Technical Manager

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
Learn more about Defence Infrastructure in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is an exciting time to join DIO as the Technical Manager and be part of the Regional Technical Team in Scotland and Northern Ireland. You could be part of a successful team providing both technical and analytical expertise supporting the delivery of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services contract for maintenance service and new construction on the Defence Estate. The role will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to apply their technical knowledge and skills across a large and diverse estate, experiencing working on airfields & hangars, warehouses, vehicle workshops, aircraft and vehicle fuel installations, sports facilities, catering - retail & leisure facilities and living accommodation. The role will support a broad range of construction activities, extending to more general compliance matters such as building standards, adherence to planned and preventative maintenance specifications and schedules, management of safety alerts, sustainability, and improving quality control in the delivery of projects. Travel will be required between sites to review buildings, infrastructure and projects. As the regional Technical Manager, you will collaborate with colleagues and suppliers to deliver a safe place for service personnel to work, live and train. DIO is investing in strategic asset management system and you could be part of the future management of the Defence Estate.

• Lead and manage the Safety Alert process within the region, including engaging with and holding to account suppliers, operational teams, and end users to identify and manage health safety risks
• Responsible for enhancing consistency and standardisation of technical publications such as (Joint Service Publications, Technical Standards/Bulletins, Safety Alerts, and Information Notices) through engagement and feedback with various DIO departments.
• Act as regional focal point for SFG20 maintenance schedules, leading and carrying out reviews as necessary on effective implementation of these.
• Lead resolution and implementation of technical issues, including contractual interpretation of technical standards
• Carry out data analysis utilising various platforms such as CAFM, Glider BIM, OSCAR to drive improvement in asset and contract management.
• Carry out analysis and identification of equipment and infrastructure life cycle replacement using Facilities Condition Management tools available.
• Support the implementation of Building Information Modelling.
• Support delivery of new build and refurbishment projects and drive quality control improvements through desktop and site inspections. Represent the region at national technical compliance working groups, promoting coherence and co-ordinating input of multidisciplinary colleagues within the Regional Technical Team.
• Develop effective working relationships with the Technical Services team specialists ensuring the region benefits from the timely advice, as well as developing the region’s technical capabilities through knowledge sharing.
• Support an ethos of continuous improvement in technical compliance through the drafting and publication of technical policy, processes and guidance documents.
• Monitor and report the progress of RTT assurance checks and resulting actions, ensuring consideration and implementation of findings as appropriate including generation of Assurance Reports, issuing of Early Warnings, organising and managing the Risk Reduction process.

Conduct periodic reviews to confirm suitability and adequacy of management plans produced by supply chain.

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree educated in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineer, Building & Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar
OR
Alternatively, BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a construction, infrastructure or engineering related discipline.

BEHAVIOURS

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

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.

• 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
• 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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Things you need to know

EXPERIENCE

• Please complete the CV Section of the Application Form to include Job History and Full Qualification details.
• Personal Statement: In no more than 500 words, provide a personal statement of suitability to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements listed:1. Wide-ranging experience in one or more construction disciplines is required, backed-up with proven project management capability in either a construction or estates management field.2. Experience of managing construction or maintenance standards, their implementation and compliance monitoring and assurance.
  At interview stage you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

Technical:

• Government Property Career Framework: Technical Skills – 5 – Analytical Decision Making – Practitioner level.
• Government Property Career Framework: Technical Skills – 10 - Health and Safety, Compliance and Inclusion – Practitioner level.

We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn’t always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order.
Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing 03/03/25.
Interviews are currently taking place in person and will be conducted week commencing: 10/03/25.
A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn
Government Property Profession career framework - GOV.UK
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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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This is an exciting time to join DIO as the Technical Manager and be part of the Regional Technical Team in Scotland and Northern Ireland. You could be part of a successful team providing both technical and analytical expertise supporting the delivery of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services contract for maintenance service and new construction on the Defence Estate. The role will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to apply their technical knowledge and skills across a large and diverse estate, experiencing working on airfields & hangars, warehouses, vehicle workshops, aircraft and vehicle fuel installations, sports facilities, catering - retail & leisure facilities and living accommodation. The role will support a broad range of construction activities, extending to more general compliance matters such as building standards, adherence to planned and preventative maintenance specifications and schedules, management of safety alerts, sustainability, and improving quality control in the delivery of projects. Travel will be required between sites to review buildings, infrastructure and projects. As the regional Technical Manager, you will collaborate with colleagues and suppliers to deliver a safe place for service personnel to work, live and train. DIO is investing in strategic asset management system and you could be part of the future management of the Defence Estate.

• Lead and manage the Safety Alert process within the region, including engaging with and holding to account suppliers, operational teams, and end users to identify and manage health safety risks
• Responsible for enhancing consistency and standardisation of technical publications such as (Joint Service Publications, Technical Standards/Bulletins, Safety Alerts, and Information Notices) through engagement and feedback with various DIO departments.
• Act as regional focal point for SFG20 maintenance schedules, leading and carrying out reviews as necessary on effective implementation of these.
• Lead resolution and implementation of technical issues, including contractual interpretation of technical standards
• Carry out data analysis utilising various platforms such as CAFM, Glider BIM, OSCAR to drive improvement in asset and contract management.
• Carry out analysis and identification of equipment and infrastructure life cycle replacement using Facilities Condition Management tools available.
• Support the implementation of Building Information Modelling.
• Support delivery of new build and refurbishment projects and drive quality control improvements through desktop and site inspections. Represent the region at national technical compliance working groups, promoting coherence and co-ordinating input of multidisciplinary colleagues within the Regional Technical Team.
• Develop effective working relationships with the Technical Services team specialists ensuring the region benefits from the timely advice, as well as developing the region’s technical capabilities through knowledge sharing.
• Support an ethos of continuous improvement in technical compliance through the drafting and publication of technical policy, processes and guidance documents.
• Monitor and report the progress of RTT assurance checks and resulting actions, ensuring consideration and implementation of findings as appropriate including generation of Assurance Reports, issuing of Early Warnings, organising and managing the Risk Reduction process