About the job

Job summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation 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.

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This is an established MoD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC

Job description

Security Services Group (SSG) provides specialist security advice, compliance and assurance to areas of the public sector that require the highest levels of security protection. SSG is the Government’s expert provider specialising in design, installation and maintenance of both custom in-house security systems and highly accredited commercial products on the government estate. 
Working as part of a 230-person team, we provide full life support services to UK Defence and Government sites throughout the UK and overseas. 

This vacancy is for the role of a Security Systems Technician (Skill Zone 4) in Cyprus as part of the Overseas Team which has its’ main office in RAF Akrotiri; a tour length of 3 years is standard, reviewed at the 2.5 year point, with a possible 2 year extension. 

As an SSG Technician you will have the chance to work on a variety of technically sophisticated projects whilst also undertaking program maintenance protecting UK Defence and Government sites.

Person specification

We require a professional and self-motivated individual to serve SSG customers on a wide range of security systems including Intruder Alarm (IAS), External & Perimeter Intruder Detection (IDS & PIDs), Video Surveillance (VSS), Automatic Access Control (AACS) and Control Room IAS and VSS & AACS Standard Monitoring Systems.

Specific system training will be provided.

Other duties include:

•    Being the key point of contact to customers on a day-to-day basis 
•    Attending to maintenance and installation enquiries during core hours
•    Participating in an on-call rota to provide 24-hour emergency cover for the service
•    Conducting checks and audits on customer systems
•    Accurately estimating costs of all materials and labour needed for minor works, additions and alterations 
•    Ordering materials from suppliers and providing equipment lists to the Project Manager 
•    Providing technical assistance at all levels and building solutions to technical and design problems 
•    Undertaking trade supervision for subcontractors
•    Ensuring all job-related administration is accurate and reported in a timely way 
•    Adherence to work-related and site related health and safety guidelines

Work is predominately at SSG Customer’s sites across UK Sovereign Based Area. The applicant will be housed in service accommodation – Married Quarter, close to local office. Some tasks may involve periods of detached duty.  In addition, the post holder may be required to provide support to other SSG regions as vital in the UK and possibly overseas.

You will be contracted to work 37 hours a week, however through travel time, overtime and on-call duties you will have the opportunity to increase your potential earnings. 
Where applicable, the following allowances are payable in addition to basic salary: COLA (Cost Of Living Allowance), travel time (where travel is external to core hours), on-call allowance, recall-to-duty allowance, environmental (Radiation) allowance and overtime.

Desirable Experience & Skills

Membership: Engineering Council 
Membership: Security Institute
Qualification: HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Qualification: NVQ/SVQ Level 3 in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent
Qualification: ONC/OND in Electronic Security Systems (IDS, VSS, etc) or equivalent

Environmental Factors / Hazards Associated with the Post

The applicant may be required to undertake occasional work within Radiological and Explosive Storage areas.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,333, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,919 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 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:

• CV - Job History, Full Qualification details and Previous Skills & Experience
• Personal Statement - 

  A working knowledge of installing or maintaining data / IP networks. 

  Knowledge of security system installations (IDS, VSS, AACS, PIDS).

  Self-motivation, management and prioritisation of workload and able to work independently.

  A passion for customer service and a willingness to learn and drive self-development.

Technical: SSG Functional Competence

• Area 1:  Electronic Security Installation (Practitioner)
• Area 2:  Physical Security Installation (Awareness)

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

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

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: 08/01/2024.

Interviews are currently taking place either face-to-face or via MS Teams and will be conducted: 15/01/2024.

To assist with your application please find attached below:

1. DIO Candidate Information Guide - Overseas
2. DIO Candidate Information Guide - Overseas - Accessible Version
3. SSG Functional Competence

For help and support with your application check out our

Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section

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 developed vetting (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.