Location: Hybrid - Attendance in Abbey Wood 2-3 days/week; travel to Coventry weekly/fortnightly

Rate: Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)

Duration: ASAP - 30/06/2026 (potential extension)

Deadline for Applications: 14/04/2026 at 13:30

Clearance: SC Clearance required
Overview

Support Vehicles Mechanical Engineer within the Land Equipment domain, working as part of the DE&S Support Vehicles team. The team supports multiple support vehicle platforms and variants.
Key Tasks and Deliverables

• Project initiation - To conduct a review of: SRO/Accountable Person (AP) Safety Strategy; Project Requirement (including Safety Requirements); Project Plan/Project Management Plan; Base vehicle configurations; Project deliverables
• Produce an Annex to DT Safety Management Plan/Engineering Management Plan
• Review base vehicle existing Safety Case Report, Hazard Log and LCA
• Conduct Hazard Log Working Group (HLWG) to confirm equipment position for SSR and SRO/AP
• Review equipment safety cases (for integrated equipment where available)
• Attend project kick off meeting with prime contractor
• Attend design reviews representing the delivery agent (DE&S)
• Attend trials representing the delivery agent (DE&S)
• Attend Critical Design Review and agree Design Freeze as Lead Engineer for delivery agent (DE&S)
• Review Contractor Safety Assurance Statement
• Lead DT Configuration Change process
• Conduct DT Configuration Change Committee meeting
• Carry out HLWGs for integrated platform configuration
• Support Safety Case Report update for modified equipment
• Prepare and deliver Equipment DLOD safety panel to SSR
• Support pan DLOD AP Safety Panel

Essential Experience/Skills

• Must be qualified and experienced in accordance with L3 Engineering Success Profile.

Desirable Experience/Skills

• HND Mechanical Qualification
• Incorporated Engineer status
• Wheeled vehicle experience