About the job

Job summary

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small team who support Dstl and other Government agencies to undertake the thermal destruction of waste.

Based at Porton Down, the Dstl Specialist Facilities Group is responsible for disposing of hazardous waste produced by Dstl, other government agencies and external companies. We operate the incinerator, a national asset and our main disposal facility for hazardous, clinical, explosive, radiological and sensitive wastes. 

The Compliance Manager role will support the Team Leader to ensure that.

• Mandatory and role specific training is arranged for, and completed by, site personnel.
• Risk assessments and operating procedures are managed, updated and compliant with legislation.
• Site tasks and operations are compliant with procedures, risk assessments and permit conditions through regular auditing.
• Changing requirements, regulations and legislation are adhered to.

Job description

You will be working under the direction of the Team Leader to:

• Collaborate with other team members to ensure training is arranged and completed as required. 
• Produce reports for the Team Leader demonstrating site compliance.
• Manage site specific procedures and risk assessments.
• Manage and work to relevant safety and site procedures.
• Work to and ensure compliance with the site quality standards.
• Maintain staff training and competency records.
• Undertake reporting, inspection and auditing.
• Manage the improvements register.
• Collaborate with other Dstl departments, for example Health and Safety, Training and Permit Control Office.
• Manage compliance with the working time directive for the shift team.
• Manage change control.
• Ensure compliance with the Environment Agency Environmental permit.

Person specification

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven data management skills including the use of spreadsheets and databases
• Effective communication skills at all levels.
• Experience/proven knowledge of using spreadsheets and databases
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel.
• Experience/proven knowledge of using spreadsheets and databases
• Driving license B and own transport.

Qualifications

• OCR/RSA qualification

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,970, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £11,266 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 Ability, Experience and Technical skills.

We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.

Sift will take place week commencing 22nd April with successful applicants to be invited to attend an interview week commencing 29th April on site at Porton Down

Please supply a CV and relevant qualification on the day for review.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of workplace and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time onsite, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or official attendance in another workplace/other location on an official capacity, will also count towards this level of attendance.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.