DIO – Senior Estate Surveyor


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Details

Reference number

316455

Salary

£43,080
Successful candidate(s) will be eligible for a Market Skills Allowance of: Chartered Estate Surveyors M/FRICS Qualified – £5,000.00 per annum. Please be advised that all allowances are subject to regular reviews which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. For part time staff the allowance is pro rata.
A
Civil Service Pension
with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD – Defence Infrastructure Organisation – COO – Estates – North

Type of role

Estates
Property
Surveying

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2EA

Job summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached. 

About DIO

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Job description

The Role

The Senior Estate Surveyor role will be responsible for the management of a portfolio of properties within a region and are part of a regional team of surveyors. The Senior Estate Surveyor is supported by and will have the line management of a team of Estate Surveyors and Apprentice Estate Surveyors 
 
DIO Business Area – Estates

The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000+ ha). This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas.

If you are a suitably qualified property professional who would be interested in working client-side with Military colleagues on one of the largest estates in the country and/or across an extensive overseas portfolio, and you are motivated by the prospect of working on a diverse range of exciting, interesting and often-challenging projects of National interest in support of the UK Defence Mission, then the DIO Estates Team is for you!

Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate. We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate. Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers.

The Team

Land Management Services (LMS) are an in-house consultancy team providing a full range of surveying and estate management services to the MOD. These include lettings, acquisition of leases, lease management, Landlord & Tenant (MOD both as Landlord & Tenant), rent reviews, lease renewals/expiries and general property related advice to protect MOD interests. LMS also undertake a wide range of stakeholder engagement with local authorities, other government departments and special interest groups as well as providing support and subject matter expert (SME) advice for parliamentary business.  

Person specification

The work is extremely varied and wide ranging, but key activities will include: 

•    Liaison with military Heads of Establishment to develop and be accountable for the delivery of professional advice to enable military outputs. 
•    Lease management including landlord & tenant issues, rent reviews, lease renewals and associated negotiations for both lettings (MOD as Landlord) and hirings (MOD as tenant). 
•    Negotiation and management of other property agreements (leases, licences, wayleaves, and easements) for a wide range of uses 
•    Acquisition and negotiation of new hirings to meet military requirements. 
•    Land and property estate management – carry out the due diligence to identify, mitigate and manage the legal, financial, and reputational risks on MOD land. 
•    Opportunity to get involved in a wide range of projects across the UK to enable Defence capability 
 
The successful candidate(s) will be expected to regularly attend the RAF Wyton office and the role will involve weekly attendance to the office for face-to-face meetings and collaboration. The role will involve regular travel to sites within their region and occasionally UK wide for meetings and/or site inspections. 
 
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. 

All employees work in accordance with the established DIO approach to hybrid working (an informal, non-contractual arrangement, blending attendance in the office or on-site and working remotely) and will be provided with IT equipment, desk, and chair to facilitate remote working and any other equipment needed for you to undertake your role. 

Desirable Experience & Skills

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

Environmental Factors / Hazards Associated with the Post

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. The successful Candidate will need to comply with DIO H&S Policies and Procedures.

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

RICS accredited Degree OR qualification

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:

  • Government Property Profession Career Framework:
    • 1: Property Professional Expertise – Practitioner Level
  • Government Property Profession Career Framework:
    • 3: Stakeholder Engagement – Practitioner level
Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes
£11,631 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Highly competitive Pension Scheme  with an average employer contribution of 27%.

  • Alternative working practices such as working from home.

  • 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. 

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.

Allowances

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

Employment Hours

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, Part-time working and Job Share working patterns will be considered. 

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 application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience :

  • CV – Job History, Previous Skills & Experience, Full Qualification details

At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:

Technical:

Government Property Profession Career Framework:

  • 1: Property Professional Expertise – Practitioner Level
  • 3: Stakeholder Engagement – Practitioner level            

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: 9th October 2023  
 
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: 16th October 2023  
 
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. 
 
To assist with your application please find attached below:  

  1. DIO Candidate Information Guide
  2. DIO Candidate Information Guide – Accessible Version
  3. Government Property Profession career framework – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Lorna Bayliss
  • Email : lorna.bayliss103@mod.gov.uk
  • Telephone : 07816415681

Recruitment team

  • Email : DBSCivPers-DIOResourcing@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Applicants should monitor their Civil Service Jobs application centre regularly for updates.

Some of MoD’s Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) changed from 3 February 2014. Those TACOS changes applied to Broader Banded and Skill Zone staff who were new recruits to MoD or who were appointed to a post on substantive promotion, progression or advancement. On the same basis, the TACOS for Departmental Retained Grades changed with effect from 01 September 2014. The document attached to this advertisement provides more information.

All employees joining MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Any move to Ministry of Defence 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 www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please contact the DIO Enhanced Recruitment Team on DBSCivPers-DIOResourcing@mod.gov.uk

Complaints

Please be aware that the selection and interviewing of applicants is the responsibility of the Recruiting Line Manager (RLM) and not the Defence Business Services (DBS) Resourcing team. DBS do not play any part in the selection and interview process.

Therefore, if you wish to discuss your feedback, or you are dissatisfied with your markings, you should in the first instance raise this with the Recruiting Line Manager of the vacancy.

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, PO Box 38, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7NU

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

Cabinet Office Fraud Checks

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant whose details are found to be held on the IFD will be refused employment

Civil Service Recruitment Principles

Please see the link below for the civil service recruitment principles.

https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/

To find out a bit more about what it’s like working for MOD, visit the Civil Service Careers Website

https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/departments/working-for-the-ministry-of-defence/

Please see the MOD Privacy Notice link below which describes how we will use your personal data, explains your rights and gives you information you are entitled to under Data Protection legislation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-defence-privacy-notice/mod-privacy-notice

Travel Costs

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

Nationality Statement

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.

Smoke-Free Working Environment Policy

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.

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