Senior Consultant – Mission Engineering & Operational Analysis

Title: Senior Consultant – Mission Engineering & Operational Analysis Location: Bristol or Portsmouth (Hybrid) Salary: Between £55,000 and £70,000 (depending on experience and capability) plus other financial and non-financial benefits. This position is aligned with our Consultant and Senior Consultant internal job roles.We are looking for professionals with experience in Operational Analysis, Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E), force development, military planning, wargaming or related disciplines to join our Mission Engineering team. If you are a technical specialist looking for a career step where you can broaden your impact by helping to develop our mission engineering services, we would like to hear from you. Job Description Mission Engineering focuses on understanding how people, systems, capabilities and processes work together to deliver operational outcomes. By taking a mission-focused view, we help clients understand the factors that drive success, identify capability gaps, assess future options and make informed investment decisions. The team is highly collaborative, regularly working alongside specialists in systems engineering, software, modelling and simulation, military operations and human factors. What You'll Be Doing In this role you will support the growth of our Mission Engineering and Operational Analysis team. Your time will be split between leading delivery of Mission Engineering projects, using your consultancy skills to develop new business, and mentoring others to expand our capability. On projects you will working collaboratively with customers, military subject matter experts, analysts and engineers, applying structured analytical approaches to understand operational problems and develop evidence-based recommendations. While you will work closely with senior technical leaders and experienced Mission Engineers, you will be expected to manage day-to-day delivery activities and become a trusted lead for Mission Engineering tasks. Requirements We are looking for candidates who bring diversity of thought, well-developed analytical skills and a commitment to tackle challenging problems. Essential We are looking for candidates who: Have experience leading the technical delivery of analytical, operational, engineering or experimentation activities within Defence, National Security or similarly complex domains. This to include holding responsibility for delivery of projects, with a team size of 3 or more. Are experienced working directly with customers and military subject matter experts to understand operational challenges, develop scenarios, mission threads and analytical frameworks. Are experienced designing analytical methods, technical solutions, delivery plans and assurance activities to meet customer decision-making requirements. Have experience in one or more of the technical skillsets listed on the application form. Hold a degree in a relevant discipline. Desirable Additional…