Engineering Professional Registration Lead

Job title:

Engineering Professional Registration  Lead

Location:

Warton, other BAE Systems Air sites will be considered – 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+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing :

Acting as the central point of contact for all matters relating to Engineering Professional Registration, providing advice, information, and specialist knowledge, and facilitating support and promotional activities

Developing and implementing  initiatives  to encourage the uptake of professional registration for Engineers and Technicians at all stages of their career

Establishing and maintaining a network of professionally registered employees who are familiar with and able to give advice on the registration processes of each PEI

Managing  the relationship between the Company and external bodies (the Engineering Council and its licensed Professional Engineering Institutions)

Representing Air (UK) on the corporate level working groups to harmonise and standardise the policy, process and approach across all UK business units

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

Must  have held Engineering Council Registration in Incorporated or Chartered Engineer Category for several years (Chartered Physicist, Chartered Chemist or Chartered Mathematician registration may be an acceptable alternative where  candidate  has used this extensively in an Engineering context)

Understanding and experience of an Institution’s process for assessing Registration  applicants

Understanding of the Engineering Council’s structure, Byelaws and Rules of Registration

Desirable

Significant experience acting as an Institution volunteer Assessor and/or Interviewer for Registration  applicants .

Detailed understanding of the registration application processes of more than one Institution

Experience of involvement in organisation/committee activity in one or more Professional Engineering Institutions and/or the Engineering Council

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 Career and Talent Team

Join the Career and Talent Team at BAE Systems and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of engineering across one of the UK’s most advanced and diverse engineering organisations.

This is a unique opportunity to become a Subject Matter  Expert  (SME) for the Engineering function across the entire Air sector, influencing professional standards, capability development, and talent pathways ’ll work at the heart of the business, collaborating with Heads of Capability, senior  leaders , and engineering professionals to drive meaningful impact.

Every three weeks, you’ll have the opportunity to work across different BAE Systems sites throughout the UK, building  strong  relationships, gaining insight into varied engineering environments, and broadening your professional perspective. Beyond BAE, you’ll engage with key external stakeholders, including Professional Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, helping to shape and promote professional registration, standards, and best practice.

You’ll be part of a cross-sector working group, collaborating with colleagues from Air, Submarines, Maritime, and other BAE sectors, giving you unrivalled visibility across the organisation and the chance to influence engineering capability at an enterprise level.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building networks, presenting to large and diverse audiences, and confidently representing engineering at all levels. You’ll grow a  strong  internal and external profile, expanding your influence while continuously developing your  own  skills and  expertise .

Crucially, this is a role with real  autonomy . You’ll be trusted to self-manage, shape the position in your  own  way, and grow its impact over time ,bringing your ideas, creativity, and  leadership  to how engineering talent and…