About the job

Job summary

NAVY - Diving & Threat Exploitation Group Defence Transport Manager (HEO)

DTXG's Mission statement is "To provide dedicated and motivated Clearance Divers, armed with world class diving and EOD capabilities, to defeat complex Explosive Ordnance threats and deliver in-water maintenance & repair in peace and war." The role of Defence Transport Manager is a key enabler in DTXG achieving these outputs.

This position is located within the Diving & Threat Exploitation Group (DTXG) Headquarters based on Portsmouth's Horsea Island. We are an inclusive and dedicated organisation, offering an excellent working environment for our personnel and want you to join us!

We are excited to offer the opportunity for a HEO Grade Defence Transport Manager to join our dynamic and professional team. The successful candidate will take on a key role as the head of our Motor Transport team, supporting in DTXG's delivery of key National Defence tasking across the UK and internationally.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Support DTXG's key operational outputs by:

• Managing and overseeing a broad and highly specialised fleet of motor transport vehicles across all areas of operation as a key enabler of DTXG's direct support to ongoing Naval operations.
• Ensuring all DTXG Motor Transport vehicles are operated in compliance with JSP 800 Defence Movements and Transport Policy and the Movements and Transport Safety Regulations (MTSR).
• Providing First Party Assurance to DTXG Motor Transport Officer and Motor Transport Supervisors
• Managing the DTXG transport budget and the vehicle training element of the DTXG training budget, to maintain the required levels of vehicle availability and driver SQEP to support all DTXG planned and contingent tasking.

Person specification

The successful candidate will require:

• Good Knowledge of IT Systems, MS Word and Excel 
• The ability to communicate at all levels
• Experience and understanding of Defence Motor Transport Regulations and the associated administrative systems such as JAMES, Clarity and MyDrive
• Defence Transport Manager and Clarity Authorised Demanding Officer certified

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 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)

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

• Delivering At Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership 
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing A Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

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

• Delivering At Pace
• Communicating and Influencing 
• Leadership 
• Making Effective Decisions 
• Managing A Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

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

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.