Head of M&SCC

Job Description

Job title: Head of Maintenance & Support Competency Centre

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £71,200

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide leadership of the Maintenance and Support Competency Centre to deliver existing services & develop new services within the functional domain of Aircraft maintenance and support in line with budget provision
• Define and coordinate IT and business resources to meet specific business objectives whilst maintaining the principles of professional standards, accountability, openness, equality and diversity and clarity of purpose
• Take responsibility for review of management processes (and decisions) to ensure that they are compliant with the organisation’s strategy for corporate governance of IT
• Ensure that effective controls are in place for internal delegation, audit and control and that the board receives timely reports and advice that will inform their decisions
• Ensure that effective staffing and committee structures are in place to support the work of the board and that proper relationships exist between the organisation and the external auditors
• Set and deploy IT expenditure, ensuring that all IT financial targets are met and examining any areas where budgets and expenditure exceed their agreed tolerances
• Assist with the definition and operation of effective financial control and decision making, especially in the areas of service, projects and component cost models and the allocation and apportionment of all incurred IT costs

Your skills and experiences:

• A good level of experience in the delivery of key projects in a couple if not all of the General Management skill sets
• Significant experience of working in an IT Function and relevant field
• Significant experience of managing within an IT Function and relevant field
• Ideally a knowledge of both supply chain systems and aircraft maintenance systems
• Familiarity with IT trends and good practice

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

You will manage an integrated team of circa 20 people comprising of Project Management, Architecture and Technical build and IT support individuals. You will manage both the activities and budget responsibilities for the team to deliver both project work and production support for the suite of applications and projects within scope for the Competency Centre.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 17th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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