Quast Ltd
Principal Engineer - Lethality and Protect Operations
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Location: Hybrid - home working with occasional (1-2 days/week) attendance at MOD Abbey Wood
Rate: Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)
Duration: ASAP - 31/03/2027
Deadline for Applications: 11/08/2026 at 13:00 BST
Clearance: SC Clearance required
Overview
This role sits within the Land - Weapons domain and the Lethality and Protect 4 Principal Engineer Team. The primary aim is to provide the correct and proportionate level of Weapons and OME (Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives) safety, environmental and engineering assurance to Director L&P, as the ESR (Executive Safety Responsible), for all munitions across DE&S and Other Government Departments, while key SQEP personnel are prioritised to support Ops Taskings.
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Key Tasks and Deliverables
- JSP 815/816 Management
- Completed RTM spreadsheet submitted monthly
- 815/816 Submissions
- 815 assessment, monitoring and maintenance
- L&P SEMS Management
- Acquisition Safety delegation (ASD) - Admin
- ASD - Maintain and submit waiver documentation for SR
- Maintain and improve current PowerBI dashboard for S&E metrics.
- Updated SHEC slides for quarterly reporting cycle
- Refreshed SEMC format, slides and extracted data set
- SCMT tracker, submit to QSEE, aid OBIs in submissions.
- Review of L&P SEMS against unified SEMS to identify common areas and gaps.
DE&S Policy Management
- Tracking and responding to QSEE request and compliance reports
- Development and Implementation of AP/HEA Sprints into L&P
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Audits Management
- Audit planning, response and review of existing actions.
DEFSTAN AMC - Review and Advice
- Supporting work to provide advice against DEFSTANs AMC.
OME Legislation Register
- Plan of action to achieve compliance for OBIs.
Engineering Assurance Planning
- Planning of future activities above and wider PEng work, including 1LOD Audits.
Essential Experience / Skills
- DE&S Engineering Policy experience
- Experience working with OME DOSR and/or DSA Regulations
- DE&S Safety and Environmental Management System experience
Desirable Experience / Skills
- Experience using PowerBI
- DE&S Assurance Process
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