About the job

Job summary

Are you experienced in Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) repairs and procedures? Could you use your extensive knowledge and skills to deliver training to the next generation of Military Engineers, whilst encouraging them to achieve their full potential? Do you wish to be part of a team who are encouraged to develop new skills and be innovative in the way we deliver our business? Then you could be the person we are looking for.
The Defence School of Marine Engineering, HMS Sultan, is looking for Specialist Instructional Officers (FRP) to train our future technicians and help them develop the skills needed to maintain the United Kingdom’s maritime security.

This post is advertised for 37 hours per week.

Job description

Do you have the passion to impart your skills and knowledge onto future Military Engineering Technicians, if you do, we need you? The Defence School of Marine Engineering, HMS Sultan is the largest military training establishment in Europe and is responsible for the training and development of military engineering personnel. The successful candidate will be working within the Allied Trades Department alongside a small team of instructional staff. The training syllabus is pre-determined by the Royal Naval Training Authority and designed to impart the skills/knowledge necessary for active service within the armed forces. The role of the successful candidate is to provide both practical and theoretical FRP training within a workshop-based environment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week, and in addition to the basic salary listed attracts a £6000 p.a. allowance.

Person specification

Candidates will have served a recognised apprenticeship or relevant alternative period of training within a Fibre Reinforced Plastics / Boatbuilding environment and have gained the appropriate ONC, City and Guilds (part III), BTEC, NVQ or an equivalent level qualification. Applicants who have completed a military apprenticeship plus 5 Years practical experience within the specialisation will be deemed to meet the necessary requirements.
Candidates should have practical experience and knowledge of the following processes:  Polyester/Epoxy Resin Systems, Glass/carbon Cloths, Manufacture & Repair of FRP Structures, Plug/Mould Manufacture.

A good understanding of Microsoft Office and its applications would be a distinct advantage.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 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 and Experience.

The selection process will include a practical test to assess appropriate skill levels, a multi choice theory exam to assess subject matter knowledge, a short (15 mins) presentation on a subject relative to the post advertised, and a formal interview.

The selection process and assessment is to be completed at HMS Sultan and normally requires a whole working day to accomplish.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (250 - Word count)  

At interview and sift, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:-  

Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Changing and Improving

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk  

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

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

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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.