DIO - Infrastructure Strategic Advice Assistant Head
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Update day: 25-05-2024
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Job type: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £54,440 a year
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Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
About DIO
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Job description
The Challenge
Are you a motivated and suitably experienced property professional, who enjoys working closely within a team of fellow surveyors and property experts, sharing tactics, knowledge and successes for the overall portfolio, with a passion to be appropriately stretched and challenged with a wide range of responsibilities?
Are you keen to support the Royal Navy, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and other Top Level Budgetholders (TLBs) by advising on their estate strategy; undertaking studies, surveys, research, and work on a mix of property types and military capabilities, in support of wider DIO and MOD projects and operational objectives.
If so, this is the job for you!
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established team, within our Estate Strategy - Infrastructure Strategic Advice (ISA) Team and become part of our network of highly skilled and multi-disciplined surveyors, delivering subject matter expert advice to our customers!
The Role
The successful candidate will bring experience and understanding of estate strategy and project management, applying it to challenging and sophisticated environments. We will delegate responsibility to engage with all areas of the Ministry of Defence, including DIO, the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, UK Strategic Command and Defence Equipment & Support. We are looking for excellent communicators and team members, to deliver custom strategic infrastructure advice that Defence needs to meet its objectives.
As Assistant Head you will have responsibility to deliver and contribute to discrete work programmes including basing studies, estate and infrastructure reviews and establishment management plans by drawing from experience and knowledge of planning, construction methodology, refurbishment, costing and investment appraisal, building condition and pathology, land and asset management, and development risks, opportunities and constraints.
You will be based at an existing MoD office location but with the ability to work from home as well as the need to travel and visit TLB sites results in a hybrid approach to working. This will be further detailed and discussed during the interview process.
The post will require regular travel which may involve overnight stays. Some sites are difficult to access via public transport.
The successful candidate will be supported in maintaining their membership of relevant professional bodies such as RICS, CIOB, RTPI and RIBA.
Benefits include:
- Opportunity to attend Government and industry-led CPD events; and
- Access to a diverse community of property professionals across government for sharing knowledge and ideas.
Person specification
Main Responsibilities
Leadership and Management within the Estates Division
- Demonstrate personal dedication to the DIO Values
- Manage resources/team in accordance with the DIO Values
- Support and develop team members and assist line managers in delivering departmental goals
- Promote strong working relationships both within the team and wider teams across DIO and MoD
- Collaboration and coordination with wider team, consultants, clients and partners.
Service Delivery
- Estate change programmes, achieved through understanding Defence outputs and objectives;
- Current and future operational capabilities, new equipment, new training and other defence change initiatives; in the context of identifying construction costs, estate running costs and land disposal receipts.
- To achieve coherence across Defence and estate planning through collaborative working and leading the dependencies between strategic estate and other initiatives.
- To ensure all estate studies are provided to the right quality, cost and within the specified time period.
- Project manage the delivery of estate reports and plans and ensuring integration with overall estate strategies and relevant programmes.
- To support, understand and advise the FLCs on surveying related requirements and obligations in the development of infrastructure solutions.
- To provide advice on the potential planning and other project and property management issues that would need to be considered for options and investment appraisal.
Subject Matter Expert and support to wider DIO
- Provide professional advice and guidance to MOD and DIO customers and stakeholders, where appropriate, including specific work related and general surveying matters.
Other Duties
- Responsible for assurance in relation to contracted out delivery of ISA outputs and advice.
- Responsible for compliant storage of all relevant data, reports and records.
- Performance management and continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience & Skills
- Working in a Defence environment
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable Membership:
- Experience in project management.
- Defence experience.
- UK Driving Licence.
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- 1: Property Professional Expertise - Expert Level
Benefits
- Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Alternative working practices such as working from home.
- Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
- Enhanced Parental Leave.
- Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.
To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.
Allowances
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
Please be advised the department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Working Pattern
This post is for 2 days per week as part of a job share. Pay will be pro rata.
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Selection process details
Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review 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 stageyou will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Experience:
- CV - Job History and Full Qualification details
- Personal Statement - Experience of Senior Stakeholder Engagement. Ability to work in a diverse team environment. Experience of strategic surveying, planning, estate management, policy issues or programme management in a complex infrastructure environment. To hold or be working towards RICS, CIOB, RTPI or RIBA membership, or to be able to demonstrate suitable equivalent experience of one of these disciplines in a senior position. To hold or be working towards a Degree in Surveying or other property related discipline, or to be able to demonstrate suitable equivalent knowledge, understanding and experience of administering advice on property-related matters to senior civil servant / executive level.
Technical:Government Property Profession Career Framework
Government Property Profession Career Framework
Strategic Asset Managementhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1083390/GPP_Career_Framework.pdf
Senior Practitioner
Atinterview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:
Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing: 22/05/2023
Interviews are currently taking place either MS Teamsor Face to Face and will be conducted week commencing: 29/05/2023
A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
To assist with your application please find attached below:
- DIO Candidate Information Guide
- DIO Candidate Information Guide - Accessible Version
- Government Property Profession career framework - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For help and support with your application check out our
Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Working for the Civil Service
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).
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Further information
Applicants should monitor their Civil Service Jobs application centre regularly for updates.
Some of MoD’s Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) changed from 3 February 2014. Those TACOS changes applied to Broader Banded and Skill Zone staff who were new recruits to MoD or who were appointed to a post on substantive promotion, progression or advancement. On the same basis, the TACOS for Departmental Retained Grades changed with effect from 01 September 2014. The document attached to this advertisement provides more information.
All employees joining MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Any move to Ministry of Defence from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please contact the DIO Enhanced Recruitment Team on DBSCivPers-DIOResourcing@mod.gov.uk
Complaints
Please be aware that the selection and interviewing of applicants is the responsibility of the Recruiting Line Manager (RLM) and not the Defence Business Services (DBS) Resourcing team. DBS do not play any part in the selection and interview process.
Therefore, if you wish to discuss your feedback, or you are dissatisfied with your markings, you should in the first instance raise this with the Recruiting Line Manager of the vacancy.
If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address:
Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, PO Box 38, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7NU
If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address:
Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ
Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk
Cabinet Office Fraud Checks
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant whose details are found to be held on the IFD will be refused employment
Civil Service Recruitment Principles
Please see the link below for the civil service recruitment principles.
https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/
To find out a bit more about what it’s like working for MOD, visit the Civil Service Careers Website
https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-defence/
Please see the MOD Privacy Notice link below which describes how we will use your personal data, explains your rights and gives you information you are entitled to under Data Protection legislation.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-privacy-notice/mod-privacy-notice
Travel Costs
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Nationality Statement
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.
Smoke-Free Working Environment Policy
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
Deadline: 09-07-2024
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