Navy Infrastructure Directorate - Estates Maintenance Manager

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport (HMNB(D)) is the largest Naval Base in Europe and provides support to the Devonport Flotilla, platforms undergoing maintenance and various visiting platforms. 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 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.
Navy Command offers support and development in your career, including apprenticeships, that you can undertake as part of your role. An apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through an apprenticeship, you will gain professional knowledge, practical experience and wider skills required for their job and future career. The successful candidate can discuss their development options with their manager when in post.
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 and a children’s nursery.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To be accountable to the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate) for the delivery of the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) Asset Management function. Ensuring engagement with all stakeholders to understand requirements of the assets.
• In direct support of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), provide the discrete Intelligent Customer (IC) for the Performance and Maintenance function with Babcock principally executed through the delivery of the Future Maritime Support programme (FMSP) contract.
• Ensure Management Information, reports and contract deliverables are met in accordance with the FMSP Statement of Technical Requirement (SOTR), associated SOTR Annexes and contract schedules, engaging the Nuclear Design & Maintenance (NDM) group where deliverables impact NDM managed assets.
• Undertake and deliver sampling and surveillance auditing of maintenance and new works activities, to ensure contractual delivery and the accuracy of reports and data provided.
• Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), work with the IP to ensure expected contract performance and value for money in the delivery of the contract.
• Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), maintain an accurate Asset Management Register to deliver the Strategic Asset Management Plan and Asset Management Plans.
• Regulatory and Legislative Compliance - Ensure that major projects and the Non-Nuclear Waterfront programme of work, their utilities and facilities/ services comply with legislative, regulatory and MoD requirements, and meet the site Nuclear Authorisation Conditions.
• FWS Project Management - Manage project delivery, either directly or via Industry Partners.
• Asset Management - Apply industry standard Institute of Asset Management (IAM) discipline to asset management throughout the estate. To support Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate) with the Level 2 Asset Register development and maintenance as an accurate record of the Naval Base Estate and its target condition. Work with NC and DIO to ensure alignment to the Defence Asset Management strategy and ensure DIO IMS is accurate. Develop and enact a roadmap to IAM accreditation in accordance with the roadmap in the strategic asset management plan (SAMP).
• Scrutinise asset survey reports to ensure maintenance issues are enacted, highlighting any shortcomings to the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate)
• Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager, work with the IP to ensure improved performance and value for money in maintenance and new works delivery processes.

BEHAVIOURS

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 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 average employer contribution of 27%
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Annual leave of 25 days; rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• Special paid leave for volunteering (up to 6 days per year)
• On site gym, and catering facility

Navy Command are currently going through a review and there is a possibility that within 6-12 months the role applied for may be subject to change.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and homebased 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

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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