Navy Command - Naval Base Commander Devonport, Site Justification Officer 2

Job summary

A great opportunity to be part of the Naval Base Nuclear Safety Assurance team providing nuclear oversight to the HM Naval Base Devonport Authorisee. We offer varied, ambitious and exciting jobs supporting Navy Command’s role to generate and operate forces for today and into the future. Navy Command and the Naval Base provides an open, flexible and encouraging work environment with Civil servants and Armed Forces personnel working together in a wealth of interesting and challenging professions in different fields.

Within this role you will be part of a dynamic team working alongside Naval Base departments, industry partners and other assurance sections to assure the production and implementation of modern standards nuclear safety cases at HMNB Devonport.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Devonport site is a strategic Defence asset as an Operating and Support Base for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, delivering and enabling a range of direct and indirect support services for the Naval Service. Comprising HMS DRAKE, significant industrial facilities and a range of military and non-military lodger units of which, defence Equipment & Support, Submarine Delivery Agency, Flag Officer Sea Training are the most substantial. It is supported by a number of key Industry Partners including Babcock, Mitie and Serco. The Devonport site is characterised as a Base, Barracks, Port Dockyard.

The Naval Base Commander Devonport is responsible for providing a World Class, Secure, Safe, Integrated Operating and Support Base for the Royal Navy; his mission is supporting the Royal Navy Worldwide from Devonport. A key part of this responsibility is the support to the submarine programme and the provision of the Nuclear facilities which are regulated by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR) under DSA02 safety regulations to achieve Nuclear Authorisation.

The Site Justification Officer 2 will be accountable to the Senior Site Justification Officer for ensuring that site safety justification documentation at Devonport meets Nuclear Authorisation and technical requirements.

Person specification

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Co-ordinating and undertaking nuclear technical and safety case reviews, including Independent Peer Review (IPR), of Naval Base Site Safety Justification Authorisation documentation to ensure that the documentation is technically correct, arguments are valid and complies with the expectations of modern safety case methodologies.

Providing a Naval Base focal point for all Nuclear Authorisation, technical and safety case issues surrounding Nuclear Safety Cases and supporting documentation thereby assuring NBC(D)’s continued compliance with AC 14.

To plan, prepare and review BNSO sponsored nuclear implicated Level 2 Naval Base Business Procedures that assure nuclear safety operations at HMNB(D)

Ensuring that nuclear safety requirements applicable to the Naval Base Site Safety Justification and work on its services and infrastructure are prepared and adequately covered in new or amended Naval Base Authorisation documentation.

In addition, the successful candidate will be required to undertake on-call duties to support the Nuclear Emergency Response Organisation (NERO) as part of the Technical Authority Support Group

The postholder must adhere to the NBC(D) Diversity and Inclusion Policy

PRE JOINING ESSENTIAL TRAINING

• 2 years’ experience in relevant nuclear post.
• Knowledge of the Office for Nuclear Regulation and Nuclear Site Licensing.

To be considered for this role you should possess:

Minimum HNC (L4) in relevant engineering subject or L3 qualification .

Qualifications

Minimum HNC (L4) in relevant engineering subject or L3 qualification

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership

Technical skills

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

• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.2 (L2) - Nuclear Safety/Nuclear Security Management Systems
• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.3 (L2) – Nuclear Safety Cases

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 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 on joining, which increases to a maximum of 30 days after 5 year

Please Note:

This post is on the MOD Civilian Nuclear Post Control List (PCL) and may attract the Nuclear Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA). This is a discretionary allowance. The post being listed on the PCL does not mean that the post holder will have an automatic entitlement to receive the RRA. The NSQEP RRA is not a contractual allowance and can be amended or withdrawn without notice in line with MOD Main and Submarine Delivery Agency policy.

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.

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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 Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, and the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical Skills:

• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.2 (L2) - Nuclear Safety/Nuclear Security Management Systems
• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.3 (L2) – Nuclear Safety Cases

At interview, you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical Skills:

• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.2 (L2) - Nuclear Safety/Nuclear Security Management Systems
• Nuclear Safety and Security: 1.3 (L2) – Nuclear Safety Cases

Further information:

Interview to be held at HMNB Devonport, dates TBC

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.

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).

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Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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 : Ian Baldry
• Email : ian.baldry100@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 07952473670

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.

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Nuclear Competence Framework Opens in new window (pdf, 1755kB)NSQEP Advert Guidelines Opens in new window (pdf, 2018kB)Navy Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 2862kB)Defence Civil Servant Offer Opens in new window (pdf, 1565kB)