Survival Equipment Senior Technician
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37666.36-37666.36 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Oxforshire, OX18 3LX |
| Company: | Serco Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 308259-44029218 |
Summary
Serco Limited
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Survival Equipment Senior Technician colleague in our RAF Brize Norton you’ll help keep our built environment operating smoothly so employees, partners, and communities can trust the spaces they rely on every day. You’ll play a key role in supporting the operational output with tasks that contribute to safe, efficient, and well‑maintained sites.
In this role, you’ll provide vital technical and administrative support that enables colleagues and engineers to carry out their work effectively. Your efforts will help ensure, our planned maintenance programme stays on track, and essential information is captured accurately so we can create impactful solutions and continue making a positive impact on the communities we serve.
What you’ll do as a Survival Equipment Senior Technician
You’ll be entrusted to:
- You will be expected to have a minimum of 2 years relevant In Industry or the Armed Forces on Aircraft Survival Equipment Maintenance.
- Ideally Life Rafts, Life Jackets and Survival Packs.
- The ability to understand and work to technical manuals, regulatory requirements, appropriate MoD legislation and local Serco and RAF Brize Norton processes and procedures.
- Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to achieve MoD Security Clearance.
- Support the delivery of planned equipment maintenance by coordinating tasks, updating systems, and monitoring progress.
- Liaise with operational colleagues, contractors, and suppliers to arrange access, schedule works, and resolve day‑to‑day queries.
- Produce and distribute reports, logs, and updates to ensure stakeholders have accurate and timely information.
- Help ensure estates activity follows relevant processes, standards, and regulatory requirements, including health and safety procedures.
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…
- Experience in a Survival Equipment Environment.
- Strong organisational and digital skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and update systems accurately.
- Confidence communicating with colleagues, suppliers, and contractors.
- An eye for detail and a proactive approach to solving problems and supporting operational teams.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: Competitive holiday package
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Survival Equipment Senior Technician colleague in our RAF Brize Norton you’ll help keep our built environment operating smoothly so employees, partners, and communities can trust the spaces they rely on every day. You’ll play a key role in supporting the operational output with tasks that contribute to safe, efficient, and well‑maintained sites.
In this role, you’ll provide vital technical and administrative support that enables colleagues and engineers to carry out their work effectively. Your efforts will help ensure, our planned maintenance programme stays on track, and essential information is captured accurately so we can create impactful solutions and continue making a positive impact on the communities we serve.
What you’ll do as a Survival Equipment Senior Technician
You’ll be entrusted to:
- You will be expected to have a minimum of 2 years relevant In Industry or the Armed Forces on Aircraft Survival Equipment Maintenance.
- Ideally Life Rafts, Life Jackets and Survival Packs.
- The ability to understand and work to technical manuals, regulatory requirements, appropriate MoD legislation and local Serco and RAF Brize Norton processes and procedures.
- Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to achieve MoD Security Clearance.
- Support the delivery of planned equipment maintenance by coordinating tasks, updating systems, and monitoring progress.
- Liaise with operational colleagues, contractors, and suppliers to arrange access, schedule works, and resolve day‑to‑day queries.
- Produce and distribute reports, logs, and updates to ensure stakeholders have accurate and timely information.
- Help ensure estates activity follows relevant processes, standards, and regulatory requirements, including health and safety procedures.
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…
- Experience in a Survival Equipment Environment.
- Strong organisational and digital skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and update systems accurately.
- Confidence communicating with colleagues, suppliers, and contractors.
- An eye for detail and a proactive approach to solving problems and supporting operational teams.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: Competitive holiday package
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
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