Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Whittington, Lichfield WS14 9PY About the job Job summary 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 UKs largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe If you are suitably experienced administrator and are looking for a new challenge in working within a motivated and professional team, then DIO Estates is for you Through collaboration with Military colleagues on one of the largest estates in the country, with an extensive overseas portfolio, you will have the opportunity of working on a diverse range of exciting, interesting, and often-challenging projects of National Interest in support of the UK Defence Mission. The Role As part of managing and maintaining the continued effective operation of the UK Defence Estate for both training and operational purposes our Safeguarding Managers are responsible for ensuring that development does not encroach on statutory safeguarding zones around assets such as aerodromes, explosives stores, radar facilities and range areas. Where appropriate Safeguarding Managers analyse, co-ordinate, negotiate and advise on suitable mitigation measures that might be applied to appropriately manage the effect of development through the Town and Country Planning system. Working with a variety of subject matter experts, and by applying judgement, expertise, and negotiation skills, you have the opportunity to shape and steer development, from domestic to national in scale, ensuring that MOD assets and operations are not compromised by a vast array of schemes from minor extensions to huge wind farms. This is an exciting opportunity to join our established team, and we are looking for a motivated suitability qualified administrator to join and assist in leading their team, working closely with military and civilian colleges delivering exciting, varied activities, programmes, and subject matter professional advice. The MOD Estate is wide and varied, on this unique Estate variety is certain and no 2 days will be the same The breadth of work on offer is exceptional with opportunities to get involved in a wide range of projects across the UK to enable Defence capability. Job description Main Responsibilities The responsibilities of the role are: The progression of development proposal consultation casework involving analysis and validation of information, interpretation / use of geospatial data, and collation of information to formulate the departments position. Engage with developers/applicants/planning authorities/other parties accordingly including attendance at meetings, drafting and issuance of consolidated responses, or other submissions needed, to represent the departments position. Engage and maintain working relationship with stakeholders and technical specialists to acquire relevant information and advice, progress solutions to issues when required, so as to ensure assets and operations are safeguarded. Provide input and support to Parliamentary/Secretariat business. Management of team and workstreams: managing processes to ensure they meet requirements; ensuring outputs are delivered in accordance with processes; management and overview of workloads and workstreams; perform quality assurance; and provision of support and training to team members. Location The role is based at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield and the successful candidate will be expected to regularly attend for face-to-face meetings and collaboration. Alongside the advertised locations, other DIO locations may be considered and offered providing that it meets the business need of the post. Please state your location choice on your application form. If travelling outside your base location for duty reasons, you will have access to flights, hire cars, rail tickets and overnight accommodation. You can also claim 45 pence per mile should you choose to use your own vehicle for business travel. 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. DIO Business Area Estates The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000 ha). This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas. Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate. We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate. Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers. The Team - Specialist Teams Specialist Teams includes Chartered Surveyors, Registered Valuers and Safeguarding Officers who, between them, provide comprehensive land, estate and property management services to the Overseas Estate, Estate wide Valuation & Rating Services and Safeguarding of Defence assets and operational capabilities. The Safeguarding team sit within Specialist Teams and are the MOD lead for the formal consultation process through which MOD is engaged on development proposals from house extensions to nuclear power plants, from solar farms to oil rigs and offshore windfarms. The team covers the whole of the UK and can offer advice to operational overseas sites. The team provides advice on relevant requirements to guide MOD development on existing sites; enabling a more effective use of the retained estate; the disposal of MOD sites without compromising capabilities; estate acquisitions; safeguarding new technologies, assets, and capabilities. Person specification Essential Experience Please use examples to demonstrate relevant, suitable experience and knowledge at an appropriate level in: Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Working in a busy environment to strict deadlines. Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously. Desirable Experience Experience and knowledge of applying policy and legislation to decision making processes. Familiarity with UK planning and energy consenting systems and the Safeguarding Direction (Circular 01/03) Understanding of operational estate i.e. aerodromes; transmitter facilities; explosive storage facilities; ranges. Ability to use and interpret maps, plans, and charts to plot locations, understand context and accurately describe proposed development. Working in a Defence environment. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Working Together Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Leadership Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 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 5 years service. 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. 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. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. 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. P lease 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: Experience: CV including Job History, Full Qualification Details and Previous Skills & Experience: Please ensure that you explain all skills and experience that are relevant to the advertised role as detailed within the Essential experience within the personal specification section of the advert. Behaviours Leadership Working together 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 interview you will be assessed against the following: Behaviours: Making effective decisions Delivering at pace Communicating and Influencing Managing a quality service 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. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order. Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing 3rd March 2025 Interviews are currently taking place via Face to Face or remotely through a digital platform, this will be confirmed with the successful candidates who are invited to an interview and will be conducted week commencing: 10th March 2025. 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. To assist with your application please find attached below: DIO Candidate Information Guide For help and support with your application check out our Civil Service Careers Homepage (Link details to insert: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk ) and the How to apply section (Link details to insert: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/ 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-Resourcingteam3mod.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. 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). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Desmond Egan Email : desmond.egan288mod.gov.uk Telephone : 07816 416471 Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3mod.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: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments MOD Candidate Pack 2024 Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) DIO Candidate Information Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 1963kB) Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) Share this page Print Email Gmail Facebook LinkedIn