Although the UK job market has experienced ups and downs this year, the picture is improving. According to recent research by the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation), companies are feeling more confident when it comes to hiring and making investment decisions.
Industries that continue to go from strength to strength are the engineering and defence sectors.
If you’re interested in working as a Systems Engineer or Cost Engineer in the defence sector, Gregory Martin currently has several vacancies in this sector. That includes opportunities at a science and technology consultancy specialising in solving complex challenges faced by mission-critical defence programmes.
Their defence practice works in partnership with national government bodies, international institutions and global prime contractors.
Vacancies include three opportunities for Systems Engineers in Bristol.
As a Systems Engineer you will play a pivotal role in the MOD programme across the CADMID cycle and in several domains, providing expert consultation to design, develop and integrate complex systems and technologies.
Skills and experience required for this role:
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Ability to use and apply both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ systems engineering techniques.
- Development, application, and delivery of systems engineering methods, tools and artefacts.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle.
- Building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships.
- Authoring technical reports, developing systems engineering artefacts, and presenting to customers.
The salary is £35K-£55K plus bonus, pension, medical and many other benefits
Gregory Martin is also seeking two Cost Engineers in Bristol.
These roles involve delivering technical consulting projects within the defence sector. Essential requirements include:
- Proven experience in a Cost Engineering or Analyst role within a P3M environment.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent with a professional qualification (e.g. ICCEA, ACostE, CPCostE, CEng).
- Experience working in the defence sector/military.
- Good knowledge of statistics in support of parametric modelling, sampling and risk analysis.
- Using logical and analytical thinking to solve complex problems for the client.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills to support analysis of data.
- Cost Estimating.
- Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM).
- Experience in analysing project data (cost/risk/schedule) and of assisting the Bid Winning process and practice such as PQQ/ITT/ITN.
You must have the ability to travel to client sites across the UK as required. The salary is £35K-£55K plus bonus, pension, medical and many other benefits.
For more details on these roles, get in touch with Gregory Martin today.
01252 710215