CMDC Training Capability Lead

RTX; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.

6x salary Life Assurance

25 days holiday (+ holidays) + buy/sel

Company bonus scheme

Flexible Benefits: Health Cashplan, +e

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family friendly policies

Remote/hybrid/onsite options

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a capable CMDC Training Capability Lead to drive development of training materials for Royal Navy programmes. You will coordinate DSAT-aligned artifacts, manage priority backlogs, and collaborate with design teams to deliver accurate, timely outputs that meet quality standards.

The role offers hybrid work near Reading, a clear career path, and a strong benefits package including pension, life assurance, and generous holiday entitlements.

Qualifications

• Communication with stakeholders outside of the training development team.
• Awareness of DSAT (JSP 822) and ADDIE principles and their application to training design and development.
• Plan, coordinate, and quality assure multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Experienced and capable of working autonomously and within a team.
• Must be organised and work well both independently and in a fast-paced team environment.
• Proficient using MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• To manage and coordinate Royal Navy capabilities consisting of multiple Duties derived from a Training Needs Analysis, to ensure the DSAT-aligned artifacts are delivered on time, are technically accurate, and meet both the Royal Navy’s requirements and RUK quality standards.
• Facilitate and work collaboratively with other team leads during Workshops.
• Translate customer requirements and programme changes into clear tasks to be included within the Course Proposal and to deliver and maintain the team’s backlog and schedule of work.
• Allocate detailed and accurate work packages, set priorities, and monitor progress against schedule, quality, and assessment criteria, ensuring there is support to resource forecasting, workload balancing, and prioritisation of critical tasks.
• Provide day-to-day guidance on DSAT methodology, analysis techniques, and agreed upon design standards.
• Ensure all outputs adhere to JSP 822, DSAT principles, and the programme’s documentation standards.
• Conduct regular Duty reviews to ensure output quality, accuracy, and compliance, while supporting individual performance management, development planning, and resource forecasting.
• Act as the first point of escalation for technical or procedural issues, including identification of Technical Debt and Training Gaps, communicating status, risks, and dependencies to the Training Design Manager for discussion with stakeholders and inclusion on the Risk Register.
• Validate that learning outcomes and training solutions align with operational requirements and Royal Navy role competencies.
• Represent the training design function at technical reviews, progress meetings, and design boards.
• Provide input to monthly progress reports, metrics, and performance summaries.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

DSAT (JSP 822)

Multi-tasking

MS Office

Security clearance eligible

Tools

Moodle

Jira

Job description

Date Posted:

2026-09-14

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Winnersh, Wokingham

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

CMDC Training Capability Lead

Location: Near Reading

Permanent

SC Clearance

Benefits:

• £: Competitive salary


• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)


• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension


• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)


• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)


• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others


• Enhanced sick pay


• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.


• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!


• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.


• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.


• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Through advanced technology and our people’s expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what’s possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.

Role & Responsibilities

Raytheon UK’s Courseware and Media Development Capability (CMDC) is looking for a Capability Lead to support development and the future capability of our training materials.

Responsibilities

• To manage and coordinate Royal Navy capabilities consisting of multiple Duties derived from a Training Needs Analysis, to ensure the DSAT-aligned artifacts are delivered on time, are technically accurate, and meet both the Royal Navy’s requirements and RUK quality standards.


• Facilitate and work collaboratively with other team leads during Workshops.


• Translate customer requirements and programme changes into clear tasks to be included within the Course Proposal and to deliver and maintain the team’s backlog and schedule of work.


• Allocate detailed and accurate work packages, set priorities, and monitor progress against schedule, quality, and assessment criteria, ensuring there is support to resource forecasting, workload balancing, and prioritisation of critical tasks.


• Provide day-to-day guidance on DSAT methodology, analysis techniques, and agreed upon design standards.


• Ensure all outputs adhere to JSP 822, DSAT principles, and the programme’s documentation standards.


• Conduct regular Duty reviews to ensure output quality, accuracy, and compliance, while supporting individual performance management, development planning, and resource forecasting.


• Act as the first point of escalation for technical or procedural issues, including identification of Technical Debt and Training Gaps, communicating status, risks, and dependencies to the Training Design Manager for discussion with stakeholders and inclusion on the Risk Register.


• Validate that learning outcomes and training solutions align with operational requirements and Royal Navy role competencies.


• Represent the training design function at technical reviews, progress meetings, and design boards.


• Provide input to monthly progress reports, metrics, and performance summaries.

Required experience

• Communication with stakeholders outside of the training development team to gather technical information necessary for training requirements.


• Awareness of DSAT (JSP 822) and ADDIE principles and their application to training design and development.


• Ability to plan, coordinate, and quality assure multiple concurrent workstreams.


• Experienced and capable of working autonomously and within a team.


• Ability to comprehend and interpret technical and non-technical information and apply it to training design.


• Ensure training designs align with best practices and internal quality standards.


• Must be organised and work well both independently and in a fast-paced team environment.


• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment.


• Ability to use MS Office (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).


• The successful candidate must be able to qualify for SC security clearance

Desirable experience

• UK Ministry of Defence procedures and policies Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).


• Experience using Moodle and Jira.


• Previous experience of developing high-quality courses for digital learning & training.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.