Dio - Assistant Head of Estates - Land Management - Lisburn, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Lisburn, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £53,500- + 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
Estates
North
Type of role:
Estates
Property
Surveying
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

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Location

Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, BFPO 808About 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

Job description:

The Role

The Assistant Head Estates/Principal Estate Surveyor Northern Ireland is responsible and accountable for the delivery of professional property advice to the MOD across its entire Northern Ireland portfolio.

The post has direct line management of a small team of property professionals.

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

About DIO
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Person specification:

The Assistant Head of Estates (Northern Ireland) is responsible and accountable for:

Provision of professional property advice to the MOD across its entire Northern Ireland portfolio.
Accountability for the delivery of agreed Estate's programme, and specific projects within Northern Ireland.
Lead Estates stakeholder engagement activities with the NI devolved administration, local authorities and other key stakeholders and customers.
Horizon scanning, relationship building and policy alignment with related initiatives across MOD & government.
Leadership

and development of the Estates team

There will be a requirement to travel to DIO offices and the locations covered by the post on an ad hoc basis, which may/will involve overnight stays.

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 and Skills:

Working in a Defence environment
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Environmental Factors / Hazards Associated with the Post:

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:

Essential Qualification: RICS accredited Degree OR qualification
Memberships:
Essential Membership: Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS/FRICS)
Behaviours:

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