About the job

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 much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached. 

About DIO

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Job description

This is an exciting time to join DIO as a Building and Civil Engineering Manager and be part of the Regional Technical Team in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Building and Civil Engineering Manager is a key role in the team supporting the delivery of the Future Defence Infrastructure Services contracts for maintenance services and new construction projects on the Defence Estate.

The post of Building and Civil Engineering Manager 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 Building and Civil Engineering Manager will respond to the challenges of Net Zero Carbon in the replacement and upgrade of key infrastructure across the estate with exciting new projects for key infrastructure upgrades, solar installations, refurbishment of buildings and fire safety enhancements.

As the Building and Civil Engineering Manager, you will be a key member of the Regional Technical Team providing first-hand support on a wide range of technical specialisms to the Site Teams and wider DIO, being agile identifying and implementing solutions. Scotland and Northern Ireland has a Safety-First Ethos focusing on assuring safety standards in key areas such as, Asbestos, Gas Safety, Electrical, Fire Safety, Fuels and Legionella Management.

The role will involve planned and preventative maintenance, project management, contract management, collaboration with customers, suppliers and consultancies to deliver a safe place for service personnel to work, live and train.
DIO is investing in strategic asset management and you could be part of the of the future management of the Defence Estate.

Person specification

Delivery of Maintenance and Construction Projects

• Developing requirements and solutions with key project partners.
• Reviewing technical submissions from suppliers.
• Monitoring delivery of construction and infrastructure work by suppliers ensuring standards are delivered.
• Supporting the project partners with project handover and resolution of issues in use.
• For higher value and complex projects this may include acting as project owner with full accountability for the delivery of the project.
• Supporting pricing and procurement of maintenance and construction works.

Contract Compliance and Assurance

• Undertake compliance reviews for contracted works, including planned and reactive maintenance, report findings and make recommendations for statutory and mandatory compliance as well as operational capability.
• Work with our Strategic Compliance Team in planning, undertaking and reporting on programmed and reactive assurance checks, including learning from experience and continuous improvement.

Safety & Risk Management

• Support the Technical Team investigating Building and Civil Engineering related safety alerts and notices within the region.
• Identify Building and Civil Engineering related risks and work proactively with other partners in the identification, mitigation and closure of risks.

Technical Support

• Providing technical guidance and support to Site Teams on all Building and Civil Engineering infrastructure.
• Contribute to a strong ethos of team development and continuous improvement through personal development and mentoring.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• A degree (BSc / BEng) in a Construction, Construction Management, Civil / Structural Engineering, or Buildings Surveying related engineering subject relevant to the maintenance of the MOD estate.

OR

• Alternatively, BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a Construction, Civil / Structural or Building Surveying related discipline.
• Appropriate membership of a relevant professional body, e.g: MCIOB, IWFM, MICE, MIStructE, MRICS, MAPM.
• Professional Qualification or working towards IEng or CEng.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,632 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, Experience and Technical skills.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
    
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• Career Information: Full Qualification details, Job History
• Personal Statement:

1. Significant experience in managing building and civil engineering projects within a complex construction, estates or property management environment, including experience in managing property maintenance.

At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical:

• Government Property Career Framework: Technical Skills - 9 - Property Programme and Project Management. 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: 15/01/2024 

Interviews are currently taking place via Face to Face or remotely through a digital platform, this will be confirmed with the successful candidates who are invited to an interview and will be conducted week commencing: 22/01/2024

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. 

To assist with your application please find attached below:  

1. DIO Candidate Information Guide
2. DIO Candidate Information Guide - Accessible Version
3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2

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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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Working for 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.