Head of Establishment

Location: Arrochar

Organisation: Defence Equipment & Support

Salary: £61,100 per annum (plus generous benefits)

Grade: Professional I

Working Pattern: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Defence Munitions Glen Douglas, Arrochar, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, G83 7AZ

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or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn.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. We're unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Job description Are you ready to lead a dynamic, high-performing team within Defence? Join us at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) in this challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on our mission to protect and defend our Armed Forces. This is one of two Head of Establishment roles we are currently recruiting for, one based in DM Beith and one based in DM Glen Douglas.

The Head of Establishment role is a key strategic and operational role in which you will hold primary responsibility and accountability for the safe running of the establishment, operating in a highly regulated and potentially high risk environment.

You will play a vital role in leading and overseeing strategic plans, ensuring safety processes, and providing operational support vital to Defence outputs. Defence Munitions is at the forefront of safeguarding the supply, storage, maintenance, and disposal of munitions. You'll drive operational excellence in fast-paced environments, foster continuous improvement, and deliver positive results. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across the Military, Defence Regulation, and wider teams within DE&S to ensure compliance and the successful delivery of strategic plans.

Please note that travel to other Defence Munitions and MoD sites across the UK will be expected dependent on organisational requirements. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 100% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face to face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work life balance and business need.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and develop site personnel and utilise resources effectively to deliver operational outputs and requirements in a timely manner.
• Lead, direct, manage and control all activities carried out within specified areas of control in a manner that ensures the safe, secure, efficient, effective, and economical use of all resources.
• Manage, Receive, Store, Maintain and Issue the range of General Munitions, General Commodities, Equipment and Complex Weapons.
• Manage a full spectrum of stakeholders within the organisation, authorised customers, wider DE&S, and the Delivery Team community.
• Responsibility for controlling the site activities to ensure the health, safety, security and welfare of employees and any stakeholders involved.
• Serve as Delivery Duty Holder with responsibility for the safe operation of the site, systems and facilities, including authorising Safe Systems of Work, managing and providing input to Safety Assurance.
• Responsible for all senior stakeholder engagement with customers, suppliers, including DE&S, wider MoD, and Other Government Departments, to deliver operational outputs and…