chief Engineer you will be part of a team of military and civilian personnel. You will be expected to deputise for the Chief Engineer on occasion.
• You will assist with delivery of all engineering aspects within your area of responsibility as defined in the assignment specification or objectives including managing the acquisition safety aspects and equipment Through Life Support (TLS).
• You will be expected to provide expert advice and guidance to stakeholders based upon your own engineering knowledge to solve complex technical problems and identify application risks.
• Advise and assist with the implementation of any governance and assurance policies and procedures, to ensure the ‘safe & professional’ status of the area led.
• Expected to Interface with Defence and Industry as the intelligent customer both in a scrutiny role and supporting the identification of areas of improvement and development of the application.

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

• Relevant Level 4 (HNC or higher) qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of providing technical advice and leading the delivery of successful engineering outcomes
• Wide ranging depth and breadth of technical experience in own specialism with knowledge and application of Systems Engineering approaches.
• Experience with Engineering and Asset Management Systems, their oversight and control and demonstrate their application within an Engineering environment.

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

• Improve Engineering Capability - Supervised Practitioner
• Technical Decision Making - Practitioner
• Leadership
• Changing & Improving