Dio - Training Safety Officer - Air Weapons Ranges - Holbeach, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Holbeach, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £33,830- + Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits

Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
COO
Regional Delivery (Overseas & Training)
UK Delivery
Type of role:
Estates
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Holbeach Air Weapon Range, PE12 9NJ or Donna Nook Air Weapons Range LN11 7PBAbout the job

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

Job description:

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Regional Delivery Overseas and Training (RD OS & Trg)

DIO Regional Delivery Overseas and Training (OS&Trg) provides a range of infrastructure and training support functions across the UK and overseas.

The organisation is Head of Establishment (HoE) for the UK Defence Training Estate, provides direct training support to UK Armed Forces and wider MOD, in addition to supporting Cadets, other Government Departments and foreign armed forces.

We provide these services overseas in Germany, Canada, Kenya and Belize, where we are not HoE.

The Overseas Region & UK Defence Training Estate,, delivers a safe, balanced place to train.

We do this by running and developing hard, soft and rural services, and providing training advice and mentorship to help our Armed Forces and other organisations to use the military training estate more optimally and efficiently.

OS&Trg lead all aspects of the provision of a Training Estate that is of the right size and standard against the endorsed need, fit for purpose, safe, well lead, balanced and critical to social and environmental considerations.

The Regional sites are spread throughout the East of England from West Tofts Camp (near Thetford) in the East, Fingringhoe (near Colchester) in the South, Yardley Chase in the West and Donna Nook (near North Somercotes) in the North.

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Person specification:

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Commander East, the Training Safety Officer - Air Weapons Range (TSO AWR) is responsible for the day-to-day allocation and delivery of a safe training environment for Holbeach and Donna Nook Air Weapons Ranges.

Provide compliance assurance by controlling the use of range and training facilities to ensure the maintenance of the safe place.
Provide advice and support, relevant sitespecific information, production of standing orders and risk assessments and if required, correcting noncompliance.
Understand the military Safe System of Training (SST) and show a full confirmed understanding and experience of what the user needs.

Main Responsibilities:

Deliver collaborative leadership, including contract management.
Plan and develop a fit for purpose hard, soft and rural estate.
Manage the wider non MOD-Stakeholders in order to sustain the consent to train.
Coordinate the team in order to deliver DIO Outputs.
Develop others in delivery of departmental goals.
Monitor compliance with standing orders sand relevant legislations.
Promote strong working relationships both within the regional team and other teams across the wider DIO and MOD.
Ensure Compliance with mandatory regulations eg. H&S, Fire Safety and Explosive Safety.
Ensure the provisions 'Safe Place' is applied in accordance with JSP 375 (Safety in Military Training and Exercises).
Produce and review Standing Orders, Risk Assessments and other range documentation, ensuring they remain current.
Lead all aspects of compliance with Standing Orders and relevant legislation.
Ensure inspections are conducted in accordance with current policy and initiate repair work as the need arises.
Help maintain the ecological and environmental sustainability of the training areas and ranges; provide advice to conservation bodies, interest groups and the public.
Brief and guide users on safety procedures, conduct of training and site specific information on hazards, template restrictions and standard methodology, enabling efficient and safe use of the facilities.
Alongside 2 Group RAF Control Tower Personnel, exercise sufficient control over user to ensure the range remains safe.
Ensure all reasonable precautions are taken to safeguard the public, also supervise and report Byelaw violations and unauthorised incursions.
Maintain effective liaison with DIO, industry partners, contractors and local collaborators to champion collective, working, safeguar