Detachment Lead, UAS Operations & Deployments

Callen-Lenz; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Share Incentive Plan

Private Health Insurance

Training & development opportunities

Life assurance

Job summary

Callen-Lenz is seeking a Detachment Head to lead a small deployed operations team from Salisbury, UK. You will operate in expeditionary environments, make decisive decisions, and prioritise safety across diverse projects in aviation and UAS domains.

Reporting to the Head of Deployed Operations, you will drive performance, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration while ensuring compliance with aviation frameworks and delivering quality operational documentation on deployments abroad.

Qualifications

• Holds relevant security risk management qualification or experience.
• Holds a recognised Project Management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Line management of deployed team, including resource planning, health and safety and security.
• Performance management through 1-2-1 meetings.
• Mentor team members and foster pan-company collaboration.
• Manage absence approvals and mandatory training.
• Improve operations, delivery, capability and processes for customer service.
• Ensure compliance with Aviation Operating Framework for safe delivery.
• Oversee diverse UAS operations at home and on deployment.
• Develop operational processes and flight ops documentation.
• Assure quality in maintenance activities.
• Represent the company as senior member while deployed.
• Report operational updates to program management.
• Undertake deployments and overseas travel as required.
• Perform other related duties.

Skills

Experience operating model aircraft/U&

Military experience

Excellent communication

Expeditionary overseas ops

Operations delivery

Team management & development

Aviation regulations knowledge

Operational documentation

Education

Security risk management qualification or experience

Recognised Project Management qualification

Job description

Callen-Lenz is seeking a Detachment Head to lead a small deployed operations team from Salisbury, UK. You will operate in expeditionary environments, make decisive decisions, and prioritise safety across diverse projects in aviation and UAS domains.

Reporting to the Head of Deployed Operations, you will drive performance, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration while ensuring compliance with aviation frameworks and delivering quality operational documentation on deployments abroad.