Initial Provisioning Data Group Leader

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

Job summary

A leading defense contractor based in Samlesbury is seeking an Initial Provisioning & Data Group Leader to orchestrate tasks and liaise with a variety of stakeholders. This role requires an engineering qualification and experience in aircraft maintenance engineering. The ideal candidate will support colleagues and streamline processes while ensuring compliance with quality standards. The position also offers flexibility in working arrangements and a competitive salary starting at £56,766. Closing date for applications is December 5, 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Qualifications

• Essential: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Experience.
• Project Management/Integration/Configuration Management awareness.
• IT literate including Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel & Word).

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise tasks, coordinating work across timelines.
• Identify changes' impact on the Integrated Project Plan.
• Build connections with stakeholders and support improvement.

Skills

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Experience

Project Management Integration Awareness

IT literate including Microsoft Office

Mentoring Experience

Education

HNC or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Job Title: Initial Provisioning & Data Group Leader

Location: Samlesbury - 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+ (DOE)

What you’ll be doing:

• You will plan and organise authorised tasks, making sure work is coordinated effectively across short, medium, and occasional long-term timelines
• You'll identify and share the impact of any changes on the Integrated Project Plan (IPL), raising observations and ensuring updates are understood and acted upon
• You'll build regular connections with a wide range of stakeholders, including UK and international customers, partners, and suppliers with daily/weekly interactions in the UK and monthly engagement with international customers
• You'll contribute to ongoing improvement, helping refine products, techniques, equipment designs, technologies, services, and working practices, while occasionally developing or applying new ideas inspired by others
• You will support and guide colleagues, overseeing workloads, reviewing work outcomes, allocating tasks, offering coaching, supporting development needs, and helping people settle into new processes or responsibilities
• You'll play an engaged role in shaping and applying procedures and quality standards, including identifying updates, recommending changes, explaining requirements, and ensuring they are applied effectively
• You'll travel across the UK and internationally (Germany, Italy and Spain) to support collaboration and maintain key working relationships

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Experience
• HNC or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline. Additional relevant knowledge, experience and product knowledge can offset the normal qualification requirements
• Project Management/Integration/Configuration Management awareness with knowledge of several aspects of design engineering, procurement, programme management, systems engineering
• IT literate including the use of Microsoft Office products (PowerPoint, Excel & Word)
• Experience of mentoring a team

Desirable:

• A broad knowledge of airframe engineering, IT/computing, personnel and training, manufacturing quality, test engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of the Typhoon IPL & IPD products, associated specifications (i.e. EPS-SSP & AECMA S2000M Rev 2.1) and identified toolsets
• Broad knowledge of the Typhoon drawing system (SPJOE0019)
• Knowledge of the Typhoon IPL internal department processes
• Extensive knowledge of the Typhoon Weapon System

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 Technical Data Analysis & Scaling (TDAS) Team:

The TDAS team plays a key role in supporting the Typhoon platform by validating technical information and illustrations for the UK customer. They ensure all data from the four European Partner Companies meets AECMA/EPS/SSP standards and agreed timescales, while maintaining essential processes and producing monthly reporting for TyTAN and Air leadership.

The team acts as the UK point of contact for all TDAS activity, working closely with RAF Coningsby and Lossiemouth and responding to IPL/IPC queries. With collaboration across the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain, the team supports accurate, consistent and reliable technical data for an internationally operated weapon system.

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: 5th December 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.