Export Officer

SEA Ltd; Frome; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Export Control Officer to enhance commercial effectiveness and navigate export and import control procedures. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary of up to £50k, based on experience. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in high-value defense bids, skills in ITAR and EU GEAS, and strong communication abilities. Join a team dedicated to protecting what matters.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan

Development opportunities including LinkedIn learning

Qualifications

• Significant and proven experience in import and export control in high-value defence bids.
• Skilled in ITAR, EU GEAS and experience in drafting export licenses.
• Experienced in Shipping for customer contracts and freight forwarding sub-contracts.
• Excellent communication skills and team focus.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary point of contact for export and import control procedures.
• Conduct detailed review of export control issues and develop proposed solutions.
• Lead on export control aspects of complex bids.
• Enhance the commercial effectiveness of the company working with teams.

Skills

Significant experience in import and export control

Skilled in ITAR, EU GEAS

Experience in drafting export licenses

Excellent communication skills

Job description

About the Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters – our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. As Export Control Officer, you'll play a crucial role within our bustling commercial team, providing specialist support on export and import control procedures, identifying and developing solutions to resolve issues.

The Export Control Officer can be based at any of our three sites (Bristol, Barnstaple or Beckington), with the opportunity for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £50k, depending on experience, plus extensive benefits.

What you'll be doing

• Act as primary point of contact for export and import control procedures for commercial matters and work independently to identify solutions and resolve issues.
• Conduct detailed review and recording of export control issues, develop and present summaries and proposed solutions to senior managers for approval.
• Lead on export control aspects on high‑value complex bids, identify and develop solutions to minimise risks throughout the bid review process.
• Improve and enhance the commercial effectiveness of the company, working together with Bid and Project Managers, project teams and through personal contribution.

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state‑of‑the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and improve system effectiveness and interoperability. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal – online and in‑store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provisionFree onsite parking

The skills you need

• Significant and proven experience in import and export control in high‑value defence bids.
• Skilled in ITAR, EU GEAS and experience in drafting export licences, returns and similar documentation, e.g. F680s, SIELs.
• Experienced in Shipping for customer contracts and freight forwarding sub‑contracts.
• Excellent communication skills and team focus.

Join us and be part of something smaller – with 500 people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330414172. Or reach out to us on [e-mail].