About the job

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Draughtsperson to join our Infrastructure and Laboratory Services Function within the Corporate group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.  

 

Who are we? 

 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.  

Infrastructure and Laboratory Services (I&LS) provide engineering and specialist staff to deliver a safe working environment for staff, particularly in our specialist scientific facilities.  They support the Agency work by having clear funded programmes to maintain the infrastructure, facilities and equipment as well as money to invest in unique scientific facilities and a centralised support process to, where appropriate, deliver efficiencies, savings and value for money.  The Division has three departments:

• Facilities & Laboratory Services – day to day running & support of sites, laboratories and other specialised facilities, security, catering, cleaning, waste and 10SC liaison for 10th Floor
• Engineering – Management of engineeringly complex buildings and infrastructure, adhering to critical health and safety requirements and responding to alarms 24/7
• Specialist Project & Programme Management – of the Capital programme by providing Project Management / project engineering as required for: building alterations, lab refurbs including high containment, acquisition, installation and commissioning of new plant, equipment and digital IT and special programmes

 

 

What’s the role?

 

The post holder is responsible for draughting, updating and managing the Site paper and digital drawings using the Engineering Drawing Document Management System (EDDMS), as well as logging and tracking all South Mimms Site planning applications. They will also be the first point of contact for dealing with issues related to technical and other drawings and planning applications. 

Job description

-          Responsible for the draughting, safe storage, version control and management of all site drawings, including legacy, record, and other drawings.  Undertaking regular reviews to ensure all drawings are up to date and stored correctly.

 

-          Accountable for administration of and maintaining the Engineering Drawing Document Management System (EDDMS), ensuring all drawings and drawing management packages used by ILS are kept up to date and licenses renewed as needed.  Managing the receipt, identification, storage, retention and accessibility of such items.  Ensuring all changes to documents are documented and controlled and protected in line with Agency Security requirements.

 

-          Responsible for supporting the ILS Function to provide a drawing service and access to drawing information and providing training and guidance as and when required, and providing drawing layouts and options as requested by Agency staff

 

-          Responsible for undertaking all planning applications for the South Mimms site, including keeping a central log of applications and their status and ensuring GIA information is up to date and reported on an annual basis.

Person specification

Our successful candidate will have: 

 

-          A professional qualification in AutoCAD or similar and considerable understanding of document control systems, GIA calculations and planning applications.

 

-          5 GSCE’s including English and Maths and good understanding of relevant IT software applications (e.g. drawing management packages, document control software)

 

-          Considerable experience and knowledge in drawing management and control, likely to be achieved in a similar engineering or architectural environment.

 

-          Experience of working within a laboratory and/or high security environment

 

-          The skills to manage a quality service with stakeholders to set priorities, objectives and timescales, successfully delivering high quality outcomes that meet the customers’ needs and gives value for money

 

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification! 

 

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,841, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £9,407 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

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here. 

 

• Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
• Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.

 

Use of AI in Job Applications

 

 

Applicants must ensure that anything submitted is factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

 

 

If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible. 

  

Closing date: 14th July 2024

Shortlisting date: 19th July 2024

Interview date: 30th and 31st July 2024

 

Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.

 

If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk 

 

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

 

Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.

 

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, Mira.Mepa@mhra.gov.uk.  

 

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk 

 

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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.