Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manager
Location: Bristol (20% onsite / 80% remote)
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
Rate: 80-84 per hour (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months, rolling extension expected
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced ILS Manager to lead the development, delivery, and governance of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) activities across complex aerospace and defence programmes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and implementing support solutions that ensure operational availability, maintainability, and through-life affordability of military air systems. Working closely with customers, engineering teams, industry partners, and defence stakeholders, the ILS Manager will ensure that supportability considerations are embedded throughout the system lifecycle, from design and development through to in-service support.
This is a key role supporting the delivery of resilient support solutions for operational environments, including high-readiness and Transition to Conflict (TTC) scenarios.
Key Responsibilities
- ILS Programme Leadership
- Lead the planning, management, and delivery of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) activities across the programme lifecycle.
- Act as the focal point for all ILS-related activities, deliverables, and customer engagement.
- Develop and maintain programme ILS Plans in accordance with contractual and customer requirements.
- Manage ILS work packages, schedules, risks, opportunities, and resource requirements.
- Provide leadership and direction across multidisciplinary support engineering and logistics teams.
- Supportability & Support Solution Development
- Define and develop support solutions to achieve operational availability, maintainability, reliability, and cost objectives.
- Lead supportability analyses including:
- Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
- Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
- Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) assessments
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMECA)
- Spares and provisioning analysis
- Support equipment analysis
- Ensure supportability requirements are incorporated into system design and engineering decisions.
- ILS Deliverables Management
- Oversee the development and delivery of:
- Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) outputs
- Maintenance planning documentation
- Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
- Technical Publications requirements
- Provisioning data
- Obsolescence management plans
- Support and sustainment strategies
- Through-Life Support documentation
- Ensure all ILS deliverables are produced in accordance with programme milestones and contractual obligations.
- Standards & Governance
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards including:
- DEF STAN 00-600
- ASD S-Series Specifications (S1000D, S2000M, S3000L, S4000P and S5000F)
- Relevant MOD and Defence Support policies
- Drive best practice in ILS governance, processes, and methodologies.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across support engineering and sustainment functions.
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience delivering and managing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) within aerospace, defence, or military aviation programmes.
- Demonstrable experience leading ILS programmes, work packages, or support solution development activities.
- Strong understanding of Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) and associated ILS deliverables.
- Experience developing through-life support and sustainment strategies.
- Proven track record working with MOD, DE&S, prime contractors, and defence customers.
- Knowledge of DEF STAN 00-600 and ASD S-Series standards.
- Strong stakeholder management and customer-facing experience.
- Active SC Clearance.
