DIO Strategic Compliance Manager Fuels
Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 17th February 2025
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Job summary
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
The Strategic Compliance Manager is an important role within our team. As we experience increasing demands from our customers, this is an exciting and meaningful time to join DIO and get the opportunity to work on one of the largest estates in the UK.
Learn more about Defence Infrastructure in our Candidate Information Guide attached.
The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working patterns will be considered.
The objectives of the role cannot be delivered within reduced hours or through job share, the role entails the management of a high volume of complex outputs which will entail a consistent and rapid turnaround for resolutions due to safe and legal compliance and potential risk to lives.
Job description
The Strategic Compliance Manager (Fuels) provides key support across the entire region as part of the Regional Technical Team. As we experience increasing demands from our customers, this is an exciting and meaningful time to join DIO and get the opportunity to work on one of the largest estates in the UK.
Ensuring that the Defence Estate meets the required compliance standards, making it safe and fit for purpose. This role is accountable for the overall management and leadership of one of the six strategic compliance areas, specifically Fuels.
The role is required to work from a specific establishment, however routine travel to other sites within the region and wider DIO estate is required.
The successful candidate will lead a range of compliance focused operational challenges – putting safety first, implementing long-term compliance improvement plans, up-skilling local teams, identifying opportunities to improve the estate. Everything you do will be in support of a safe and compliant estate and to support the strategic goals of the military.
We fully support flexible working and will consider the needs of successful candidates to ensure that the right work-life balance is achieved subject to operational needs. DIO is a multiple award winning smarter working organisation that has successfully applied flexible working best practices, supported by digital technology and modern work spaces that will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance in a collaborative working environment.
A key member of the Regional Technical Team providing first hand support through a wide range of technical specialists to the Site Teams and wider DIO, being agile identifying and implementing solutions.
We have a Safety-First Ethos focusing on assuring safety standards in key areas such as, Asbestos, Gas Safety, Electrical, Fire Safety, Fuels and Legionella Management. The role will involve planned and preventative maintenance, project management, contract management, collaboration with customers, suppliers and consultancies to deliver a safe place for service personnel to work, live and train. DIO is investing in strategic asset management, and you could be part of the future management of the Defence Estate
Person specification
A Strategic Compliance Manager at DIO will:
• Provide direct support and proactive advice to site teams on their specific specialist area.
• Take the lead in carrying out compliance investigations to ensure contractors align with their contractual obligations and are delivering in a consistent manner across the Region.
• Implement compliance recommendations put forward by the senior customer stakeholders.
• Formulate strategies to continually improve compliance
• Lead and mitigate key compliance risks
• Work alongside site teams in identifying works for future programmes and provide a coherent, continuous improvement focused bid for our customers for the next financial year.
Responsibilities also include:
• Building an environment of strong working relationships both within the team and with other teams across DIO, MoD and Industry Partners.
• Leading the provision of the external technical support interface and coordination with partners including Subject Matter Experts.
• Identifying and communicating trends and issues relating to technical matters across all Regional Delivery
• Supervising Industry Partner performance in line with the contract to ensure that statutory and mandatory requirements are met and collaborate with IP to resolve issues.
• Working with commercial team members where there is a requirement for a technical input to clarify a contractual scope issue.
• Portfolio and Issue Management in support of works, in year programmed works and future years programmes.
• Working as an active member of the team, supervising compliance with MOD and DIO policy, instructions and guidance.
• Supporting estate assurance activities.
• Responsible for ensuring pro-active action in the case of non-compliant delivery or actions for all partners.
A full UK Driving Licence is essential due to the need to visit multiple sites sometimes including an overnight stay; not all are accessible by public transport.
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Alternatively, BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a fuels infrastructure or engineering related discipline.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Government Property Profession (GPP) Career Framework 1. Property Professional Expertise Property Portfolio Management, Practitioner level
- Government Property Profession (GPP) Career Framework 6. Technology and Innovation Estate Strategy, Practitioner level https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2
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 average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Alternative working practices such as working from home.
- Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks
We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. - 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
- Enhanced parental leave.
- Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.
To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.
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.
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Selection process details
Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles & GPP Career Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile and GPP Career Framework elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.
Applications will be sifted on all stated elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the behaviour - Managing a Quality Service.
At application you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours:
Managing a Quality Service
Experience:
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 750)
Technical Skills:
GPP Career Framework
Reference - The government property profession career framework--2
1. Property Professional Expertise Property Portfolio Management, practitioner level
6. Technology and Innovation Estate Strategy, practitioner level.
At interview you will be assessed against all of the above.
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.
We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn’t always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months.
Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing 20 January 2025
Interviews will take place via MS Teams Video and expected to be conducted week commencing 3 February 2024
A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
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 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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Des Thirlwell
- Email : dennis.thirlwell100@mod.gov.uk
- Telephone : 07866946183
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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