DIO – Senior Quantity Surveyor

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.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor within DIO Regional Delivery Scotland & Northern Ireland, you will provide commercial and cost management expertise across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects supporting Defence capability. You will influence investment decisions, assure value for money and work alongside military, civil service and industry partners to deliver critical estate outputs.

This post is 37 hours per week. The Ministry of Defence supports flexible working where business needs allow however due to the volume, complexity and nature of the work, the role is not suitable for reduced hours or job share arrangements.

This is a high-profile and rewarding role that offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of Billable Works across an expanding portfolio of projects. The role directly supports our customers by enabling them to live, work, train and deploy effectively, while also contributing to the achievement of wider Government sustainability objectives.

You will work collaboratively with industry partners to deliver value-for-money infrastructure solutions for our customers across the UK Armed Forces. Success in this role requires the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring pragmatic, customer-focused outcomes that maximise the value of the estate and infrastructure services provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to and support agreed DIO processes and operating procedures, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, value-for-money solutions and positive customer outcomes.
• Provide assurance of service delivery to support statutory compliance across the MOD estate.
• Act as a key point of customer engagement, providing feedback on supplier performance under the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts and supporting issue resolution.
• Lead cost assurance activities for infrastructure projects ranging from minor works through to major capital investment programmes.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on cost planning, procurement strategy and commercial risk.
• Develop cost models to support ad hoc projects and programmes.
• Conduct tender evaluation reviews to support procurement and delivery decisions.
• Exercise delegated commercial authority to commit approved works to delivery.
• Support the development and delivery of TLB-funded Command Infrastructure Delivery Plans.
• Travel throughout the region as required to support the effective delivery of outputs and customer requirements.

BSc Quantity Surveying or equivalent relevant construction field with substantial relevant experience in a construction environment.

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.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV and the following:

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating & Influencing

Technical Skills:

• Government Property Career Framework - Career Framework - Cost Management - Technical Skills - 8. Commercial Acumen

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62ab0341e90e070391963cc3/GPP_Career_Framework.pdf

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, the sift will be conducted on your CV only.

At interview, Candidates will be assessed against the following:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating & Influencing

Technical Skills:

• Government Property Career Framework - Career Framework - Cost Management - Technical Skills - 1. Property Professional Expertise
• Government Property Career Framework - Career Framework - Cost Management - Technical Skills - 3. Stakeholder Engagement
• Government Property Career Framework - Career Framework - Cost Management - Technical Skills - 8. Commercial Acumen

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.

For the Technical skills, please use The Government Property Profession career framework to assist you in the demonstration of your technical skills.

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.

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.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

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.