DIO - Regional Manager Building & Civil Engineering

Job Description

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. You will act as one of the region's senior B&CE 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.

• 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.

Person Specification

• Delivery Of Maintenance And Construction Projects:
  • Developing requirements and solutions with key project partners, supporting pricing and procurement.
  • Providing expert technical challenge and assurance of engineering solutions proposed by suppliers and consultants.
  • Ensuring infrastructure investments and engineering projects are delivered safely, compliantly and in accordance with Defence requirements.
  • Supporting with project handover and resolution of issues in use.
• Contract Compliance and Assurance:
  • 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.
• Safety & Risk Management:
  • Supporting the Technical Team investigating relevant safety alerts and notices within the region.
  • Identifying Building and Civil Engineering related risks and collaborating proactively with other partners in the identification, mitigation and closure of risks.
• Technical Support:
  • Providing technical guidance and support to Site Teams on all building and civil engineering infrastructure.
  • Contributing to a strong ethos of team development and continuous improvement through personal development and mentoring.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Application of qualifications on the MoD estate.
• Licenses: Full UK Driving Licence.
• Qualifications: A degree (BSc) in Building and Construction Engineering, or a related engineering subject relevant to the maintenance of the MOD estate, OR alternatively, BTEC/ SQAHNVQ or SCOTVEC HNC/ HND together with substantial relevant & recent experience in a construction, infrastructure or engineering related discipline.
• A bias towards either Building or Construction will be acceptable - it is desirable that experience has been gained across both disciplines.
• Memberships: Appropriate membership of a relevant professional body, e.g.: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Chartered Institution of Building (CIOB) or Chartered Associate of Building Engineers (CABE).

Behaviours

• Managing a Quality Service.
• Communicating and Influencing.

Technical Skills

• 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).

Benefits

• Salary: £46,040.
• Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Flexible Working Options.
• Culture Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity.
• Opportunity to Join One of Our Several D&I Networks.