Rewarding civilian careers at DE&S
Category: Recruitment
Publish date: 03/05/2023
At Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), our people are key to our successes, and it takes a variety of skills and experiences to help us deliver the best service possible to our front-line commands.
With your military background, you’ll have a wide range of transferable skills that will make you a great asset to our team; from communication and prioritisation to teamwork and leadership. You may have highly specialist skills and qualifications too, which could make you an ideal fit for some of our more technical roles.
We recruit for a variety of specialisms and are confident you can find a role that’s right for your skillset at DE&S.
Discover more about our teams below and see where you could fit in:
Engineering The largest team at DE&S and plays a key role in enabling the delivery and support of our equipment by providing specialised expertise in sensors; electrical power and distribution; software; human factors integration; product safety; quality; science; and systems and integration engineering.
Project Delivery Involved in all phases of every project and responsible for some of the most complex and exciting projects in UK defence; offering fantastic variety with the support to shape and grow your career. Roles include project management, scheduling, cost control and more.
Operational Delivery Responsible for the management and delivery of in-service support, covering a breadth of disciplines that are important to sustaining military capability in our Armed Forces. These include supply, operations management, integrated logistics support, storekeeping, and more.
Commercial The Ministry of Defence is the UK manufacturing industry’s biggest customer, and our Commercial team handles all our purchasing and contract management activities. This involves anything from servicing ships and purchasing medical supplies, to procuring first-of-its-kind tech for the UK military.
Corporate Services Corporate Services is represented in every project undertaken and every area of the defence procurement and maintenance chain, helping our organisation to operate effectively. Roles available include: business support; sales and disposals; security and resilience; policy; strategy and parliamentary; quality management; and occupational health, safety and environment.
IM&IT Our Information Management and IT team’s mission is to enable and drive DE&S towards becoming a world-class digital organisation. The IM&IT team is a centre of excellence, delivering a trusted service and innovative solutions. Specialisms include MI and data analytics; IT development; apps and AI; information management and assurance; and more.
HR Human Resources supports the organisation on people matters and provides consistent people management processes, policies, tools, and frameworks for this specialist organisation. We have a variety of HR roles on offer at all levels, including recruitment; learning and talent; policy; business partnering; performance management; and reward.
Finance & Accounting Our Finance and Accounting (F&A) team prides itself on accuracy and efficiency, harnessing expertise and sound judgement at every step. They track and provide the right financial information to support effective decision making across our organisation – to ensure they’re securing the best value for the taxpayer. Key hiring areas in this team include financial accounting, management accounting and finance advisory.
Ready to discover a civilian role with purpose, where you can continue to support military colleagues still serving on the front line? Explore our vacancies on CTP’s RightJob, today.
Have you heard about the ‘Great Place to Work for Veterans’ Scheme?
We’re part of the ‘Great Place to Work for Veterans’ initiative. So if you’ve found a role you’d like to apply for, simply opt-in to the initiative on your application form, and providing you meet the essential criteria shown on the job advert, your CV will be progressed to the interview stage.
Discover our Military Transition Scheme:
Our Military Transition Scheme (MTS) is designed to remove barriers to employment for those leaving the military. You can join us on a 23-month paid contract, taking on a role that is suited to your skill sets acquired during your time in service. Throughout the scheme, we’ll support you to bridge any gaps in your CV and prepare for interviews, and when a suitable permanent role becomes available, we’ll help you apply. This can be during or at the end of your fixed-term contract – whenever you feel ready.
Want to meet our team?
We’re excited to be attending the following CTP events:
South West Employment Fair, Somerset – 13th June 2023
South Coast Employment Fair, Southampton – 12th October 2023
East Midlands Employment Fair, Lincoln – 9th November 2023
So, if you want to find out more about the vital work we do and the opportunities we offer Service leavers, join us at one of these events and we’ll be happy to discuss where your valuable skillsets could take you.
What are the perks of joining us?
Supporting the front line, a career with us is truly rewarding. You’ll also get:
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Up to 30 days’ annual leave, eight bank holidays, and an extra days’ leave in honour of the King’s birthday
- Up to 15 days of paid special leave each year for reservist training
- A market-leading, circa 27% employer pension contribution
- Annual performance-based bonuses
- Access to funding for qualifications
- Support to keep learning
- Employee well-being and occupational health services
Learn more about us
Read our employer profile here.
“At this stage in my career, I’m very happy to be working in a familiar environment alongside military personnel. At DE&S everyone works together to achieve the organisation’s objectives – we all sing from the same song sheet. That’s how I know I’ll finish my career working for the MoD.” – Col, DE&S Engineering Manager and former serving member of the RAF