We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a talented ILS/IPS Consultant to join our Support Engineering team and contribute to our continued success.
Since our establishment in 2018, Whitetree has been on a mission to empower clients, make lasting impacts, and provide unmatched career growth opportunities. We're passionate innovators driven by our values of Trust, Integrity, Innovation, and Excellence.
To support effective collaboration and client delivery, you will ideally live within a commutable distance to Bristol.
The Role
The day-to-day role will range from “front of house” consulting, interfacing with customers on the planning and implementation of ILS/IPS strategies, to “backroom” support performing detailed analysis and modelling of system support solutions.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Work closely with clients to develop and deliver ILS/IPS strategies that support equipment acquisition, introduction into service and through-life support.
- Deliver high-quality supportability analyses and IPS artefacts, including Supportability Cases, maintenance concepts, support requirements assessments, and Availability, Reliability and Maintainability (AR&M) studies.
- Undertake supportability modelling and analysis, including spares forecasting, maintenance optimisation, failure trend analysis and support cost modelling, to inform support solution decisions.
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops and collaborate with customers to define support solutions, address complex supportability challenges and provide evidence-based recommendations.
- Ensure ILS deliverables meet customer, contractual and MoD requirements through robust verification and validation activities.
- Identify, assess and communicate supportability risks, issues and opportunities, providing clear recommendations to support informed decision-making.
- Contribute to the growth of Whitetree's Supportability and Technical Services capability through knowledge sharing, mentoring, continuous improvement and the development of thought leadership.
- Support business growth activities through bid development, proposal writing and the provision of subject matter expertise.
In your first 3-6 months, key achievements may include:
- Embedded into a client project, delivering high-quality ILS artefacts and analysis with positive stakeholder feedback.
- Demonstrated competence in Whitetree tools, templates, and delivery frameworks.
- Built trusted relationships with client and supplier stakeholders, contributing to smooth project delivery.
- Working closely with Systems Engineering and Asset Management teams to develop integrated support solutions.
Skills & experience required
- Demonstrable experience delivering Supportability Engineering, ILS or IPS activities within complex engineering programmes.
- Knowledge of MoD ILS processes (Def-Stan 00-600) and/or Industry IPS processes (ASD S-Series). Experience gained within the Defence sector; UK MoD experience would be advantageous. Understanding of obsolescence management principles and relevant standards, including IEC 62402.
- Experience producing key ILS/IPS deliverables and supportability evidence within defence programmes.
- Working knowledge of Supportability Analysis techniques (e.g. FMECA, RCM, LORA, MTA) and the ability to apply them to develop practical through-life support solutions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across client, supplier and project teams.
- Engineering degree, equivalent qualification, or relevant professional experience.
Eligibility and working requirements
- Ideally located within a commutable distance to Bristol.
- Current right to live and work in the UK. Please note that some roles may also be subject to specific UK nationality, security clearance or other eligibility requirements.
- Current SC clearance or willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check.
- Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required.
Life at Whitetree
At Whitetree, we are proud to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career, with the chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry.
Whitetree’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We hope that excites you enough to apply.
Our competitive benefits package includes:
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off
- Flexible working arrangements with an early Friday finish (client-dependent)
- 6% matched pension contributions
- All-staff annual bonus scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Professional development support, including chartership, mentoring and training budget
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- 4 half-days of paid time for charity work annually
- £1000 employee recruitment bounty and £150 associate referral bonus
- Electric car, cycle to work, tech salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discount vouchers
Our Commitment to you
We're proud of our Gold Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.
Whitetree values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.
We are a disability confident employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email talent@whitetree.co.uk.
I don’t meet the criteria?
If you don’t meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact talent@whitetree.co.uk.
Compulsory National Security Vetting
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