Job title:Technical Information Team Lead
Location: Rochester
Salary: Circa £56,000 depending on skills and experience
What you'll be doing:
* Accountable for the delivery of technical publications across all Electronic Systems' projects. Ensuring the most cost-effective and efficient means of delivering, whilst mitigating risk and leveraging opportunities
* Representing the Technical Publications team at meetings, project reviews and gateways. Raising the profile of technical publications and acting as an ambassador for the wider supportability function.
* Supporting the development of estimates for the scope of work and resources required to deliver it in order to support bids, proposal development and project planning activities
* Dealing with stakeholders from across all levels of the business, including internal (e.g. Engineering Project Manager's, Chief Engineers, Functional Managers etc.) and external (e.g. Customers, Suppliers etc.)
* Proactively supporting career management and the professional development of all Technical Publications team members
* Identifying and implementing new tools, technologies and trends to modernise and improve our Technical Publications department
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
* Previous team leadership experience
* Significant experience of supportability/ ILS or technical publication requirements
* HNC/HND/Degree in relevant subject or equivalent working experience
* Experience within an engineering environment e.g. Mechanical/ Electrical/ Aerospace/ Nuclear/ Rail/ Automotive etc
Desirable:
* Experience/exposure to estimating and/or bids
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Technical Publications Team:
As the Technical Information Lead, you will lead a team of Technical Authors, as part of Electronic System's supportability engineering function.
Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, you will work with multiple stakeholders to understand business priorities and set the priorities and workload for the Technical Publications team members. You will also drive the adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies within the Technical Publications team.
The work you do will help to improve the way Electronic Systems delivers its crucial programmes and supports its customers, as well as supporting efficiency and capability for our teams of Engineers.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 30th September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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