can anybody help me?

[Guest boybarrs]

Hi

 

I am moving to Adelaide Feb 2012.

 

I am currently working in the UK for a defence contractor called Thales.

 

Could anybody tell me if there is a Thales located at Edinburgh Science Park or within that area.

 

Work are dragging their feet.

 

Any tips for when we arrive would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

Mark

[Guest Mitchell]

According to the offal web site there's one at Ed Parks http://www.thalesgroup.com/Countries/Australia/Documents/Thales_in_Australia_Presentation/?LangType=2057

[Guest boybarrs]

Thanks for that..

 

I am going to chase HR for some contacts

[AussieRob]

You may struggle to get security clearance to work for a defence company in Australia. Unless you have something to offer that cannot be found locally then you may have to wait until your a citizen before working in Defence.

 

I got lucky working at BAE by working on an overseas contract where security clearance wasn't needed, but once that work had dried up I was pretty stuck.

[Guest boybarrs]

AussieRob

 

Do you still work for BAE?

 

Previous Thales members off staff have transferred to Oz, without any problems.

 

I was hoping to transfer myself, but I cannot get a clear answer from anybody if there is a Thales site at Adelaide.

[Diane]

According to the offal web site ....

 

LOL Michelle - freudian typo?!!

[howard]

Hi

 

You can transfer Security Clearance between UK and Oz although it isn't easy!

 

Make contacts on LinkedIn (its big over here) and try to contact people from Thales - pm me if you need details but I have some Thales links on my profile although they all seem to be in Victoria!

 

Good luck

 

Jo

[AussieRob]

No sorry, I moved into Automotive before I was pushed. As I say I couldn't work on Commonwealth projects without clearance. There was 1 English guy who the company jumped through hoops to get clearance for, but that was because he was an Aircraft engineer, even then it took 9 months. There are admin jobs where you don't need clearance, but most jobs will.

 

If you can get clearance you will be laughing as there are a lot of defence contractors in the north of the city, Raytheon, BAE, Saab, Boeing, Lockheed, AWD, plus others....

[howard]

No sorry, I moved into Automotive before I was pushed. As I say I couldn't work on Commonwealth projects without clearance. There was 1 English guy who the company jumped through hoops to get clearance for, but that was because he was an Aircraft engineer, even then it took 9 months. There are admin jobs where you don't need clearance, but most jobs will.

 

The current international agreements between UK and Australia allows the transfer of a "live" security clearance Like I said it is difficult and a lot of HR advisors are not aware of the regulations or procedures. There is a simple form to complete by the Employer to set the ball rolling - the problem is actually with the backlog of work by the Company conducting the actual transfer and validation of clearance but it is possible (and lengthy!)

[Guest Mitchell]

I currently work for BAE in IT not on a project and so don't need clearance. I've been told I can get it but it's a huge hassle do they won't unless it's really needed. Once I'm officially an Aussie they'll just put it through as it's useful. If you can find a support role or a project that doesn't require clearance it's all good