Dio - Guard Service - Security - Grantham, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence
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Grantham, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £27,050- + substantial pension and benefits
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Administrative Assistant
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • MOD
  • Defence Infrastructure Organisation
  • Ministry of Defence Guard Service
    Type of role:
  • Defence Operations
  • Security
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Prince William of Gloucester Bks, Grantham, NG31 7TEAbout the job

Job summary:


Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique

About DIO:

DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work.

We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to thrive, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance.

We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.


This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.


Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be
curious and continuously strive for improvement,
collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and
committed to Defence, empowered and able to
challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.


DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:

  • Meaningful, purposeful work
  • The ability to learn and grow
  • The right opportunities and resources
  • To care about your wellbeing
  • To feel valued and included

Our responsibilities include:


  • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
  • Provide utilities services
  • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
  • Provide a safe place to train
  • Allocate Service Families Accommodation
  • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
  • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
  • Act as steward of the Defence estate
  • Provide the unarmed guarding service
  • The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.


We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.


Job description:


About MGS:


The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide a range of security services at over 160 MOD sites across Great Britain.

The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty's Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde.

The mission of the MGS is to protect Defence from threats including crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage.

The MGS employs over 2,700 security officers and support staff.

Our security services include a large Military Working Dog (MWD) division with 11 units across the country, Control Room Operations, Static and Mobile security duties including access control, visitor access, traffic management, and foot patrols.


Person specification:


Main Responsibilities
The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows. Please note that these duties can vary from site to site.

  • Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
  • Issue of passes using site IT systems
  • Reporting of environmental issues
  • Issue and receipt of keys
  • Patrolling on foot and in a vehicle
  • Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
  • Escorting visitors
  • Traffic management
  • Checking identity on site (ad hoc)
  • Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
  • Referral of complaints
  • Reporting MGS infrastructure defects
  • Dealing with demonstrators and intruders as directed by those holding operational control
  • Safeguarding classified information and material
  • Cooperating with other security providers
  • Collaborating with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
  • Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
  • Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
  • Reporting safety hazards and accidents in accordance with current inst
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