DIO - Senior Estate Surveyor

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 UK’s 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!

The Role

As the Senior Estate Surveyor for Support to Operations, this role is quite literally on the front line of supporting our armed forces to deploy by managing all aspects of the hired real-estate process for our Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) customer in locations where UK service personnel are deployed on an operational basis.

This requires an agile mindset to turn a requirement for residential or technical accommodation into a reality in a diverse range of locations from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Broader Middle East. Holding Power of Attorney for the Secretary of State for Defence you will be empowered to administer and execute lease contracts in line with suitably established and funded delivery requirements. This will entail working closely with, and sometimes via military staff in location providing subject expertise guidance and advice on leasing practices ensuring optimum outcomes for the department, and/or developing rapid and productive relationships with local service providers. Where necessary you can expect to undertake site inspections and delivery on the ground via short deployments, with all training and equipment provided in advance and logistical and transport support from MoD personnel on the ground.

The job holder may also be called on to deliver Special Projects and support on behalf of the wider DIO Estates Specialist Teams in other locations across the overseas Accommodation and Remote Overseas and Training Estates which include portfolios in Kenya and Nepal and reach as far away as the Falkland Islands.

This is a fast paced and unique environment which would suit a dynamic qualified chartered surveyor with an established general practice real-estate background and an expeditionary mindset.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Main Responsibilities

All Senior Surveyor roles within Estates oversee and manage a wide range of programmes and services alongside the provision of subject matter expert advice and communications with all key stakeholders.

The work is extremely varied and wide ranging, but key activities for each of the roles will include:

• Working with Headquarters infrastructure teams to establish and refine requirements.
• Advice on and devise delivery solutions to a range of accommodation requirements in diverse overseas locations.
• Undertake procurement activity ensuring adherence to best practice, driving both value and optimum capability for the military customer.
• Deploying to operational areas where relevant to secure and enhance your delivery programme.
• Negotiating terms which seek to mitigate risks and executing lease contracts under Power of Attorney for the Secretary of State for Defence (within defined levels of professional delegated authority).
• Setting up, administering and monitoring lease terms and events throughout their lifecycle ensuring data integrity and adherence to lease terms.
• Working with various stakeholders including J8 (Finance), J4 (Infrastructure) and J3 (Ops Safety) to ensure compliance and assurance standards are met.
• Undertake special projects in support of the wider DIO Estates Specialist Teams (Overseas Accommodation or Remote Overseas & Training Estate) where necessary to deliver one-off requirements or provide short-term resource or enhanced capability where necessary.

The MOD Estate is wide and varied, on this unique Estate variety is certain and no two 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.

Location

The role is based within the Wyton office and as such to meet the business requirements of the role the successful candidate will need to be based or attend the Wyton location on a regular basis effectively carry out the responsibilities of the role and for face-to-face meetings and collaboration.

Other DIO locations may be considered whilst ensuring the location of the successful candidate can still meet the business and travel requirements of the role.

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.

Travel may be required to carry out site visits where you may go on MOD Establishments, residential estates, building sites, agricultural land, training areas and firing ranges etc.

Person specification

Essential Experience

Relevant, suitable experience and knowledge at an appropriate level in General Estate Management of a wide and varied portfolio, including:

• Landlord and Tenant
• Property Valuation
• Estate utilisation and rationalisation
• Property Transactions
• Estate Liaison with Senior Government or Commercial Departments/Organisations
• Property data and information management
• Close engagement with multi-disciplinary teams in geographically dispersed locations

Desirable Experience

• Working in a Defence environment
• Working in overseas environment
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Licences

Essential Licences: A full driving licence - Post holders will be required to travel to the sites covered by the post on a regular basis and some sites are difficult to access via public transport.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications: RICS accredited Degree OR qualification.

Memberships

Essential Memberships: Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS/FRICS).

Technical skills

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

• Technical: Government Property Profession Career Framework: 1: Property Professional Expertise – Practitioner level.
• Technical: Government Property Profession Career Framework: 3: Stakeholder Engagement – Practitioner level.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 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.

Successful candidates will become members of the Government Property Profession, with benefits including opportunities for Government and industry led CPD events; access to a diverse community of property professionals across government for sharing knowledge and ideas; and a comprehensive career framework and learning and development curriculum to support your career journey.

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 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 information regarding how 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 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

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 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 sift, 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.

Atinterview, you will be assessed against your Experience and the following Technical Skills:

• Property Professional Expertise – Practitioner Level
• Stakeholder Engagement - Practitioner Level

Technical Skills - Framework: GPP Career Framework

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 16th March 26.

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 23rd March 26.

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 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.

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 five years. 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 carried out.

For help and support with your application check out our Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section.

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 theCivil 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 : Tom Harrison
• Email : Thomas.harrison123@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 07971 708494

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.

Attachments

DIO Candidate Information Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 1963kB)MOD Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)