Job Description

We're excited to offer an opportunity for a talented Senior Marine Engineering Consultant to join our Solutions Engineering team and contribute to our continued success.

Since our establishment in 2018, Whitetree has been on a mission to empower clients, make lasting impacts, and provide unmatched career growth opportunities. We're passionate innovators driven by our values of Trust, Integrity, Innovation, and Excellence.
To support effective collaboration and client delivery, you will ideally live within a commutable distance to Bristol.

The Role

As a Senior Marine Engineering Consultant, you'll play a key role in delivering complex engineering solutions across surface ship and submarine programmes. Working closely with the Head of Solutions Engineering, you'll help shape and grow our maritime consultancy offering, ensuring technical excellence and strong client relationships within a dynamic defence environment.
You'll apply your expertise in marine power, propulsion and auxiliary systems to influence system design, assurance and acceptance for major UK defence assets. The role combines technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and systems thinking to deliver integrated solutions in a highly regulated, mission-critical domain.

Your responsibilities will include:

Drive marine engineering and systems engineering best practice across projects on client programmes Successfully delivering critical design review, assurance and acceptance project milestones and supporting technical artefacts Technical management and leadership of engineering teams as well as technical sub-contract management of key suppliers Develop procurement specifications for complex systems and marine engineering equipment and solutions, support technical evaluation of tenders and onboarding of suppliers Develop and manage system requirements, including CONOPS and CONUSE assessments, ensuring alignment with naval standards and MOD regulations Identify and mitigate technical risks while exploiting opportunities for innovation in marine systems design Collaborate with OEMs, MOD stakeholders and integrated project teams to ensure seamless delivery Prepare and present technical reports, design documentation, and client-facing presentations Support growth initiatives by identifying opportunities in defence and adjacent markets Collaborating across wider Whitetree teams, service lines and client projects to enhance Whitetree capabilities and improve skills utilisation

In your first 3-6 months, success might look like:

Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues. Producing high-quality technical documentation and project deliverables. Supporting business growth by spotting new opportunities or contributing to bid or proposal activity.

Skills & experience required

Experience in concept design and options analysis in support of early platform systems requirements definition, budgeting and design to support MOD initial outline business cases. Background in marine engineering for naval ships and/or submarines, including design, integration, and support. Strong understanding of naval platform systems design, integration, and performance modelling. Familiar with MOD standards, Def-Stan requirements, and classification society rules for naval vessels. Experience developing user requirements, CONOPS, CONUSE assessment, their requirements definition and acceptance. Experience of working collaboratively as part of an integrated systems engineering and project team(s). Experience applying the V-Cycle process to complex maritime systems. Skilled in requirements development, decomposition, and V&V for marine systems. Ability to interpret and utilise naval architecture principles and marine system interfaces. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. A degree in Engineering or a related field (or equivalent) would be beneficial. Experience in Naval Shipbuilding or Support and through MOD capital procurement programmes or collaborative Defence frameworks is desirable. Chartered Engineer status or working towards professional registration with IMarEST or IMechE is desirable. Knowledge of submarine-specific engineering challenges (e.g., pressure hull integrity, stealth systems) would be beneficial. Ideally located within a commutable distance to Bristol. Current right to live and work in the UK. Current SC clearance or willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check. Willingness and ability to work from home and travel for client engagements, including overnight stays away from home around the UK when required.

Life at Whitetree

At Whitetree, we are proud to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which you can grow and develop your career, with the chance to work alongside some of the best people in the industry.
We're proud to have recently become one of the select few Chartered Management Consultancies in the UK. This prestigious accreditation reflects our commitment to the highest standards of professional practice and ethical conduct in consulting. As part of our dedication to your professional growth, we're eager to sponsor suitable candidates on their journey to becoming Chartered Management Consultants themselves.
Whitetree's success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work. We hope that excites you enough to apply.

Our competitive benefits package includes:

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off Flexible working arrangements with an early Friday finish (client-dependent) 6% matched pension contributions All-staff annual bonus scheme Private medical insurance for you, option to salary sacrifice for your family Professional development support, including chartership, mentoring and training budget Enhanced family friendly policies 4 half-days of paid time for charity work annually 1000 employee recruitment bounty Electric car, cycle to work, tech salary sacrifice schemes and exclusive discount vouchers

Our Commitment to you

We're proud of our

Silver Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award

, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and supporting diverse communities, including the Armed Forces.

Whitetree values the differences that a diverse workforce brings

to the organisation and will not discriminate. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees, building a culture that values openness, fairness, and transparency.

We are a disability confident employer.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email talent@whitetree.co.uk.

I don't meet the criteria?

If you don't meet the role criteria and are still interested in Whitetree careers, contact talent@whitetree.co.uk.

Compulsory National Security Vetting

Whitetree jobs are subject to national security vetting. Your eligibility for Security Clearance may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held, or any time you have spent outside of the UK. Please check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-national-security-vetting-solution-guidance-for-subjects

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