Will Spencer Jones CEng CMgr

Experience

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  British Army

  Mar 2018 - now

  • Lead engineer for an organisation of 450 service personnel delivering communications and command infrastructure in geographically dispersed locations. Led and managed a team of 40 professionally recognised engineers delivering equipment support across vehicles, weapons, generators and lifting equipment. Responsible for the management of personnel, infrastructure and over £10million of equipment.• Designed and developed an engineering management system to ensure quality control of engineering practices, risk, manage personnel currency and competency and implement departmental strategic plans. Streamlined processes using lean principles, innovative solutions and technology to improve efficiency, empower junior decision making and continuous improvement. Regularly passing external audits to remain compliant across a range of military and civilian policies.• Through leadership and nurturing talent, developed an under performing and under valued department to success. Transforming a vehicle equipment availability from 45 to 85% to meet readiness requirements, in doing so coached 12 personnel to promotion and halving the outflow of personnel.• Led a project to develop an under funded and resourced camp vehicle inspection facility closed due to a string of accidents, but urgently required to deliver pan-military operational effect. Reviewed, developed and prioritising implementation of improved working practices, infrastructure and organisation to deliver a highly capable department to schedule and cost that has been accident free for 18 months.• Cultivated strong relationships with cross functional teams, stakeholders and senior management through communication, adaptability and reliability to create a trusted, valued and resilient department capable of delivering to a high standard at short notice. Developed an awareness and understanding of ILS, SSDT and DEFSTAN 00-600. Show less • Led and managed a team of 30 skilled engineers to deliver equipment support to the UK element of a NATO response force held at high readiness. Overseeing training ensuring currency and competency across both engineering and soldiering requirements to optimise effectiveness.• Planned and executed a highly successful 3 month project in Romania, collaborating with superiors and stakeholders as the lead engineer to provide equipment support to deployed units. Demonstrating adaptability in a challenging environment to overcome issues with an overstretched logistic chain and COVID-19 restraints to enable mission success. Show less

  • Senior Engineering Manager

    Jun 2022 - now

  • British Army Officer

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Operations Officer

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Platoon Commander

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Platoon Commander

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
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  United Nations

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  Military Consultant - UN Mission Somalia

  • Equipment support lead, providing military engineering advice to the in country UN Chief of service delivery. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy and cultural sensitivity in engaging with diverse communities whilst building trust between military forces and NGOs.• Advised senior leaders and developed strategy leading to a UN security council resolution to find, record and repair hundreds of gifted armoured vehicles to the African Mission. Focussing on identification, training and proving a logistics chain across a dispersed and austere country. Show less