Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Electrical)

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

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth is seeking an Early Careers & Skills Development Coach (Electrical). This role involves delivering exceptional teaching and assessment to inspire learners, along with coaching to help them reach their full potential. Essential qualifications include coaching skills and an electrical engineering background, with opportunities for professional development and impactful teaching. Attractive benefits are included in the package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Coaching and mentoring skills are essential for this role.
• Effective interpersonal skills are needed for dealing with welfare and support.
• An electrical engineering qualification is a must.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding teaching and assessment practices.
• Coach employees and learners to reach their full potential.
• Develop innovative learners through blended learning design.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Electrical engineering qualification

Education

Teaching Qualification Level 3

A1/Assessor 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.