About the job

Job summary

His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport (HMNB(D)) is the largest Naval Base in Europe and provides support to the Devonport Flotilla, platforms undergoing maintenance and various visiting platforms. The unique opportunities offered within are varied, challenging and exciting and support Navy Command’s role to generate and operate forces for today and to ensure we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering the Navy of the future. Navy Command provides an open, flexible and supportive work environment and Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines, from finance; legal services; personnel and HR; project planning and managing contracts, to media and communications.
The MOD provides an excellent opportunity to develop skills through personal development and offers flexible working, excellent annual leave and maternity allowances and a very competitive pension scheme.

Navy Command offers support and development in your career, including apprenticeships, that you can undertake as part of your role. An apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through an apprenticeship, you will gain professional knowledge, practical experience and wider skills required for their job and future career. The successful candidate can discuss their development options with their manager when in post.

In Navy Command we understand the everyday commitments both inside and outside the workplace, so our aim is to provide the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance. We also offer an impressive range of on-site facilities including a gymnasium, tennis courts and other sporting facilities and a children’s nursery.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week  

Job description

1. To be accountable to the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate) for the delivery of the Estates Performance function. Ensuring engagement with all stakeholders to understand the requirements of the assets. 
2. In direct support of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), provide the discrete Intelligent Customer (IC) role for the Estates Performance function with Babcock and Mitie principally executed through the Future Maritime Support programme (FMSP) and ARMADA PFI respectively. (See Generic IC ToRs in the IC Handbook)  
3. Ensure Management Information, Reports and contract deliverables are met in accordance with the FMSP Statement of Technical Requirement (SOTR), associated SOTR Annexes and contract schedules; engaging the Nuclear Design & Maintenance (NDM) group where deliverables impact NDM managed assets.   
4. Undertake and deliver sampling and surveillance auditing of maintenance and new works activities, to ensure contractual delivery and the accuracy of reports and data provided.   
5. Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), work with the IP to ensure expected contract performance and value for money in the delivery of the contract.  
6. Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate) maintain an accurate Asset Management Register to deliver the Strategic Asset Management Plan and Asset Management Plans.  
7. Regulatory and Legislative Compliance - Ensure that major projects and the Non-Nuclear Waterfront programme of work, their utilities and facilities/ services comply with legislative, regulatory and MoD requirements, and meet the site Nuclear Authorisation Conditions. 
8. To manage and help progress New Works covered under FMSP agreements. (Under 10K MNW)  
9. To manage and help progress Sustain activities covered under FMSP agreements. (Under 25K) 
10. FWS Project Management - Manage project delivery, either directly or via Industry Partners. 
11. Asset Management - Apply industry standard Institute of Asset Management (IAM) discipline to asset management throughout the estate. To support Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate) with the L2 Asset Register development and maintenance as an accurate record of the Naval Base Estate and its target condition. Work with Navy Command (NC) and Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to ensure alignment to the Defence Asset Management strategy and ensure DIO IMS is accurate. Develop and enact a road map to IAM accreditation In Accordance With (IAW) the road map in the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP).  
12. Scrutinise asset survey reports to ensure maintenance issues are enacted, highlighting any shortcomings to the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate). 
13. Under the direction of the Deputy Estates Manager (NB Estate), work with the IP to ensure improved performance and value for money in maintenance and new works delivery processes. 

Person specification

Essential: L4 qualification in a related discipline that contributes to the output of the role i.e Facilities Management. Or a Level 3 qualification with extensive relevant experience at the discretion of the Deputy Head.

Desirable: Asset/Facilities Management related discipline or willing to work towards an appropriate qualification within 6 months of taking up position.

Qualifications / Experience in Maintenance Operations & Delivery

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history, previous skills and experience exclusively via CS jobs.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability of no more than 500 words providing evidence of experience relevant to the role.

At both Application and Interview Candidates will be assessed against the following:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving

Sift and interview dates TBC.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.  

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans   

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  

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.  

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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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.