DIO - Senior Building & Civil Engineer (B&CE) Technical Manager

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.

DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

This role is withing COO - Regional Delivery (Central Region).

This position number is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Due to a growing demand from our customers, we are looking for a forward thinking, collaborative and self-motivated individual to join our motivated team of technical experts. This is an exciting and meaningful time to join DIO and get the opportunity to work on one of the largest estates in the UK.

The successful candidate will lead a range of compliance focused operational challenges – putting safety first, implementing long-term compliance improvement plans, upskilling local teams, identifying opportunities towards Net Zero, to name a few. Everything you do will be in support of a safe and compliant estate and to support the strategic goals of the military. You will be rewarded with a great sense of achievement by supporting the accomplishment of our team outputs and goals to provide excellent facilities for our Service Personnel across multiple MoD locations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver outputs for the Regional Technical Team and provide specialist B&CE technical advice to Infrastructure Managers and frontline staff across military establishments.
• Review projects and infrastructure on active construction sites (travel required; H&S training provided).
• Oversee and progress construction projects with industry partner VIVO, including new builds, refurbishments, and minor works (up to approx. £4M) to support military capability.
• Ensure timely progress through procurement and delivery, maintaining statutory compliance and value for money.
• Engage collaboratively with industry and internal SMEs to achieve optimal technical solutions and assure project delivery.
• Participate in customer engagement forums on estate-related issues and provide technical guidance to colleagues.
• Maintain professional currency through CPD and industry knowledge.

As there is a need to visit multiple sites some of which are not accessible by public transport, a UK Driving Licence is required. Site visits may require an overnight stay (within the Regional Area of Responsibility (AOR)); however this will be agreed in advance.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

At sift, candidates will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• A CV detailing your job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience
• A statement of suitability (500 words) which should demonstrate how to meet the essential criteria of the role

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing

Technical:

• Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.4 (BIFM 8) Understanding Building Design.

In the event of a high number of applications the sift will be conducted on the lead criterion of CV only.

At interview, candidates will be assessed against experience and the following:

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace

Technical:

• Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.4 (BIFM 8) Understanding Building Design.
• Government Property Profession Competence Framework - EM 1.5 (BIFM 9) Building Fabric Maintenance.

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. Where a Behaviour is assessed, we recommend using the STAR technique to format your responses at both application and interview stage. 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.

Further information

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.

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. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

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