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, Sandown Class Mine Hunter Vessels 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 am munitioning of all submarine-embarked tactical weapons.

The Systems Engineering section consists of a team of multidisciplinary engineers who are responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure maintenance conducted by an Industry Partner complies with set requirements. In this post you will have the opportunity to develop valuable skills and experience working in a high hazard/high consequence low frequency environment whilst playing a key role in supporting defence outputs.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As a Systems Engineer you will be responsible for conducting independent inspections of infrastructure maintenance conducted by an Industry Partner. This includes:

• Checking to confirm work is scheduled in accordance with safety case and design requirements
• Checking that the work control system accurately reflects the status of the maintenance activity
• Checking that the maintenance procedure has been followed adequately
• Inspection of maintenance work (during and post event)
• Checking that corrective actions have raised
• Checking that the maintenance activity has been undertaken by suitably qualified and experienced personnel (including control and supervision aspects)
• Checking that an adequate record has been created and stored accordingly

Where shortfalls in the above are identified, you will:

• Prepare inspection reports detailing findings
• Provide provisional classification of findings in accordance with guidance documentation
• Work with the Industry Partner to further understand and verify the accuracy of the findings
• Present your findings to an Authorisation Group for further action

Person specification

We are looking to hear from engineers who have past experience in the specification or conduct of infrastructure maintenance. The post holder must have strong communication and influencing skills to work collaboratively with our Industry Partner to resolve issues. Previous experience of working in a high hazard industry is preferable but not considered essential.

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, Experience and Technical skills.

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 a CV which includes job history, qualification details and previous skill and experience.

During the application and interview you will be assessed against the behaviours and technical skills detailed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

The sift will be undertaken one week after the closing date with interviews soon after.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The minimum level of security needed for Navy Command staff is Security Check

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

Open to UK nationals only.

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.