Principal Engineer - Lethality and Protect Operations

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.

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

• 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