Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead

Babcock International; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead at its Andover site. The role focuses on shaping next‑generation support across life cycles, designing innovative maintenance and operating models to keep critical military assets ready and sustainable.

You will influence future defence platforms and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to set the direction for integrated support.

Qualifications

• Experience in Through-Life Support or Integrated Logistics Support within a defence/commercial engineering environment.
• Ability to design support and operating models for new platforms and capabilities.
• Broad understanding of engineering, logistics, fleet management and operational delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design future-state operating models including governance, processes and commercial frameworks.
• Develop integrated support solutions aligning defence capabilities with strategies.
• Define integration approaches linking support models with readiness and services.
• Conduct capability assessments and gap analyses to support future solution development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to shape supportability requirements for programmes.

Skills

Through-Life Support

Integrated Logistics Support

Integrated Product Support

Defence engineering

Strategic direction

Education

Engineering degree

ILA/IPS qualification

Through-Life/through-life engineering qualification

Job description

Job Title: Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead

Location: Andover, Hampshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75726

Help Shape the Future of Defence Support

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead at our Andover site.

The role

As aFuture Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping how the next generation of defence platforms are supported throughout their operational life. This is a rare opportunity to influence future land defence capabilities before they enter service, designing innovative support, maintenance and operating models that ensure critical military assets remain effective, sustainable and mission ready.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Designing future-state operating models covering organisational structures, governance, processes, responsibilities and commercial frameworks.
• Developing integrated support solutions that align future defence capabilities with wider organisational and customer strategies.
• Defining integration approaches that connect support models with operational readiness and support services.
• Conducting capability assessments and gap analysis to support future defence solution development.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to shape supportability requirements for emerging defence programmes

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at Andover with hybrid working patterns.

Essential experience of the Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead

• Strong experience in Through-Life Support, Integrated Product Support or Integrated Logistics Support within a complex engineering or defence environment.
• Experience designing support, maintenance or operating models for new or developing platforms and capabilities.
• Broad understanding of engineering, logistics, fleet management, supportability and operational delivery.
• Experience supporting defence acquisition, through-life engineering or the introduction of new capabilities.
• Ability to develop integrated solutions and provide strategic direction across multiple technical and operational disciplines.

Qualifications for the Future Integrated Operational Support Solution Lead

• Degree or equivalent experience in engineering, systems engineering, logistics, supportability or a related discipline.
• Recognised Integrated Logistics Support or Integrated Product Support qualification.
• Through-Life Support or through-life engineering qualification.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with your chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 19/10/2026