About the job

Job summary

His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (HMNB Clyde) is home to the United Kingdom’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent, Astute Class Attack Submarines, First Mine Counter Measure Squadron and 43 Cdo Royal Marines. It is an operational support and maintenance base, within the Navy Command TLB and comprises both Faslane and Coulport sites. HMNB Clyde’s primary purpose is to provide engineering and logistical support to the Royal Navy in maintaining Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). This is achieved by ensuring at least one Vanguard Class submarine is on patrol at sea every day of the year. 

RNAD Coulport is responsible for the storage, processing, maintenance and issue of the Trident Weapon System and the ammunitioning of all submarine-embarked tactical weapons.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Undertake audit/inspections in accordance with relevant compliance arrangements.

Provide formal and informal advice to key partners

Surveillance during Submarine Tactical Weapon Systems activities at HMNB Clyde berths

Act as a member of the Weapons Safety Assurance team undertaking assessment of installation, maintenance, and commissioning activities

Undertake assessment of Nuclear and WOME safety justifications

To record, handle and assess the notification and investigation of Nuclear/ WOME incident reports

Regulatory engagement

Promote a safety culture that utilises Learning from Experience

Provide Safety assurance at committees and authorisation groups

Person specification

An ability to cultivate relationships between key partners

Excellent interpersonal and administrative skills

Desirable Skills:

Experience in auditing

Experience of working in a highly regulated environment

Proficient in Microsoft products

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, Experience and Technical skills.

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. (500 - Word count)

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours and Technical Skills:

- Communicating and Influencing

- Working Together

- NUC 1.1    Nuclear Safety and Security Culture 

- NUC 1.5    Nuclear Safety Assurance and Regulation

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours and Technical Skills:

- Leadership

- NUC 1.2    Nuclear Safety Management Systems

- WOME SM 2.5    Review an organisation’s safety management system for explosives

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 developed vetting (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

Open to UK nationals only.

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.