Integrated Logistic Support Manager

Job Description

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

As the European number one in defence electronics and the world number two in defence radio communications, Thales is a leading name in the global defence and security markets. In addition to equipping over 40 naval forces across the globe, we have a proud 125-year heritage here in the UK. Today that is represented in our key role delivering the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier and our provision of advanced radio equipment to all of the Royal Navy’s surface combatants.
Following the award of several new contracts within Maritime Mission Systems, an experienced and project delivery focused Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Manager is required to deliver contractual obligations and business winning proposals for the ILS and Technical Documentation allocation of work. The ILS Manager will work within the Customer Support and Services Business Unit and provide ILS, Through Life Support, Supportability Engineering services and professional advice to teams in accordance with relevant specifications, standards and business processes.
As an ILS Manager your focus is on time delivery of large, pivotal Underwater Submarine Solutions projects, to customer requirements and within budget. A key part of your role will be managing the project delivery team of around 8 people both permanent staff and subcontractors. Although largely based in Cheadle, there may be some travel required within the UK and occasionally overseas.
Key Duties:
- Provide functional Leadership and management to your team, managing performance, developing their skills and rewarding recognition.
- Review demand from bids and projects and Input into integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- Produce and Deliver ILS products in accordance with an agreed schedule and ILS Management Plan
- Produce and Deliver projects using the guidelines of Thales processes (CHORUS II) and contracted ILS standards
- Utilise project management and planning tools and methods to deliver on time, to budget and quality.
- Manage the ILS requirements and demonstrate compliance against them
- Responsible as the Work Package Manager for the ILS scope of work and be accountable for the delivery
- Chair ILS progress meeting and ILS Working Groups
- Contribute to ILS bid management by producing estimates for the ILS content
- Write the Integrated Support Plan and associated documents required to support campaigns
- Ensure a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation within own area.
- Proactively seek out and share best practice to ensure continuous improvement and consistency
- Contribute to the overall Supportability Engineering Transformation Plan
Skills and experience required:
- Experience working as a Technical ILS Manager on large platform delivery focused projects
- Worked in a similar industry or in the forces (RAF, Navy or Army)
- Experience managing a team
- An Understanding of ILS relevant defence standards
- Technical background in Maintenance and Support Engineering
- Eligible to obtain SC level security clearance

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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