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Are you passionate about supporting the Defence of the UK? Do you want a stimulating role, offering great development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference? If so, CAAS could have the ideal career for you! A career with us offers stability, professional development, and the chance to work across a complete range of Defence projects that no other department experiences due to our privileged access to major programmes and projects.
We are currently recruiting for Cost Estimators with posts offered at various CAAS locations. These roles offer opportunities to work at the cutting edge of analysis with high profile stakeholders and unique access to critical programmes and emerging military technology across the fascinating world of UK Defence, its allies and partners. We have the privilege to help secure the nation and protect its interests through leading cost management for MOD.
We also offer a great work-life balance in addition to an array of other benefits that come with being a member of the Civil Service. This is a genuinely exciting time to join the Ministry of Defence if you want to be at the heart of real Defence issues.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The Cost Estimator role is responsible for Cost Estimating/Cost Modelling activities within the CAAS cost management environment and will be the desk officer undertaking the preparation of cost estimates and the development of cost models, portfolio analytics and diagnostics. These roles are crucial to the delivery of Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) Critical Friend Support to Navy Command TLB under the CAAS Head Office & Joint Forces Programme sub-portfolio of Navy Enterprise Support Services.
As a Cost Estimating Higher Executive Officer (HEO), you will be the estimating support for high-value, high-profile projects, ensuring robust quality estimates are provided to customers to inform decision making by senior management.
On a full-time basis these positions are advertised at 37 hours per week with alternative working patterns available. CAAS operate a hybrid working policy where there is flexibility to split the working week combining working from home and spending a minimum of 40% in the workplace, unless exceptional circumstances apply and/or you are an existing contractual home worker.
Person specification
As an HEO Cost Estimator, your activities will include but are not limited to:
- Potential line management of staff and Placement Line Manager to members of the Estimating Capability Development Scheme (ECDS). You will be ensuring tasks are suitable for their current skill level and align to their development pathway.
- Championing the development of the cost estimating function and actively participating in functional events to aid the advancement of the function, the team and personal development.
- Communicating technical findings to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for the data gathering, normalisation and documentation of the Basis of Estimate to generate and mature cost estimates.
- Providing insightful analysis for the assurance of estimates to support the delivery lead and customer.
To be successful in this role you will be:
- A confident and effective communicator (both verbal and written)
- Have an eye for detail when working across large scales of data and being able to present complex findings and informed decisions
- A team player collaborating with different peer and stakeholder groups
- Proactive and enjoy solving problems
- Ambitious and driven, seeking new and challenging goals
- Open and comfortable contributing innovative ideas
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Posts may be subject to Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plant Information (NNPPI) and atomic clearance. This is not available for some non-UK nationals.
Qualifications
Evidence of cost estimating and analysis on a range of complex projects.
Proficient in the use of Excel to analyse data.
A minimum of 2 years experience in a Cost Estimating or Data Analysis role
Ex Service candidates will be deemed to have the necessary academic requirements if they have at least 3 years technical experience in the rank of Sergeant or equivalent and have completed approved courses of technical training.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Cost Estimating – Finance Competence Framework Section 8 – See attachment. Please note, where MOD specific requirements are within the framework, we are content with candidates drawing equivalencies from previous non-MOD roles.
Benefits
£9,134 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 average employer contribution of 27%
- Professional and Personal Development of skills
- Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service
- Alternative working patterns
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service
- In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Kings birthday
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Most sites have good travel link
- s with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a gym and / or site shops.
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.
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 by 31st December 2022. 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.
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.
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
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/.
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Selection process details
Simply hit Apply Now at the bottom of this page to access our online application centre. Candidates will only be required to complete an online CV template and personal statement. The personal statement should reference examples of where you meet the person specification for the role and should be no more than 750 words.
Sift and interviews will take place during August.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 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
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Job contact :
- Name : Carol Dicks
- Email : Carol.Dicks103@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk
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