JOB SUMMARY

Devonport Naval Base is the largest Naval Base in Europe. It is a 650 acre site with 15,000 acres of water space, employing 12,000 people on site. The Base is primarily focused on delivering timely deep maintenance to the UK’s submarine fleet. It is also the operating home base for frigates, amphibious Ships, Royal Marines. It employs more than 10% of Plymouth’s workforce and contributes to 14% of Plymouth’s economy.
Devonport Naval Base is the nerve centre for the Royal Navy in the South West. It supports operations around the globe and provides the ships, submarines, people, and equipment to deliver the UK’s defence policy. Its mission is to meet the support and operating requirements for the Naval Service and UK’s allies, from the South West, reaching worldwide.
The unique opportunities offered within are varied, challenging and exciting and support Navy Command’s role to generate and operate forces for today and to ensure we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering the Navy of the future. Navy Command provides an open, flexible and supportive work environment and Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines, from finance; legal services; personnel and HR; project planning, operations and managing contracts, to media and communications.
The MOD provides an excellent opportunity to develop skills through personal development and offers flexible working, excellent annual leave and maternity allowances and a very competitive pension scheme.
In Navy Command we understand the everyday commitments both inside and outside the workplace, so our aim is to provide the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance. We also offer an impressive range of on-site facilities including a gymnasium, tennis courts and other sporting facilities, a children’s nursery, food outlets, a handy shop, and some of car parking.

To ensure that no one is put at a disadvantage during the recruitment process for any reason, our intent is to reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate during this recruitment process. If you would wish to discuss this please contact the recruiting line manager.

• This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
• Flexible working is available by agreement with the line manager, but due to the nature of the role, candidates must be prepared to spend the majority of their time on site (60% presence in office per week).

JOB DESCRIPTION

1. Core Senior Design Engineer (Engineering Group) Tasks;
   a. Provide assurance to the Engineering Head and Facility Operators that design intent for nominated Nuclear Safety Implicated (NSI) is met and maintained through life to support relevant Facility Safety Cases, Safety Functional Requirements/ Functional Requirements, Operating Rules, Identified Operating Instructions, claims, arguments and evidence by:
   i. Providing technical input for development of EIMT schedules and Engineering Schedules, in conjunction with Maintenance and Governance Manager (MGM).
   ii. Authoring, maintaining and updating job plans to enable appropriate Examination, Inspection, Maintenance, Testing (EIMT) on NSI assets and infrastructure.
   iii. Drafting/updating relevant Design Substantiation Reports (DSRs) and Design Reports
   b. Review findings from EIMT activities and provide advice to Design Manager (Electrical Systems)- including gathering evidence and making assessments on the acceptability of maintenance status as well as directing required corrective actions.
   c. Gather and process evidence around the initial and remaining lifespan of NSI assets to make assessment and recommend credible through life decisions to appropriately manage ageing, degradation, and obsolescence effects.
   d. Identify upgrade or replacement requirements with consideration of cost, timescales and safety case/Facility Operator requirements including generation of business cases, project initiation documents and similar commercial documents
   e. Author, assess and approve Concessions and Design Changes on NSI assets and infrastructure in accordance with NBBP08 and ACCS22 to ensure that claims, arguments and evidence made in the Facility Safety Cases are not undermined i.e. meeting the required safety criteria (including the effects of environmental and external stimuli), the ALARP requirement, and the necessary levels of performance, behaviour and integrity etc.
   f. Retain and manage lifetime records and technical information in accordance with relevant process/policy and MGM direction.
2. Support the Authorised Site SME for Electrical supplies.
3. Support the interface with Babcock for Electrical Power Distribution Network improvements, including adoption of DSR033, analysis of Extended Loss of Grid (ELOG) impacts and introduction of the Diesel Generator farm project.
4. Ensure that sufficient, redundancy, diversity and resilience is provided to support all nuclear facility electrical demands, for example the uplift of TXB electrical supply.
5. Support long-term improvement plans for electrical and monitoring systems, linking to the Site Electrical Strategy and the Level Zero (L0) Nuclear Safety Implicated Asset plan.
6. Nuclear Emergency Response Organisation Responsibilities – Supporting site emergency response as a member of a cell.

QUALIFICATIONS

HNC in Engineering or equivalent

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Nuclear Functional Competence Group 4: Concept, Assessment and Design of Nuclear Systems and Infrastructure: 4.4 (L2) – Nuclear infrastructure concept, assessment, design, modification and life extension
• Engineering Functional Competence Group 1- Understanding the Requirement 1.1 Understanding the Engineering Context (Practitioner)

BENEFITS

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

Open to UK nationals only.

Engineering