Engineering Professional Registration Lead

BAE Systems - UK; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK seeks an Engineering Professional Registration Lead to drive professional registration initiatives for Engineers and Technicians. The ideal candidate should have significant engineering experience and must hold Engineering Council Registration. This role includes managing relationships with external bodies and requires excellent networking skills. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are available, along with a competitive salary starting from £56,766 depending on experience.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Must have held Engineering Council Registration for several years.
• Good understanding of the Engineering Council’s structure and Byelaws.
• Significant experience in engineering roles is needed.

Responsibilities

• Act as the central point of contact for Engineering Professional Registration.
• Develop initiatives to encourage professional registration uptake.
• Manage relationships with external bodies like the Engineering Council.

Skills

Experience in significant Engineering roles

Understanding of Registration processes

Experience as Institution volunteer Assessor/Interviewer

Networking and relationship management

Education

Engineering Council Registration (Incorporated or Chartered)

Job description

Job title: Engineering Professional Registration Lead

Location: Warton, other BAE Systems Air sites will be considered – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £56,766+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Acting as the central point of contact for all matters relating to Engineering Professional Registration, providing advice, information, and specialist knowledge, and facilitating support and promotional activities
• Developing and implementing initiatives to encourage the uptake of professional registration for Engineers and Technicians at all stages of their career
• Establishing and maintaining a network of professionally registered employees who are familiar with and able to give advice on the registration processes of each PEI
• Managing the relationship between the Company and external bodies (the Engineering Council and its licensed Professional Engineering Institutions)
• Representing Air (UK) on the corporate level working groups to harmonise and standardise the policy, process and approach across all UK business units

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Must have held Engineering Council Registration in Incorporated or Chartered Engineer Category for several years (Chartered Physicist, Chartered Chemist or Chartered Mathematician registration may be an acceptable alternative where candidate has used this extensively in an Engineering context)
• Good understanding and experience of an Institution’s process for assessing Registration applicants
• Good understanding of the Engineering Council’s structure, Byelaws and Rules of Registration
• Experience in significant Engineering roles

Desirable

• Significant experience acting as an Institution volunteer Assessor and/or Interviewer for Registration applicants.
• Detailed understanding of the registration application processes of more than one Institution
• Experience of involvement in organisation/committee activity in one or more Professional Engineering Institutions and/or the Engineering Council

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 Career and Talent Team

Join the Career and Talent Team at BAE Systems and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of engineering across one of the UK’s most advanced and diverse engineering organisations.

This is a unique opportunity to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Engineering function across the entire Air sector, influencing professional standards, capability development, and talent pathways at scale. You’ll work at the heart of the business, collaborating with Heads of Capability, senior leaders, and engineering professionals to drive meaningful impact.

Every three weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to work across different BAE Systems sites throughout the UK, building strong relationships, gaining insight into varied engineering environments, and broadening your professional perspective. Beyond BAE, you’ll engage with key external stakeholders, including Professional Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, helping to shape and promote professional registration, standards, and best practice.

You’ll be part of a cross-sector working group, collaborating with colleagues from Air, Submarines, Maritime, and other BAE sectors, giving you unrivalled visibility across the organisation and the chance to influence engineering capability at an enterprise level.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building networks, presenting to large and diverse audiences, and confidently representing engineering at all levels. You’ll grow a strong internal and external profile, expanding your influence while continuously developing your own skills and expertise.

Crucially, this is a role with real autonomy. You’ll be trusted to self-manage, shape the position in your own way, and grow its impact over time, bringing your ideas, creativity, and leadership to how engineering talent and professional standards are supported across BAE Systems.

If you’re looking for a role where you can connect people, influence strategy, and leave a lasting legacy in engineering, this is your opportunity to make it happen.

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, 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:

2nd February 2026

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.