Naval Overseers - Power and Propulsion Lead in Glasgow

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, helping to keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe.

This is your opportunity to join a flagship defence programme and be at the forefront of delivering the backbone of the Royal Navy's future frontline surface fleet. As a Naval Overseer working alongside industry partners in a dynamic shipyard environment, you will provide on-site technical oversight and assurance across naval vessel construction and trials, ensuring contractors meet contractual, quality, and performance requirements.

As the local technical authority, you will identify and address defects or quality issues at the earliest opportunity, maintain continuous oversight of shipbuilding and maintenance activities and be empowered to make decisions on a local level to support programme delivery. You will play a key role in managing delivery and indemnity risks, ensuring due diligence is applied throughout the build and support lifecycle, while also contributing technical expertise to testing, acceptance, and assurance activities to support the successful delivery of naval capability.

The role offers the opportunity to participate in sea trials, spending time at sea and seeing first-hand how your work contributes to operational capability. This role offers excellent development opportunities for professional growth and to build experience supporting long-term career progression.

This role is based within operational shipbuilding facilities and requires regular attendance aboard vessels under construction and trials. Successful candidates must be able to safely access all areas of a ship, including climbing ladders, negotiating narrow access routes, entering confined spaces, and working around scaffolding and temporary structures.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead professional engineering oversight of ship construction and trials within the assigned technical area.
• Coordinate and direct on-site assurance and inspection activity, ensuring defects, quality shortfalls and emerging issues are identified early.
• Provide leadership in the application of engineering judgement, supporting local decision-making.
• Lead or support key acceptance and assurance activities, ensuring the required evidence is available to demonstrate compliance with agreed requirements.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with industry partners, ship's staff, and MOD stakeholders.
• Set a positive example for safe, compliant, and professional working in shipyard and trials environments.

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Can demonstrate previous experience in maritime projects or ship construction/maintenance.
• Can demonstrate experience of providing technical advice and leading the delivery of successful Mechanical outcomes.
• As a minimum hold Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or equivalent professional registration.

Offered benefits include:

• 25 days' annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King's birthday.
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%.
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards.
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications.
• Support for progression.
• Volunteering days.
• Huge range of discounts.
• Enhanced parental leave schemes.

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. Here you'll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of.