DIO - Environmental Manager

Ministry of Defence

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Reference number

371326

Salary

£35,290

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - 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 diver

Type of role

Environment and Sustainability

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Location

RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4DL

About the job

Job summary

The is an exciting role that covers a broad spectrum of environmental topics, requiring significant stakeholder engagement both internally with DIO, USVF, Industry Partners and external regulatory authorities such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, and Local Authorities. This is a brilliant opportunity to build your skills and develop hands on experience in the management and protection of Great Crested Newts, numerous bird species, bats and badgers. The role supports the RAF Commander including specialist project support for site investigations, remediation, and spill response. The wide-ranging delivery requirements include support to construction projects, facilities management, estate development proposals and safeguarding to ensure delivery of MoD and DIO environmental and sustainability policy. We offer a diverse and exciting opportunity to develop specialisms and knowledge within a dynamic fast paced working environment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Leadership and Management

Ensure local compliance with mandatory requirements e.g., MOD Policy and training.
Promote strong working relationships both with the team and with other teams across DIO, MOD, Contractors, and United States Visiting Forces.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

Provide advice and support to stakeholders on Environmental and related issues.
Act as the Environmental Protection agent and advisor to the RAF Commander.
Liaison with external regulators and other stakeholders regarding environmental, heritage and cultural issues affecting the estate.

Project Management

Provide specific environmental technical support and advice.
Attendance and participation at contractually required meetings.
First point of escalation for project/site/user environmental issues.
Review Environmental Appraisals and specialist reports for projects.
Act as Project Manager on environmentally related projects and works services for contaminated land, pollution prevention, and other related projects.
Be aware of wider strategic management of the estate and raise risks and issues in area of responsibility.

Policy and Assurance

Monitor compliance with MoD and DIO policy, instruction, and guidance, take actions to monitor and identify recommendations to improve compliance, operation efficiency and the policy framework, escalating significant risks and issues up the policy Governance chain.
Regularly liaise with assurance and DIO and Industry Provider teams.
Ensure records of all Base activities with environmental significance are kept up to date (including discharge consent registers, pesticides, de-icing, and spill-incident records) and compile Business Unit Environmental Monthly Returns.
Ensure DIO Environmental Management Systems data, i.e., registers, management plans, spill incident and waste management records are maintained for audit purposes. Obtain, manage, and renew all necessary licences, permits and assents, such as discharge, waste, flora, fauna and SSSI, necessary for the job function and DIO estate responsibilities and compliance.
Carry out required environmental assurance checks and Environmental Audits and review contractor environmental audits.

Person specification

Essential
• A relevant environmental degree and applicable post qualification employment or equivalent combination of skills and applicable experience.
• The job holder will be able to demonstrate practitioner level competencies in a relevant career framework.
• Associate level or higher membership of IEMA or other relevant professional body or actively pursuing membership.
• Experience in a sustainability or environmental role.
• Full Manual UK driving licence.

Desirable
• Practitioner level or higher membership of IEMA or other relevant professional body.
• Experience in environmental risk and compliance auditing or permit authorisation/issuing.

Please refer to the GPP Framework for further information:
GPP Framework

Licences

Full Manual UK Driving Licence

Languages

English

Behaviours

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

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 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%.

25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of service.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this 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 the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on 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. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. 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.

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
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 you will be assessed against the following:

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles

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

Personal Statement: Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (Word count)

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours

Making Effective Decisions

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 to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.

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.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

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)

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 : Samantha Schroder
Email : samantha.schroder100@mod.gov.uk
Telephone : 01280 708693

Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

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:
info@csc.gov.uk.