Average Engineer Consultant salary in the UK

Systems Engineering Consultant Work on complex and cutting-edge projects, covering aerospace, security, defence and national infrastructure. £55,000 - £75,000 base salaryDerby location, with 2-3 days onsite per week.Be part of a flexible and collaborative workplaceCandidates need to be eligible for SC clearance ABOUT THE CLIENT:Our client delivers innovative systems engineering solutions across a range of high-profile programmes. They pride themselves on fostering a collaborative environment that values diversity of thought and expertise. Due to continued growth, they are looking for a Senior or Principal Systems Engineering Consultant to join their team and make a meaningful impact. THE BENEFITS: Competitive salary: £55,000-£75,000 per annum.Hybrid working: 2-3 days onsite in Derby per week.Work on complex and exciting projects in security, aerospace, technology and defence.Flexible working policies to support work-life balance. THE SENIOR/PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONSULTANT ROLE:As a Senior or Principal Systems Engineering Consultant, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to tackle complex challenges using Systems Thinking and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). Your responsibilities will include providing strategic consultancy, delivering engineering solutions, and mentoring team members to drive excellence. ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE SENIOR/PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONSULTANT: Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent experience.Professional recognition, e.g., Chartered Engineer (CEng) or CSEP.Expertise in MBSE tools (e.g., Sparx EA, Cameo) and frameworks like SysML/UML.Strong knowledge of systems engineering lifecycles and methodologies (ISO 15288:2023).Experience integrating complex systems in aerospace, defence, or technology contexts.Eligible for SC clearance, with preference for consultancy backgrounds. TO BE CONSIDERED:Please either apply through this advert or emailing me directly via . For further information please call me: / . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. KEY SKILLS:Systems Engineering, MBSE, Aerospace, Defence, SysML, UML, SC Clearance, Consulting, Engineering Lifecycles, Leadership.

Senior/Principal Cost Consultant - Defence Consultancy Salary - £50K-£80K negotiable plus many benefits including bonus, medical, pension. Location - Bristol Our client if a successfulprofessional services and technology partner to global, defence, energy, space, maritime, and intelligence & communications programmes. As a Cost Consultant you will be delivering technical consulting projects within the defence sector. You will be providing detailed analysis of data and costs to assist your client’s industry make better decisions. This may be working in customer teams to support procurement decisions with analytical thinking and outcomes, modelling of operational performance and sustainment, or historical analysis to support learning lessons from previous operations. Responsibilities for Senior/Principal Cost Engineer Consultant will include: Provide detailed analysis to support key decisions within the project teams.Identifying and bidding for and winning future work within your client’s industry.Building new relationships and maintaining the relationships with current customers.Using and developing problem structuring methods and a variety of tools and techniques, including novel approaches where required.Working organically in customer teams to deliver rapid turn-around analysis or using one of the company’s offices as a team hub from which to plan and deliver tasks. Essential Requirements re role of Senior Consultant: Using logical and analytical thinking to solve complex problems for the client. Strong Microsoft Excel skills to support analysis of data. Cost Estimating Experience in analysing project data (cost/risk/schedule). Working in a client’s team to influence strategic decision makers whilst delivering practical solutions. Be articulate with good presentation and written communication skills. Be dependable, committed and have a genuine enthusiasm to contribute to the growth of a successful business. The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level (or have experience that will enable them to meet ICEAA or AcostE membership criteria). Understanding the military environment and MOD management structures. Knowledge of MOD approvals, the MOD acquisition cycle and Defence lines of Development Experience of Identifying, bidding and winning future work Prefer candidates from technical consultancy background working within the MOD sector. Preferred but not essential: Knowledge of statistical software packages such as 'R’.Experience as a cost management consultant in the MOD, business and safety programmes or public sector project environments. Travel will be required to client sites. Other requirements - Candidates must have existing right to live and work in the UK. Candidates also need to hold a current SC Clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo security check (SC level) Keywords - Cost, Consultant, Consultancy, Estimating, Bidding, bids, Cost Benefits Analysis, Mod, Defence, Cost Models, Cost Estimating, Risk Analysis, /EVM, ICEAA, AcostE, @Risk, Dstl, DE&SNATO, Excel, MS Excel, R Senior/Principal Cost Consultant - MOD Consultancy

Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence, Space, C4ISTAR, Government and Security sector. Salary - £40K-£90K plus pension, 25 days holiday, life assurance - Hybrid role Location - Portsmouth and Southwest Due to expansion our client is looking for Systems Engineering Consultants from Systems Engineer with 2 to 3 years’ experience to Principal Consultant and Managing Consultant Our client is a successful technical consultancy delivering systems engineering services to government and industry. They have experience within defence, nuclear, space, security and transport sectors of the UK and NATO which enables their team to provide solutions to support a diverse stakeholder group and community of varying sizes and complexity. As a Systems Engineering Consultant you will be working with clients to analyse their problems; capture requirements; create architectures; identify potential options; assess solutions using systems analysis methods; and make recommendations based on robust evidence. Projects will typically be in support of research and procurement activities in the defence and security sector but may include work in other sectors and government departments. You will have a background preferably in Space Systems and C4ISTAR. Responsibilities re Systems Engineering Consultant will include: • Delivering/ leading technical consulting projects. • Using systems engineering to tackle real world problems, applying tools and techniques, and developing novel approaches where required. • Applying and developing systems engineering methods, tools and techniques, including developing and applying novel approaches where required. • Working organically in customer teams to deliver high quality systems engineering advice & artefacts. • Building new relationships and maintaining current customer relationships. • Assisting/ leading in identifying and winning work for a new and growing consultancy. Skills & Experience required for the role of Systems Engineering Consultant The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following essential and desirable attributes: Essential • Educated to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience. • Ability to use and apply both 'soft’ and 'hard’ systems engineering techniques to support system design/ development, business decision making, policy development, and/or research. • Development, application, and delivery of systems engineering methods, tools and artefacts. Knowledge and Understanding of the Systems Engineering Lifecycle. ] • Building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships. • Authoring technical reports, developing systems engineering artefacts, and presenting to customers. • Experience within Space Systems, C4ISTAR, Satellite Systems is preferable • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Experience in some of the following: o Requirements elicitation and derivation o Enterprise & System Architecting o Verification & Validation/ Test & Evaluation o System Integration o Technology & Capability Road mapping o Capability/ Effects-based Engineering o Option Analysis/ Solution trade-off studies o Risk management and analysis o Workshop design and facilitation Desirable • Experience of using specialist Systems Engineering Software (e.g., Sparx EA) to develop SE Artefacts. • Experience of delivering projects via MBSE. • Experience of working in UK Defence or UK Government Departments utilising Systems Engineering. • Membership of relevant professional institution and a desire for further professional development. • Space Systems development or Space Operation • ITIL or eTOM • Defining analysing and documenting concepts and architectural requirements (incl. use of DOORS) • Satellite Systems Toolkit (STK) This is a hybrid role, working on client sites as required, home and office based Due to the nature of the work within the MOD/Defence sector ,candidates will ideally already have UK SC or DV Clearance Keywords - Government, Security, NATO, Defence, V-Model, Requirements Capture, Systems Engineering, ISTAR, Satellite Systems, Space, Systems Architecture, Sparx EA, SE Artefacts, Verification, Validation, Systems Engineer, ITEA , TOGAF, ITIL, eTOM, DOORS, STK Systems Engineering Consultant - Defence, Space, C4ISTAR, Government and Security sector