Trials Manager

Package:  £51,300 – £57,000 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID:    SF20644

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Statics Trails Manager at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Statics Trails Manager, lead a team of Suitably Qualified Experienced Persons and Subject Matter Experts to deliver safe, efficient and effective OME trails between QinetiQ and customers.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead Trails Teams to deliver activities for our Customers and the Business across Land ranges utilising your professional knowledge, produce risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work that identify Hazards, Causes, Control Measures and mitigations for all Ordnance Munitions and Explosives activates.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading a team of SQEPs and SMEs to deliver safe, efficient and effective OME trials under the Long-Term Partnering Agreement
• Producing comprehensive risk assessments, Safe Systems of Work and trial documentation to ensure risks are reduced to ALARP
• Presenting proposed Safe Systems of Work at Hazardous Activities Management Reviews and delivering clear safety briefs for trial activities
• Supervising trial activities to ensure compliance with approved Safe Systems of Work, engineering policies, assurance requirements and range procedures
• Managing changes to trial activities through appropriate HAM, Deviations and Waivers and Change Control processes
• Ensuring OME activities, safety distances and Weapon Danger Areas meet technical, safety, competency and customer requirements

Essential experience of the Static Trails Manager: 

• Experience in the safe management, supervision and delivery of OME or other high-hazard activities
• Experience implementing Safe Systems of Work covering Safe People, Safe Places, Safe Equipment and Safe Practice
• Experience organising, executing and reporting on trial activities
• Experience developing Safe Systems of Work and producing suitable and sufficient risk assessments
• Good working knowledge of OME and associated hazards, with flexibility to support activities across other Land Ranges
• Proficiency in MS Office and Microsoft 365, with a willingness to undertake further training and continuous professional development

Essential qualifications for the Static Trails Manager:

• Formal qualifications (civilian or military) in the handing and functioning of OME

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site and is fully on-site. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Shoeburyness

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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