Job Title: GL and Head of Site Shoeburyness
Location: Shoeburyness, England, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent – Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF20253
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Group Lead & Head of Site at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Group Lead & Head of Site, you’ll be the responsible individual for ensuring that the leadership of, and the availability of our Shoeburyness facilities meet the demands of primarily the Weapons Services Integrated Delivery Team and the Wider UK Defence business needs.
Day‑to‑day, you’ll be an important and senior leader providing a positive, engaging, and collaborative environment acting on behalf of the Operations Director for health & safety, environment, security and as a local representation for QinetiQ with responsibility ensuring a Safe System of Work is in place for all trails and activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Act as the Head of Site on behalf of the Operations Director and undertake the role as Head of Site being a focal point for the enablement of delivery at Shoeburyness.
- Be the Providing Manager signatory and ensure that all activities delivered by the Shoeburyness team are safe, secure, and compliant with QinetiQ and relevant external policies and regulations.
- Ensure that all Shoeburyness facilities have relevant policies, procedures, codes of practice and local work instructions on the QinetiQ Operating Frameworks are undertaken in an efficient, effective, consistent, and compliant manner.
- Work closely with the relevant IDT and the wider business, develop and implement a strategy to sustain and grow in line with business demands. This will include but not be limited to people, equipment, technology and processes.
- Interpret Land and Weapons strategy, aims and intent as well as business goals and drivers, translating strategy and objectives into practice.
- Lead a culture of continuous improvement to improve the agility, capacity, efficiency, and quality of the Shoeburyness facilities and provide financial management as per delegated authority ensuring budgets are in place.
Essential experience of the Group Lead & Head of Site
- Extensive experience working in an environmental test domain supported by a tangible record of achievement.
- Extensive operational experience, ideally managing teams in a high hazard facility or environment.
- Previous experience developing and line managing others and building effective teams in a matrix management, technical environment to meet specific and challenging objectives.
- Proven capability of demonstrating Process Improvement and Change Management.
- Deep understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation, standards and practices and a drive to promote to others.
- Experience in TERP (Test, Evaluation, Research and Proof) Range Operations is desirable.
Essential qualifications for the Group Lead & Head of Site
- A first degree in Science, Operations or Engineering, or an equivalent nationally recognised qualification.
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site and is fully on‑site.
Shoeburyness
QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives, and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
- Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
- Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
