Export Officer

SEA; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense solutions provider in the UK is seeking an Export Control Officer to ensure compliance with export/import procedures. You will manage export control issues, support high-value bids, and enhance commercial effectiveness. The role offers flexible working, competitive salary up to £50k, and extensive benefits including private healthcare and generous leave policies. This is an opportunity to protect what matters while growing your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave plus buy and sell

Private medical health insurance

Group Pension Plan with up to 7% employer contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Discounts portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience in high-value defence bids.
• Skilled in drafting export licenses and similar documentation.
• Strong communication and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary point for export and import control procedures.
• Conduct detailed reviews of export control issues.
• Lead export control on high-value complex bids.
• Collaborate with Bid and Project Managers to enhance commercial effectiveness.

Skills

Significant experience in import and export control

ITAR and EUGEAs knowledge

Shipping and freight forwarding experience

Excellent communication skills

Job description

About The Role

Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world. As Export Control Officer, you'll play a crucial role within our bustling commercial team, providing specialist support on export and import control procedures, identifying and developing solutions to resolve issues.

The Export Control Officer can be based at any of our three sites (Bristol, Barnstaple or Beckington), with the opportunity for flexible working.

The salary for this role is up to £50k, depending on experience, plus extensive benefits.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as primary point of contact for export and import control procedures for commercial matters and work independently to identify solutions and resolve issues
• Conduct detailed review and recording of export control issues, develop and present summaries and proposed solutions to senior managers for approval
• Lead on export control aspect on high-value complex bids, identify and develop solutions to minimise risks throughout the bid review process
• Improve and enhance the commercial effectiveness of the company, working together with Bid and Project Managers, project teams and through personal contribution

About our company

At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient. We provide state-of-the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In‑service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.

What we offer

At our core, we encourage innovation, flexibility and out‑of‑the‑box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities for everyone who joins.

Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservists in the Armed Forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing Centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and in‑store discounts, travel savings
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

The skills you need

• Significant and proven experience in import and export control in high‑value defence bids
• Skilled in ITAR, EUGEAs and experience in drafting export licences, returns and similar documentation, e.g. F680s, SIELs
• Experienced in Shipping for customer contracts and freight forwarding sub‑contracts
• Excellent communication skills and team focus

Join us and be part of something smaller – with500people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

If you’d like to know more, please give Dave from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330414172. Or reach out to us at [e-mail].