# Principal Engineer - Lethality and Protect Operations

> Quast Ltd · Stoke Gifford, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Contract · Posted 2026-08-05

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Location:** Hybrid - home working with occasional (1-2 days/week) attendance at MOD Abbey Wood

**Rate:** Up to £550/day (Inside IR35)

**Duration:** ASAP - 31/03/2027

**Deadline for Applications:** 11/08/2026 at 13:00 BST

**Clearance:** SC Clearance required

**Overview**

This role sits within the Land - Weapons domain and the Lethality and Protect 4 Principal Engineer Team. The primary aim is to provide the correct and proportionate level of Weapons and OME (Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives) safety, environmental and engineering assurance to Director L&P, as the ESR (Executive Safety Responsible), for all munitions across DE&S and Other Government Departments, while key SQEP personnel are prioritised to support Ops Taskings.

**Key Tasks and Deliverables**

-   **JSP 815/816 Management**

Completed RTM spreadsheet submitted monthly

815/816 Submissions

815 assessment, monitoring and maintenance

-   **L&P SEMS Management**

Acquisition Safety delegation (ASD) - Admin

ASD - Maintain and submit waiver documentation for SR

Maintain and improve current PowerBI dashboard for S&E metrics.

Updated SHEC slides for quarterly reporting cycle

Refreshed SEMC format, slides and extracted data set

SCMT tracker, submit to QSEE, aid OBIs in submissions.

Review of L&P SEMS against unified SEMS to identify common areas and gaps.

-   **DE&S Policy Management**

Tracking and responding to QSEE request and compliance reports

Development and Implementation of AP/HEA Sprints into L&P

-   **Audits Management**

Audit planning, response and review of existing actions.

-   **DEFSTAN AMC - Review and Advice**

Supporting work to provide advice against DEFSTANs AMC.

-   **OME Legislation Register**

Plan of action to achieve compliance for OBIs.

-   **Engineering Assurance Planning**

Planning of future activities above and wider PEng work, including 1LOD Audits.

**Essential Experience / Skills**

-   DE&S Engineering Policy experience
-   Experience working with OME DOSR and/or DSA Regulations
-   DE&S Safety and Environmental Management System experience

**Desirable Experience / Skills**

-   Experience using PowerBI
-   DE&S Assurance Process

## Apply

[Apply at Quast Ltd](https://apply.workable.com/quast/j/F57FCC7D76/apply)

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