Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
DIO - Regional Technical Manager (Safety)
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Job Summary
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual to support the Regional Technical Team (RTT) Assurance Head in driving technical excellence, safety compliance, governance, and professional standards across the organisation.
This is a key role in managing and improving the safety and learning framework, ensuring the effective monitoring, publication, and closure of Safety Alerts, whilst supporting the development and delivery of the RTT Safety and Learning Programme.
Ensuring Technical governance processes are updated, and aligned with DIO Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Technical Services guidance. Identifying technical works resulting from Safety Alerts (SA), Technical Bulletins, Technical publications, and creating tasks requiring funding and/or risk assurance management.
The role also includes monitoring assurance activity and associated actions, tracking lessons identified and lessons learned, and providing clear reporting on progress and outcomes.
The post holder will maintain and develop RTT SharePoint resources, ensuring technical information remains accurate, current, and aligned with governance requirements. Working collaboratively with stakeholders, utilising feedback and insight to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, helping to strengthen processes, consistency, and service delivery across the team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong governance, assurance, communication, and organisational skills who is passionate about driving continuous improvement and maintaining high technical and safety standards.
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, it entails management of a high volume of complex outputs which require a consistent and rapid turnaround for resolutions for safe and legal compliance and potential risk to lives. It includes but is not limited to remote management over a wide geographical area and challenging stakeholder management with diverse customers that require access to a single point of contact full-time.
A full UK driving licence is required as the Region is geographically dispersed, and the successful candidate will be site-based with a requirement to travel to various locations to fulfil the role successfully and effectively, including occasional travel across the SW region and national travel. Please note Public Transport is not available to many of our locations.
Job Description
You will act as one of the region's senior technical advisers providing strategic oversight, technical assurance, and leadership across maintenance, compliance, and infrastructure projects.
You will influence decisions across a diverse estate, engaging with senior military, civilian, and industry stakeholders, in a role supporting the delivery of Defence Infrastructure Services' contracts for maintenance services and new construction projects on the Defence Estate.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Influence engineering strategy across a diverse £multi-billion Defence estate.
- Deliver Net Zero and sustainability initiatives including solar, EV charging, and low-carbon heating projects.
- Support major infrastructure investments across airfields, fuel installations, accommodation, and training facilities.
- Work with industry-leading suppliers, consultants, and government stakeholders.
- Play a key role in ensuring the safety and resilience of critical Defence infrastructure.
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A key member of the Regional Technical Team (RTT) providing first-hand support on a wide range of technical specialisms 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, Legionella, and DSEAR 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.
Proactively managing work tasks through clear and effective direction; supporting and participating in a culture of continuous improvement.
Providing support to maintain all DIO Business as Usual Operational Requirements & respond effectively to assist management requests to support changing departmental priorities.
Encouraging a working culture which promotes a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment. Prioritising people's development and supporting smart ways of working. Building strong collaborative, professional working relationships with colleagues and other teams across DIO & the wider MOD, to provide the continued level of support needed across a diverse estate in support of Defence.
Travel between sites to review works, promote effective stakeholder relationships, collaboration, training, and development; spending 60% of your time working from your permanent duty station, or other site location.
Person specification
We are looking for an experienced professional with a strong background in estate, facilities, or infrastructure management who thrives in a governance and assurance environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to translate policy and technical requirements into practical business outcomes, whilst building effective relationships across a wide stakeholder network.
You will be comfortable working independently, analysing complex information, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving continuous improvement.
Experience of governance, assurance, compliance, or performance management frameworks will be advantageous, alongside a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and supporting Defence outputs.
Safety & Risk Management:
- Supporting the Technical Team investigating safety alerts and notices within the region.
- Identifying safety-related risks and collaborating proactively with other partners in the identification, mitigation, and closure of risks.
Technical Support:
- Undertaking compliance reviews for contracted works, including planned and reactive maintenance, reporting findings and making recommendations for statutory and mandatory compliance as well as operational capability.
- Working with our Strategic Compliance Team in planning, undertaking, and reporting on programmed and reactive assurance checks, including learning from experience and continuous improvement.
- Providing technical guidance and support to Site Teams on all related safety alerts.
- Contributing to a strong ethos of team development and continuous improvement through personal development and mentoring.
Essential qualifications:
- BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a construction, infrastructure, or engineering-related discipline.
Desirable Skills & Experience:
- Experience within Defence, government estates, or other highly regulated environment.
Licences
- Full UK Driving Licence.
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Qualifications
- BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a construction, infrastructure, or engineering-related discipline.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Government Property Career Framework: 6. Technology and Innovation: Estate Strategy (Practitioner level).
- Government Property Career Framework: 10. Health and Safety, Compliance and Inclusion: Property Leadership (Practitioner level).
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- Government Property Career Framework: 10. Health and Safety, Compliance and Inclusion: Property Leadership (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 (opens in a new window).
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- The 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.
Please Note:
- 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.
- 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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