Simulator Team Manager

Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster

You will assist the Simulator Instructors by handling all preparatory tasks, enabling them to focus on their core teaching responsibilities. This includes programming and maintaining simulator games. Additionally, you will manage a team of Simulator Operators and oversee the daily facilities management of the building. What you'll be doing

• The preparation and maintenance of simulator games required for training
• supporting the maintenance and upkeep of the simulator and applicable training equipment and aids.
• Collecting the data from each simulator
• Performing the duties of building manager including all Health and Safety responsibilities and first party audits.
• Managing a team of simulator operators

What we're looking for:

• Aviation simulator experience eg aircraft control
• MOD IT systems would be beneficial but must have good experience of Windows10
• MS Excel for spreadsheets
• People Management/Supervisory experience is essential
• Must be able to obtain UK SC clearance

About Project Selborne

Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training.  The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN.  The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our 'one team' philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme.  We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy's Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise - something we are proud to be part of over the coming years

What's in it for you?

• A basic salary of up to £34,600
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Opportunity to work on as part of a large project in a supportive team
• Free parking

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at [email protected] or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you.  For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.