Head of Submarine Platforms

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
**Head of Submarine Platforms**
**Inchinnan or Westhill**
**Permanent**

**Who we are**

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry

**About the role**

As a member of the Defence Management Team, the Head of Submarine Platforms is accountable for the general management of the JFD Submarine Platforms Product Line, and responsible for supporting Country General Managers to grow and deliver the Submarine Platforms business in JFD’s home markets.

In this role you will lead a global multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement JFD’s Submarine Platforms strategy and deliver mission success for our customers. You will take ownership and lead the global development for securing key submarine platforms programme positions and secure key submarine content for JFD core systems. You will play an integral role in the development of the strategy and delivery of sales growth for JFD by ensuring we develop and present submarine solutions credibly to prime customers and strategic target nations as well as roadmap customer requirements for the future.

In this role your key responsibilities will include:

- Lead JFD’s global Submarine Platforms portfolio, supporting Country General Managers for our home markets.
- As a member of the Defence management team, develop the Submarine Platforms strategy and own its implementation.
- Deliver mission success for our customers, achieving or exceeding contract performance obligations.
- Accountable for the profitable and sustainable growth of our Submarine Platforms business, supported by Sales and Marketing colleagues.
- Deliver short and long term financial objectives, including budget adherence and forecast accuracy.
- Ensure health, safety, environment, sustainability and security objectives are achieved, with direct accountability for safety of Submarine Platforms personnel.
- Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, supported by Legal & Compliance and HSEQS departments.
- Lead the Submarine Platforms team, achieving high levels of engagement, promoting a resilient, diverse, high performing team.

**What do you need?**
- Engineering or Business Degree qualified
- Demonstrated experience in a leadership role in an international business
- Delivery focused
- Safety Leadership
- Experience in an operational maritime role
- Business and commercial acumen
- Experienced negotiator, capable of agreeing long term strategic commercial benefit for the company
- Setting and delivering medium and long term strategy, budget and manpower plans

**Working for us**

We offer a number of benefits including Group Personal Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, half days on Fridays and Private Medical Insurance.

JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.

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