Job Description

Location: Hybrid (Appledore, North Devon + Remote)
Contract: (ASAP - 31/03/2025)
Clearance Required: Security Clearance (SC)
Salary: up to 550pd inside IR35

Join our client, a large government customers dynamic and forward-thinking team working at the forefront of maritime engineering. We are seeking a skilled Requirements Manager to support the regeneration and trials phase of a high-profile naval project. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of operational maritime capabilities.

As a Requirements Manager, your duties will include:

• Acting as the primary technical focal point for project-related queries.
• Supporting the delivery of technical inputs to critical project documentation, including ITEAP, risk registers, and issue logs.
• Ensuring compliance with the Statement of Requirements (SRD) and Scope of Work (SOW) during vessel regeneration.
• Managing technical changes to the URD, SRD, and SOW as approved by LTU.
• Contributing to the development of documents required for vessel deployment, including safety case processes and Certificates of Design.
• Providing technical recommendations to LTU regarding milestone achievements and acceptance plans (ITEAP).
• Collaborating with the LTU M55 crew to ensure timely reporting on risks and issues to the Project Manager.
• Overseeing capability acceptance (ITEAP) and assisting with Test Forms development for HATs/SATs.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with at least 5 years of senior-level experience in shipbuilding or ship refits.
• Extensive experience in requirements management (URD, SRD, SOTR, SOW derivation).
• Proven expertise in managing IVV (Integration, Verification, and Validation) activities.
• Valid UK driving licence (role requires regular travel to Appledore and occasional travel to LTU).
• Eligibility for baseline security clearance and ability to hold an SC.

• Familiarity with GRP construction.
• Experience with Hunt Class or other Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs).
• Regeneration experience with MCMVs.
• Security clearance at Secret (SC) or higher.

• Hybrid Working: Regular travel to Appledore shipyard (approximately every two weeks for a two-day stint). Some remote working and potential limited travel to LTU required.
• Deliverables Include:
  • Quarterly technical performance reports.
  • Technical assessments for Certificates of Conformity and validated safety cases.
  • Weekly activity diary provided to the Project Manager.