About the job

Job summary

Infrastructure Manager Delivery & Compliance.  

Working directly to Head of Infra, you will be responsible for delivering estates services, both Hard and Soft Facilities management to circa 1000 dispersed units across the UK. On behalf of the Head of Establishment responsible for ensuring a ‘Safe Place to Work and Train’ is provided for our customers. 

The post will require the successful applicant to undertake regular, nationwide UK travel and overnight stays. Due to the remote location of many sites, public transport does not provide a service to these locations, therefore the successful candidate will be required to self-drive a vehicle which will be provided by the organisation and be prepared to undertake trips that exceed 1 working day and require overnight stopovers.  Costs associated with travel on behalf of the department to carry out official duties, are met by the department within set policy guidelines.

Candidates should note that whilst the RAF Air Cadets organisation offers hybrid working, which means that whilst the role will be based in our HQ at RAF Cranwell there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business needs.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Key accountabilities include but are not limited to: 

Management of new work requests for the Billable Works Programme including monitoring progress and quality. The successful candidate will represent RAF Air Cadets (RAFAC) as lead for a range of Minor New Works projects, including life-cycle replacement works, sustainability works, refurbishment works and much more - from conception into delivery, working with our delivery partners to define project scope and ensure works are delivered to time, cost and quality.  You can expect a diverse portfolio of building and infrastructure projects, from arranging cleaning contracts to scoping and overseeing new works.

Customer Engagement:

This is a customer focused role providing service delivery on behalf of the end-users.  Engaging with the customer and leading on the production of Statements of Requirements and Business Cases for assigned projects where appropriate, managing expectations and requirements to deliverable outcomes in line with MOD and RAF Air Cadet policy. Representing the end users at all related meetings and providing timely updates on the progress of projects.  Acting as a trusted advisor, providing customers with professional estate advice and support as necessary.  Provision of accurate information for Freedom of Information Requests & Ministerial Questions and delivering Infrastructure briefings as required.

Compliance & Health & Safety (H&S):

The role is pivotal in the delivery of a Safe Place to Train RAF Air Cadets.  On behalf of the Head of Establishment (HOE) and in liaison with our Industry partners and H&S advisors, you will be responsible for maintaining management data to provide assurance to the HOE that the estate is Statutory Compliant and to take management action to address compliance issues as they arise. Monitoring estates related H&S issues, identifying trends and informing Head of Infra on New Works requirements arising from MOD & Statutory directives and assisting with investigating estates related H&S incidents.

Staff Management:

Line Management responsibility for the RAFAC Infra Delivery Team. Manage and motive the delivery team to achieve delivery of Minor New Works & Estates Services.  Undertaking Line Management responsibilities and providing team and individual coaching and development, maximising potential by motivating, engaging, and empowering all colleagues to deliver in a safe, supported working environment.

Person specification

Are you enthusiastic, practical, and driven? Do you want to make a difference? Would you like to be part of a dedicated team planning and delivering Estates Services and Infrastructure Projects to support a nationwide youth organisation of 43,000 Air Cadets and 15,000 Adult Volunteers?  If yes, then this post could be for you. 

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to handle and prioritise workloads according to contract deliverables within a busy team environment. They will have strong social skills to form relationships that promote collaboration between stakeholders and Industry Partners and be experienced in leading and developing a team to deliver suitable outcomes to set deadlines.

This is an exciting opportunity to join RAF Air Cadet (RAFAC) Infrastructure Branch. We are currently going through a major change program for the delivery of infrastructure services across our estate and you will be able to join the team post implementation and be fully involved in embedding new processes and ways of working into the branch, supported by comprehensive core-mobilisation training and development. 

Mandatory Driving Licence

A UK Cat B driving licence is essential for the post. As there is a regular requirement to attend remote sites that cannot be accessed via public transport. A vehicle will be provided for these trips by the department. To access this facility a UK Cat B driving Licence is required.

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.

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.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Experience:

Career Information:

• Job History
• Previous Skills & Experience

Personal Statement:

• Experience in a fast paced estates delivery environment.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Air Command Candidate Information Pack which includes details on 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:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating & Influencing

At interview you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating & Influencing

Interviews will be held in person at RAF Cranwell.  

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

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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.