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Job Description
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must have or be able to obtain UK Eyes Only SC Security Clearance via the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) process.
LOCATION: Chippenham, Wiltshire, Portsmouth or Stevenage (with some hybrid working available subject to our Hybrid Working Policy)
TYPE: Full time
What's in it for you
Financial Reward:
- Competitive salary
- Annual profit share
- Contributory pension
- Share options
- Car leasing scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Season ticket loan
- Tax-free technology scheme
- Discounted shopping and much more
Work / Life Balance:
- 37 hour week
- Flexible working around core hours
- Hybrid working
- Up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL
- Option to buy/sell holiday
- There are no core hours on Friday afternoons.
Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)
Personal Development:
- Personalised development plan
- Airbus Leadership University
- Unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses
- Internal mobility including international opportunities
Health & Wellbeing:
- Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests
- Cycle-to-work scheme
Family and Caregiving:
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Caregiving
Inclusive Environment:
- Wellbeing room
- Multi-faith room
- Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)
Are you ready to shape the future of defence communications? We are looking for an innovative and commercially minded Bidding Service Architect to join our Solutions Development team at Airbus Defence and Space.
You will play a key role supporting the bidding lifecycle, using your deep expertise to create compelling winning solutions for complex defence and government tenders.
This role is instrumental in helping Space Digital UK win good new business by ensuring our service solutions perfectly align with customer requirements and project stakeholder needs across the full spectrum of managed services.
Reporting directly to the Head of Service Solutions, you will work alongside a dedicated team of technical subject matter experts to craft compelling, winning customer offers.
Building trust is at the core of what we do; you will cultivate strong relationships with our customer community by consistently delivering on our promises through a balance of a positive attitude, technical detail, and business acumen.
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How you will contribute to the team
Design Leadership:
Act as a Managed Service design expert, driving the development of the overarching Service Model in line with secure by design principles and providing feedback for continual improvement.
Stakeholder Interface:
Serve as the primary customer and business interface from the initial sales campaign through to service implementation and transition.
Structuring & Costing:
Lead the design of the Work Breakdown and Organisation Breakdown Structures, collaborating with Finance to develop competitive resource costings.
Bid Artefacts:
Produce critical customer artefacts, Work Package Descriptions, and comprehensive statements of work for sub-contractors.
Solution Articulation:
Clearly map solutions against complex customer requirements, effectively managing and articulating Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, and Opportunities (RAIDO).
Resource Delivery:
Partner with team leaders to ensure resources are prepared to deliver services on time, to budget, and at peak performance.
About you
Extensive, proven experience in leading and crafting compelling, winning bids for complex defence or government service contracts, with the ability to translate customer requirements into deliverable service solutions.
Experience of related experience in defence or government telecommunications, with an understanding of Military Satellite Communication systems.
Demonstrable expertise in UK MOD and Governmental service requirements for complex supply chains.
Deep understanding of managed services and secure by design, with the ability to guide technical specialists.
APMP Foundation certification and a degree in a relevant subject (or equivalent experience) are required.
Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills, with a critical eye for detail and the ability to craft compelling written arguments.
Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.
How we can support you
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.
Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc.


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Company: AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Job Family: Customer Account and Service Management
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