Dio - Soft Facilities Management Assistant Head - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £54,440

Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits
Job grade:
Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
COO
Regional Delivery (South West & Reserve Forces Cadet Association)
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Procurement and Contracts Management
Property
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Bovington, BH20 6JA; Andover, SP11 8HJ; Plymouth, PL1 3QS; Culdrose, TR12 7RH; Yeovilton, BA22 8HT; Abbeywood, BS34 8QW; Collingwood, PO14 1AS; Lyneham, SN15 4XX; Gloucester, GL3 1HWAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK's largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy.

From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

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Job description:

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated leader and manager.

The role is high profile and challenging, the Assistant Head of Soft Facilities Management (SFM) is a key senior leader within the DIO South West and Reserves Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) delivery Region.

Ownership of the performance and management of the delivery of contracted SFM and associated services to military users within the South West region.

This includes contract management and key relationship management with senior users, key service providers and departmental operations including Finance, Commercial, Governance and Policy.

Providing a significant sense of achievement in ensuring the operation and assurance of complex multi-million-pound SFM Contracts across the Region achieve contracted Key Performance Indicators and Service Delivery Standards.

Person specification:

Engaging with other stakeholders, DIO customer base and Industry Partners, on performance management. Seeking to build and lead your team within a collaborative environment. Working with our trusted partners in setting the standards expected for a service delivery approach.

Improving IP relationships by developing and embedding a programme of formal and informal meetings.
Conducting reviews of performance, risk management, compliance and assurance each month and an annual triparty assurance programme.
Ensuring effective working relationships between DIO, IP and Users and maintain effective comms on Service Delivery matters across and between all groups.
Ensuring improvement plans are implemented as necessary in discussion with the IP and Customer.

As part of the Regional Delivery function and SW & RFCA senior leadership team you will have a critical role as an individual leader.

This will involve developing strong relationships across the SW and wider RD, to align existing processes such as including Assurance, Change and Risk & Benefit Management, to put in place plans to improve and measure success.

In the context of day-to-day operational challenges, you will be key to the development of and mentoring of your team taking them from strength to strength using the DIO leadership code as the underpinning foundation throughout.

Whilst not a pre-requisite, the role will benefit from prior experience in infrastructure and or soft facilities management.

However, a proven track record in operational leadership and leading a geographically dispersed team to deliver excellent results is essential.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service

Benefits:

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.

Allowances
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised the department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Working Pattern
The post advertised is for 37 hours net, ho