Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Electrical)

BAE Systems; Mid Lavant; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking an Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Electrical) in Portsmouth. You will play a pivotal role in coaching and mentoring learners, ensuring their development in a vocational setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong coaching skills and an electrical engineering qualification. This position offers a dynamic environment with various employee benefits including flexible health plans and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible discounted health benefits

Employee share plans

Competitive pension scheme

Qualifications

• Essential skills in coaching and mentoring.
• Strong interpersonal skills for dealing with welfare and support.
• Electrical engineering qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and impactful assessments for learners.
• Monitor and assess learner progress and performance.
• Coach learners to support their educational journey.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Education

Electrical engineering qualification

Job description

Job Title: Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Electrical)

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £43,509-46,702 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver outstanding teaching, level 3 learning and assessment practices that engage and inspire learners to fulfil their individual potential and develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours to successfully progress within the business
• Take professional pride in their role and embrace continuous professional development opportunities in support of delivering innovative and impactful teaching, learning and assessment
• Assess and monitor learner progress & performance in line with standards and legislative requirements to ensure occupational competence
• Coach employees and learners to reach their full potential by providing key support, mentoring, challenge and motivation throughout all aspects of their learning journey
• Develop learners that are innovative thinkers and creative problem solvers, through designing and delivering learning content as part of a blended learning pedagogy focused on delivering vocational excellence

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Effective interpersonal skills specifically when dealing with welfare, support and safeguarding issues
• Electrical engineering qualification

Desirable:

• A1/Assessor qualification
• Teaching Qualification Level 3
• Military and/or Maritime background

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers team:

You will join a dynamic team of professionals, assessing a number of apprentices through their programme and supporting a range of early careers activities, including interviewing, inductions, career events etc.

This is a great opportunity to work with the next generation of Electrical Fitters, having a direct influence and shaping their careers.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date 15th October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.