Infrastructure Porter - Army

The Ministry of Defence, Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from cyber and digital transformation, police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, psychologists, storekeepers, and policy secretariat staff to support the British Army.

This post is located within the Headquarters Military Secretary (HQ MS) Facilities Management Building Services team which is responsible for managing the delivery of both Hard and Soft Facilities Management contracts to Kentigern House, management of building maintenance, accommodation, Health and Safety, office reconfigurations and the purchase of items through Government Procurement Contract.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

About the Role

This role is part of the team that provides infrastructure support to the Army Personnel Centre and other Ministry of Defence (MOD) departments based in Kentigern House. The position combines a range of physical and administrative duties, supporting the day-to-day operation of the building and ensuring services are delivered efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage waste services, including monitoring waste lift capacity and arranging collections or replacements as required.
• Coordinate the collection and disposal of restricted waste, liaising with stakeholders to resolve issues and arrange uplifts.
• Configure meeting rooms to meet customer requirements for meetings and events.
• Maintain the loading bay and infrastructure storage areas, ensuring they remain safe, organised and fit for purpose.
• Assemble, disassemble and relocate office furniture as required.
• Receive, manage and distribute deliveries and stores to building users.
• Carry out administrative tasks, including ordering and maintaining stock levels of cleaning supplies and other commodities.
• Respond to urgent issues within the building, working as part of the team to minimise disruption to staff and operations.
• Provide timely support to stakeholders by distributing commodity supplies, such as paper and office consumables.
• Undertake minor repairs to furniture and other ad hoc items.
• Conduct weekly fire alarm testing in line with building procedures.
• Escort contractors throughout the building to support maintenance and improvement projects.
• Carry out other ad hoc duties as required to support the effective operation of Kentigern House.

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 and Experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Personal Statement - 250 words demonstrating your skills and experience in line with the essential skills listed on this advert.
• Behaviour - Working Together
• Behaviour - Delivering at Pace

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against the Personal Statement only. The remaining evidence submitted at the application stage will be assessed only if you are successful at this initial sift.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• BehavioursWorking Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

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.