DIO - Environmental Manager
Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 27th October 2024
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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:
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
- 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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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.
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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
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