DIO NID Head of Technical Services

Job summary

About the Defence Infrastructure Organisation

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence,part of the National Armaments Director Group (NADG), supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building,maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information toadviseinfrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service

We employ approximately 4,900 staff froma very diverserange of professions including head office functions and specialisms such as surveyors, town planners, airfield pavement experts,forestersand construction engineers. We work across the world,including:Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

Nuclear Infrastructure Directorate HMNB Clyde

As the MODs infrastructure expert DIO has a significant role to provide defence-wide, advice, guidance and delivery of strategic estates management, strategic asset management, disposals,acquisitions and major programme and project delivery as well as the management and leadership of the supply chain.

The ContinuousAtSea Deterrent (CASD) is strategically critical output for UK Defence and the infrastructure that supports the current capability, and wider submarine operations, in preparation for future capability requires significant investment.

DIO Nuclear Infrastructure Directorate (NID) provides a mission aligned infrastructure service to CASD, providing major capital programme delivery, estates and infrastructure services to our Front-Line Commands and Agencies. The directorateis responsible forthe delivery of the existing demand, the development of the next demand and the planning of future demands alongside our Royal Navy, Submarine DeliveryAgencyand Defence Nuclear Organisation sponsors.

The scope of the infrastructure delivery across HMNB Clyde comprises of multiple major programmes with a current annual spend of C350M expected to increase in the region of 600M-750M in the coming years. Programmes include:

• Programme Euston (additionalsubmarine out of water engineering capability), delivery of marine infrastructure, shoreside services and site utilities.
• Programme Integrated Weapons Complex(IWC) delivery of facilitiesto maintainamuntioningof submarines.
• Clyde Infrastructure Programme (CIP) critical nuclear infrastructure asset replacements, accommodation and training facilities.
• Futureberthing capability Marine berthing and docking.
• Site-wide utilities programme power distribution network, wastewater and effluent.

Job description

This position is advertised at37hours per week.

About this role

The Head of Technical within the DIO Nuclear Infrastructure Directorate (NID) plays a critical role in ensuring that the NID maintains a strong technical reputation, delivers engineering excellence, and remains compliant with industry and defence regulations and health and safety standards.

They are responsible for providing technical leadership and direction across the portfolio of programmes within the NID, ensuring that engineering, quality, health and safety and environmental arrangements are in place to meet statutory and regulatory requirements, and align with the needs of our customers across defence sites.

The Head of Technical Services is responsible for providing Subject Matter Expertise to the NID leadership team on matters relating to Nuclear governance, including how the outputs from the NID can impact on the customer sites Licensee/Authorisee organisations, their compliance with regulatory requirements, and the external assurance arrangements needed to ensure that the NID maintains a strong customer reputation for its technical service provision throughout its delivery.

Leadership

• Provide technical leadership across the NID, developing and driving a strong safety and quality culture
• Leadership of the technical functions through matrix arrangements, ensuring coherence and alignment across all delivery teams for technical standards, quality and safety.
• Line management of blended (civil servant and contractor) technical team including, safety, engineering and quality
• Develop team members within the NID Technical Services and assist line managers in delivering departmental goals
• Manage and coordinate internal and external resources within the NID Technical Services to support the delivery plan for the NID Portfolio
• Build credible team of technical expertise across the NID to meet current and future demand
• Proactively monitor the performance of the NIDs technical services across all programmes, responding to internal audit findings and initiating appropriate action.
• Embed a continuous improvement culture, maximise learning from experience to drive improvement activities.

Technical Service Delivery - Governance, Assurance and Compliance

• Provide advice and support to programmes to achieve technical and safety excellence.
• Defining overall technical governance strategy, which is proportionate and aligned to the environment (nuclear vs non-nuclear)
• Developing technical capabilities within the NID to meet current and future customer requirements
• Defining internal proportionate assurance arrangements to ensure the NID supports customer site compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements
• Define and maintain the NID Integrated Management System, with input from Subject Matter Experts, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements relating to Health and Safety and Environment
• Promote strong working relationships both within the team and with other teams across DIO, MPP and MoD
• Provide subject matter expertise on technical requirements to the NID programmes and Senior Leadership Team
• Provide appropriate reports to the NID Senior Leadership Team, highlighting key technical risks and opportunities to support the NIDs strategic aims
• Oversight of lessons learned capture, analysis and action plans to ensure continuous improvement

Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders including Design Authority, Safety Case and Dep Head Infra, contributing to and influencing ways of working, processes and decision making.
• Provide technical expertise during customer engagements, ensuring that their requirements are understood and captured.
• Development of technical assurance arrangements between the NID and customer organisations
• Cross supply chain engagement to ensure shared understanding of technical and safety performance expectations.
• On behalf of the NID lead engagements with regards to policy and regulations including with site authorisee, base safety, ONR and others as required.

Wider DIO Business and improvements

• Take responsibility for wider business initiatives, strategic management and effective implementation across area of responsibility
• Share best practice amongst peers and undertake lessons learned exercises to ensure effective and efficient development of the estate
• Support wider Government initiatives as directed by the Director or 2* Director MPP
• Responsible for delivery of communications and engagement activities for technical service teams in line with DIO Corporate Communications strategic messaging and wider MoD communications policy and guidance
• Undertake/ support activity in relation to strategic asset management including liaising on proposed activities and advising of possible opportunities
• Prepare briefs and papers as required and input to draft policy papers
• Undertake/support activity in relation to continuous improvement

Person specification

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable history of Technical Leadership within the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, civil nuclear sector, or other highly regulated industry
• Experience of operating at senior management level, directly engaging with the senior military customer, leading multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams to support operational delivery
• Risk, issues and opportunity management; Strategic understanding of schedule changes, conflicts and risks to the portfolio performance, cost and time envelope as well as operational deliverability.
• Stakeholder and communication management.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (e.g. Engineering/Science)
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (Engineering/Nuclear/Quality) or eligibility for chartered status, to apply once in post.
• For Civil Servants: Nuclear Introductory Course and Nuclear Site Safety Justification Course

Desirable Experience

• Significant experience of working within NEC4
• Knowledge and understanding of the government financial approvals process for large projects.
• Significant knowledge and experience of working within multi-million-pound programmes, ideally within infrastructure.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or similar Health, Safety and Environmental Qualification

Qualifications
Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (e.g. Engineering/Science)

Memberships
Chartered status with a relevant professional body (Engineering/Nuclear/Quality) or eligibility for chartered status, to apply once in post

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Technical Quality Management
• Construction Health & Safety
• Technical Assurance

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 72,840, Ministry of Defence contributes 21,101 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further informationregardinghow this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that theDepartment is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which couldimpacton those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD 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.Determineyour eligibility at .

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-handsmokeand supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy,Smokingand the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not bepermittedanywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors,visitorsand other non-MOD personnel. All applicantsseeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place ata number ofDefence Establishments.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

Sift Stage

Candidates will be required to complete an online CV template to include job history, full details of education and qualifications. Please also include any relevant responsibilities and achievements.

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability/Personal Statement of no more 500 words, providing details relevant to the essential and desirable experience in the job advert.

At sift you will be assessed against your CV and personal statement.

The requirements for the role have been benchmarked and these will be used to sift all candidates, with those meeting the minimum requirements invited to interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you selected for an interview.

Interview Stage

At interview, you will be assessed against a number of Success Profiles Behaviours, as well as be assessed on technical competencies.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following -

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Managing a quality service
• Communicating and influencing

Technical skills:

• Technical Assurance
• Technical Quality Management
• Construction Health & Safety

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Further Information

Candidates who are found to meet an acceptable standard at interview but are not successful in one of the advertised posts may be considered for similar roles within the Business Unit.

You will also be expected to achieve Security Check clearance for this role

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 toadviseus that you needadditionalhelp or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [email protected] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which camein toeffect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under thepoints basedsystem, where a role has beendeemedto be business critical. This role does not meet thatcategoryand we will not sponsor a visa.It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who willrequiresponsorship under thepoints basedsystem.

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 fiveyears.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 carriedout.

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
Open to UK nationals only.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : Megan Lee
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.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, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. 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: [email protected].

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