ILS Manager

Electus Recruitment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a respected international defence industry as an Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Manager in Bristol. This role involves strategic planning and ensuring the readiness of next-generation missile systems. Team in this hybrid role influences global operations and provides opportunities for career development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 21% of salary

Up to 14% pension contribution

Enhanced parental and family leave policies

Subsidised meals

Free parking and excellent onsite facilities

Career development and ongoing learning support

Relocation support available

Qualifications

• Broad-based engineering experience required.
• Experience with weapon system support models.
• Ability to manage priorities and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Support innovation for global defence systems.
• Drive success from a supportability perspective.
• Engage in strategic planning and customer interactions.

Skills

Engineering background

Predictive logistics modelling

Clear communication skills

Strategic mindset

Understanding of support chains

Education

Degree in a technical or numerate discipline

Job description

Shape the Future of Defence Support
You get the exciting opportunity to support innovation that reaches across borders. This is an opportunity to join a respected international defence environment as an Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Manager, helping ensure the readiness and reliability of next-generation missile systems for customers worldwide.

A Role with Reach
You’ll be part of a collaborative team driving the success of cutting-edge systems from a supportability perspective. Your work will influence global operations, support programmes critical to international defence and help deliver complex solutions with long-term value.
This position offers real variety—strategic planning, customer interaction, and hands-on engineering insight—alongside the opportunity to grow your profile across an international network. Whether you're based in Bristol or Stevenage, the hybrid model supports flexibility and balance.

What You’ll Bring

• A broad-based engineering background, ideally supported by a degree in a technical or numerate discipline
• Experience with weapon system support models and predictive logistics modelling
• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams and stakeholders
• A strategic mindset with a practical approach to managing priorities, multiple issues and delivery timelines
• An understanding of support chains from supply through to customer readiness

What You’ll Gain

• Base salary circa £65,000, depending on experience
• Annual bonus up to 21% of salary
• Up to 14% pension contribution (combined)
• Enhanced parental and family leave policies
• Subsidised meals, free parking and excellent onsite facilities
• A supportive environment offering career development, progression and ongoing learning
• Relocation support available

These roles are more than job titles—they’re gateways to visibility, autonomy and progression in a business that takes pride in supporting those who protect us.
Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens.
This is a permanent role.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.