DIO - Senior Building & Civil Engineer (B&CE) Technical Manager at Ministry of Defence
Telford, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Jul, 25

Salary

44590.0

Posted On

25 Apr, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Norway, Infrastructure, Building Design

Industry

Other Industry

Description

JOB SUMMARY

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.
This position number is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Due to a growing demand from our customers, we are looking for a forward thinking, collaborative and self-motivated individual to join our motivated team of technical experts. This is an exciting and meaningful time to join DIO and get the opportunity to work on one of the largest estates in the UK.
The successful candidate will lead a range of compliance focused operational challenges – putting safety first, implementing long-term compliance improvement plans, upskilling local teams, identifying opportunities towards Net Zero, to name a few. Everything you do will be in support of a safe and compliant estate and to support the strategic goals of the military. You will be rewarded with a great sense of achievement by supporting the accomplishment of our team outputs and goals to provide excellent facilities for our Service Personnel across multiple MoD locations.

Key responsibilities include:

  • delivering outputs for the Regional Technical team around the West Midlands Area
  • providing specialist B&CE technical advice and guidance to the Infrastructure Manager and frontline infrastructure staff working on military establishments within the Area
  • travel between active construction sites to review projects, infrastructure and local issues (Health and Safety training will be provided)
  • progressing construction projects with new FDIS Industry Partner, VIVO where works may be new build, refurbishments of existing assets or minor Infra work to the value of circa £4M in support of military capability
  • ensuring progress is maintained throughout the procurement process and through delivery
  • engaging with industry in an agile and collaborative environment with the key objectives of;
  • getting to the best technical solution
  • maintaining the estate statutory compliant
  • advising on value for money of minor works prices
  • assurance of delivery of allocated projects
  • engaging on customer engagement forums on issue affecting the MoD Estate
  • collaborating closely with other function SMEs to ensure accurate product delivery
  • providing colleagues with Technical advice
  • maintaining currency through CDP and Industry knowledge

As there is a need to visit multiple sites some of which are not accessible by public transport, a UK driving license is required. Site visits may require an overnight stay, however this will be agreed in advance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.4 (BIFM 8) Understanding Building Design.
  • Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.5 (BIFM 9) Building Fabric Maintenance.

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

  • Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.4 (BIFM 8) Understanding Building Design.

BENEFITS

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

  • Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
  • Alternative working practices such as working from home.
  • Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
  • 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
  • Enhanced Parental Leave.
  • Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Responsibilities

TYPE OF ROLE

Estates
Operational Delivery
Procurement and Contracts Management

Key responsibilities include:

  • delivering outputs for the Regional Technical team around the West Midlands Area
  • providing specialist B&CE technical advice and guidance to the Infrastructure Manager and frontline infrastructure staff working on military establishments within the Area
  • travel between active construction sites to review projects, infrastructure and local issues (Health and Safety training will be provided)
  • progressing construction projects with new FDIS Industry Partner, VIVO where works may be new build, refurbishments of existing assets or minor Infra work to the value of circa £4M in support of military capability
  • ensuring progress is maintained throughout the procurement process and through delivery
  • engaging with industry in an agile and collaborative environment with the key objectives of;
  • getting to the best technical solution
  • maintaining the estate statutory compliant
  • advising on value for money of minor works prices
  • assurance of delivery of allocated projects
  • engaging on customer engagement forums on issue affecting the MoD Estate
  • collaborating closely with other function SMEs to ensure accurate product delivery
  • providing colleagues with Technical advice
  • maintaining currency through CDP and Industry knowledg
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