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Meet the people behind DE&S

Hear from some of the amazing people supporting national defence at DE&S

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Meet Ebi, DE&S Chief of Staff in Logistics Services and an early female participant in our Becoming programme. She shares why she joined and its impact

Analytics skills meet a passion for aviation: How Analytics Manager Omar is using his technical skills to support national defence

Hear from Operational Delivery People Lead and Deputy Head of Function, Sarah, about people, skills and progression at DE&S

From military transition scheme to hybrid and flexible working, engineer Maggie tells us about life as a Royal Navy veteran at DE&S

Women in Defence award winner and Menopause Network Chair Mo discusses normalising the conversation around menopause and her stand-out moments

Learning, progressing, and achieving work-life balance: Janet tells us about her work as a Chief Engineer in the Air domain

Policy and Implementation Lead Liz discusses her fulfilling career in OHSE

OHSE Advisor Wendy shares how she’s supported to thrive at work while balancing caregiving and work-life commitments

Technical through-life support specialist Jamie discusses career development, positive impact, and supporting the UK

Hear from DE&S Head of Application Services Smita on team empowerment, delivering for defence and social mobility

Workplace Health Lead Ian discusses wellbeing at work and leading positive impact for our people

Environmental protection specialist Raffaele discusses his career, what makes his job great, and tips for applying

Information assurance expert Maddy discusses her career, the Women in Defence mentoring programme, and advice for success

It’s not only new joiners who can become an apprentice at DE&S

Katie discusses the DE&S engineering graduate scheme and her pride in delivering complex projects such as Carrier Strike Group 21

Jacqueline offers advice for aspiring female engineers and tells us about her career path to become an environmental and safety specialist

Project Manager Jamie works in the DE&S Future Capability Group. He tells us about transitioning from retail management, ground-breaking technology, and finding a career with purpose

Safety and Environmental Manager Iona discusses women in engineering and change advocacy

Associate IT Developer Hollie talks platforms, agile and flexible working

Developer Nathan discusses career development opportunities and his hobbies outside of work

Programme Manager Buhe tells us what it’s like delivering change and working with future capability for the UK Armed Forces

Commercial Officer Hema tells us about her role in Commercial, development opportunities, and her involvement in the Race and Culture network

Charlie is Head of Remotely Piloted Air Systems at DE&S, and recently spoke with us about innovation, delivering world-firsts, and pride in her team

Planning and scheduling specialist Gaurang talks about switching careers, diversity and inclusion, and his role in the DE&S Race and Culture network

Commercial Integration Manager Amarjit explains his role as the primary Commercial lead for DE&S activity at Portsmouth Naval base

Project Controls Manager Kelly talks about working in defence and how her work supports the other members of her project teams

How the Military Transition Scheme is helping military leaver Graham to start a new civilian career at Defence Equipment & Support

Cost Control Engineering Lead Alistair explains what skills we look for in Cost Control Engineers and the routes for progression

Commercial Officer Claire talks about flexible working, transferable skills and great learning and development opportunities

Talent Acquisition Manager Mavis talks about her experience joining DE&S from a military environment, her ambitions for development and what she loves most about her job

Engineering Manager Aditee discusses career development, flexible working and encouraging the next generation of engineers

DE&S Project Manager Laura talks about Land equipment projects, the joys of planning and why she finds DE&S a great place to work.

Commercial Manager, Simon Kraeter, explains his role managing exciting and complex commercial projects

Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manager, Justyn, discusses making a difference for the front line

Air Safety and Environmental Manager, Tom Amery, discusses his role at Defence Equipment & Support, helping to keep aircraft safe and reduce their impact on the environment.

Protecting the UK Armed Forces with safety engineering

Maritime specialist Abs gives his advice to anyone wanting to become and engineer

Where else could you fit in?

Part of the Ministry of Defence, DE&S is made up of eight functions, each supporting its own vital strand of the organisation. Our functions offer professional development and flexibility to our people – and assurance to our customers that we have the scale and expertise to deliver on any project.

See where you fit in and join a world-class team today.