Aerospace Export Controls Lead

Greenjets Limited; Wolverton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenjets Limited is seeking a skilled Trade Compliance professional to enable commercial success by ensuring export opportunities, customer engagements and shipments progress through compliant, auditable pathways.

You will operate under the Head of Logistics & Trade Compliance, assessing controls, licensing needs and sanctions exposure, while partnering with Commercial teams to manage risk and maintain records. A regulated aerospace/engineering context is implied.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in export controls, trade compliance, customs compliance or a related regulatory environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK export control regulations, sanctions screening and licensing requirements.
• Understanding of controlled technology, intangible exports and end-user/end-use controls.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations and provide practical business guidance.
• Experience managing compliance records and supporting audit readiness in regulated sectors.
• Knowledge of ECJU licensing processes and related systems.
• Experience developing compliance dashboards and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support export control assessments across controlled goods, technology and software.
• Assess sanctions risk, end-user/end-use concerns and destination restrictions.
• Support licence applications and approvals, including OGELs, OIELs and SIELs.
• Ensure compliance with UK export control regulations and relevant international considerations.
• Collaborate with Commercial teams during bid reviews and customer engagement activities.
• Identify trade compliance risks early in the sales lifecycle.
• Provide practical guidance on licensing requirements, sanctions exposure and export restrictions.
• Maintain clear records of advice, decisions and escalations.
• Develop and maintain trade compliance policies, procedures and working instructions.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions across the business.
• Embed compliance gateways into business development, engineering releases and shipment approval processes.

Skills

Export controls

Sanctions screening

Licensing processes

Regulatory interpretation

Tools

LITE

SPIRE

Job description

Greenjets Limited is seeking a skilled Trade Compliance professional to enable commercial success by ensuring export opportunities, customer engagements and shipments progress through compliant, auditable pathways.

You will operate under the Head of Logistics & Trade Compliance, assessing controls, licensing needs and sanctions exposure, while partnering with Commercial teams to manage risk and maintain records. A regulated aerospace/engineering context is implied.