Supportability Manager

Yeovil, Somerset
RT Consulting

RT Consulting are an established Gold ERS Armed Forces Covenant SME, we are a Management Consultancy with over 15 years’ experience in driving innovation and transformation in key sectors, including Defence, Local & Central Government, Policing and Transport.

As a result of continued success, we are expanding our society of consultants to fulfil current and future demands from our defence portfolio, particularly one of the largest Defence frameworks within the UK which we have proudly been supporting for over 5 years.

Our consultants are deployed into largescale Programmes/Projects to bring expert knowledge to drive sustainable and long-term change and add value to each project / programme.

We are now seeking experienced Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Managers to join our network and deliver expertise on high-profile Defence programmes.

• Primary Location: Yeovil x2 days per week, other travel required as project dictates
• Clearance: SC (sole UK national)
• Day Rate: £300-£370 (Inside IR35)
• Start Date: ASAP pending onboarding
• Duration: 3/6 month rolling contracts with extensions

Responsibilities

As an ILS Manager, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of ILS strategies, plans and artefacts in line with Defence governance frameworks.
• Define, trace and manage ILS and supportability requirements, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Deliver specialist ILS activities, including support solution development, obsolescence management, reliability & maintainability analysis, and configuration management.
• Provide expert guidance to project teams and stakeholders on ILS best practice, cost-effectiveness and optimisation of through-life support.
• Contribute to affordability analysis, support solution reports and Full Business Case submissions.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineering, supply chain, commercial and operational colleagues to ensure integrated delivery of support solutions.
• Manage ILS risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies, ensuring early identification and mitigation.
• Provide SME advice to programme leadership and suppliers on ILS and Supply Chain Management (SCM) compliance.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as an ILS Manager / Supportability Engineer within Defence or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of Integrated Product Support (IPS) and Through Life Support principles.
• Experience in developing ILSPs, R&M plans, Obsolescence strategies, and associated ILS artefacts.
• Understanding of Defence governance frameworks and assurance processes.
• Degree-qualified or equivalent in Engineering, Logistics, or related discipline.
• Professional accreditation (CEng, IEng, ILS/Supportability licences) desirable.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and industry partners.

Interested? Apply now to join RT Consulting as an ILS Manager and support the delivery of critical Through Life Support solutions for our Defence clients.