About the job

Job summary

Do you want to work family friendly hours, enjoying up to 25 days paid leave (raising to 30 days over five years) plus bank holidays, free on-site parking, subsidised site gym membership and access to coffee shops and café? 

Are you experienced in marine pipework engineering or have associated skill’s? Could you use your extensive knowledge and skills to deliver training to the next generation of Royal Naval Marine Engineers, whilst encouraging them to achieve their full potential? Do you wish to be part of a team who are encouraged to develop new skills and be innovative in the way we deliver our business? Then you could be the person we are looking for.

The Defence School of Marine Engineering, HMS Sultan, is looking for Specialist Instructional Officers (Coppersmith/Pipeworker) to train our future Technicians and help them develop the skills needed to maintain the Royal Navy’s latest and next generation warships and submarines.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

The post holder is responsible for imparting practical and theoretical marine pipework engineering training to Royal Naval personnel.

You will have the opportunity to make a real difference across the Royal Navy by providing appropriately trained personnel to ensure safe maintenance and operation of equipment onboard the ships.

The position is based at the Defence School of Marine Engineering, (DSMarE), situated at HMS Sultan in Gosport. DSMarE is responsible for delivering all aspects of Marine Engineering training to Royal Navy personnel; additionally, some training is also delivered to Army, RAF and Civilian personnel, and to members of Foreign and Commonwealth Armed Forces. 

This post currently attracts an Allowance of £6000 per annum. This is subject to annual review.  
 
This post may be in scope for potential outsource under Project Selborne from May 2025.

Person specification

A successful candidate will be responsible for delivery of training in the required subjects to classes of up to 8 trainees per class. Instructional loading will absorb up to 80% of your time. When not instructing, the post holder will be required to maintain currency in subject matter, prepare teaching material, upkeep designated subject course documentation, develop new training delivery techniques such as virtual and online training, invigilate and mark examinations/ assessments, propose course ware change requirements and set new examination questions as appropriate. Once experienced, mentor and develop new team members.

Applicants should have served a recognised Coppersmith/Pipeworker apprenticeship within a marine engineering environment, possess the appropriate formal qualifications: ONC, City & Guilds (Part 3,) BTEC or equivalent, and have a minimum 5 years’ experience within the advertised discipline.

Candidates who have completed an equivalent military engineering apprenticeship and have a minimum 5 years technical experience will be deemed to meet the necessary requirements.

A good understanding of Microsoft Office and its applications.

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 can apply for the post online via the Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK page (Google) using the 'What' title Education/Training; & 'Where' title Gosport.

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 (250 Words).

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

We'll assess your technical skills during the selection process by:

• To deliver a 10 minute presentation on a subject related to the post.
• Short (30 mins) Multi Choice Theory Exam
• Practical capability assessment via an in house trade test.

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

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.