About the job

Job summary

Have you considered a Civil Service career and the unparalleled opportunities it has to offer in a variety of significant roles, with the potential to change the nation and people’s lives for the better? 

The Army’s Programmes Directorate brings together our key change programmes to ensure they are delivered to performance, cost and time. We are committed to Project, Programme & Portfolio Management (P3M) and delivery. From every item of basic equipment to the most ground-breaking technology imaginable, every new project brings outstanding possibilities and challenges, and we’ll ensure you’re equipped to succeed, with extensive training and development opportunities. 

The Directorate consists of Civil Servants, military colleagues and contractors working closely to deliver the Army’s Modernisation Agenda.  

Military Capability Delivery (MCD) sits within the Directorate of Programmes and is responsible for the development of capability through-life, including upgrades and urgent operational requirements. Closely linked to UK land industrial capacity and export opportunities.  

The Through Life Capability Management (TLCM) branch is part of MCD and manages the Army’s capabilities and fleet design through-life, including the coherence of capability upgrades across the portfolio. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Engineering Standards branch ensures the safety and assurance for all land equipment and Army boats providing essential direction and coherence of policy, keeping our people safe and legally compliant.  

As a branch, we are committed to ensuring our in-service and future equipment is compliant with legislation and regulation and that our people are provided with the professional support required to maintain safe equipment. We will ensure you’re equipped to succeed, with our extensive training and development opportunities. 

The Engineering Standards Team supports the Chief Engineer (Army) as the Army Competent Advisor and Inspectorate (ACAI) and Service Advisor for the Army Maintenance of Land Systems and Army Boats (all equipment old and new which doesn’t fly).  

We offer the opportunity to investigate and provide wide ranging engineering solutions supporting the safe use of Army equipment and the safety of its people. Working independently as well as within the team, this post will give you the opportunity to make and implement change having a direct impact across the Defence enterprise.  

Additionally, the successful applicant will develop their understanding of legislation, regulation and Defence policy enabling further exciting employment opportunities in a wide range of Defence organisations and locations.

Engineering Standards Team are looking for a highly motivated applicant who is able to provide engineering solutions and data to our customers both independently and as part of the team.

The successful applicant will be able to apply previous experiences in an engineering discipline and be able to communicate proposed solutions at all staffing levels. 

A keen eye for detail would be beneficial when assisting in the release of Single Service Policy. Delivering projects at pace ensures a challenging environment to the correct applicant who is capable of achieving efficient outputs within the equipment care and equipment support area.

Director Programmes manages Project Delivery staff on a flexible basis to ensure programmes have the talent required to deliver outputs and maximise opportunities in support of skills development and wider career pathways. In common with all Programmes Directorate staff, the post holder may be redeployed flexibly within the portfolio as priorities change and programmes begin and end.

Person specification

The role within the Engineering Standards Branch will include some of the following responsibilities: 

• Assisting the Chief Engineer in their ACAI responsibility. 
• Providing direction and guidance in user/maintainer documentation. 
• Provide generic equipment engineering, maintenance, and safety advice to all partners. 
• Reviewing internal policy documents to ensure accuracy against changing requirements. 
• Reviewing external policy for coherence. 
• Cohere key working groups. 
• Line management for 1 EO position. 

Desirable Qualifications/Membership:  

• HNC/D Engineering Discipline (or equivalent) 

Candidates to hold the following, or have a willingness to work towards: 

• Incorporated Engineer 

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.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• CV:  Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

• Personal Statement : Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (Word count 500)

In no more than 500 words, please demonstrate the following Essential criteria within your Personal Statement:

• Demonstrable experience in an engineering discipline
• Stakeholder management experience: demonstrate your ability to establish and develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace  

Application sifting will take place one week following the closure of the advert.

A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews.

We endeavor to remain within these timeframes, however this can be 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 into 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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.