About the job

Job summary

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. 

Job description

The Delivery Continuity Team (DCT) are a Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Team who conduct strategic analysis and review of future requirements in DIO to develop delivery options. The team lead in developing strategic solutions and work with Commercial colleagues to convert strategy into effective and efficient  contracts, for facilities management and other estate services. DCT identify the scope for wider support across DIO business to help enable effective operating capability. 
The post will involve working as part of the team providing technical expertise to the Defence Soft Facilities Management services. The post will also provide technical expertise in the delivery of a future programme of work which will include the replacement of a number of MOD PFI contracts, including the project Aquatrine.

Person specification

• Provide continuity and consistency through application of knowledge and experience across the DCT Portfolio and wider Infrastructure Service Procurements.
  •    Lead on Requirements capture and development of the contract specification/requirements, ensuring all sources are considers in this work e.g. relevant technical information, mandatory, legal, subject matter experts, policies and guidance etc as well as collaborating with customers to gain a clear understanding of their needs.
  •    Support the Project leads in programming the Requirements capture delivery plan.
  •    Requirements WG lead liaising with appropriate stakeholders and SMEs
  •    Provide support to the project and programme teams by assisting in the development of technical information across the project, ensuring all captured data and documentation is clearly understood.
  •    Assist in the development of User Requirement Documents (URDs) and other documentation as required.
  •    Support technical evaluation process including development of technical questions, technical evaluation of bids in accordance with agreed criteria, moderation panels and provision of assurance reports
  •    Support the evaluation process and evaluation and moderation panels when required. 
  •    Collaborate with the Data Team and the Data Working Group to facilitate, identification and collection and validation  of data required to support the requirement, potential gaps, data sources and where required in the design and delivery of a ‘data room’.
  •    Provide support to the project team in capturing project requirements by ensuring all relevant mandatory and MOD instruction documents as instructed by the SME’s are included
  •    Assist the project team in supporting project requirements by providing written and verbal guidance on the requirement providing written and verbal answers to queries 
  •    Ensure technical data and document and Requirement risk is appropriately identified and managed.
  •     Provide support to the project and programme teams by assisting in the development of technical and financial data information across the project, ensuring all captured data and documentation is clearly understood
  •    Facilitate validation of the data liaising with the appropriate SMEs, Regional Delivery reps and other stakeholders
  •    Support to developing and presenting training material on the technical aspects of projects to end users.” 
  •    Support to developing and presenting training material on the technical aspects of projects to end users.” 
  •    Support the DCT Portfolio Specialist Support Cell (PSSC) in knowledge capture and analysis to promote improvements to future DCT and wider DIO procurements, including involvement in PSSC initiative work. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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:

Behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at a Pace
• Leadership

Experience:

• CV: Full Qualification details, Job History and Previous Skills & Experience
• Personal Statement in 500 words: Requirement capture and drafting. Experience in delivery of maintenance systems related to Mechanical or Electrical services 

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

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions

Technical: Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework)

• P3M07 – Requirements Management - Awareness

https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/defnet/Corp/PSCLearning/CompetenceFrameworks/UsefulInfo/FC_M-Z/PortfolioProgrammeProjectManagement_v1_Dec15-O.pdf#search=P3M
        
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: 22/01/2024

Interviews are currently taking place either remotely or face to face and will be conducted week commencing: 05/02/2024

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

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 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)

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.