DIO-Quantity Surveyor/Cost Manager Andover, England
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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.
Job description
A key member of the Regional Technical Team as a proactive and empowered Quantity Surveyor who will lead on Cost Assurance across a large and diverse estate, including airfields & hangars, warehouses, fuel installations, sports facilities, catering, retail & leisure facilities and living accommodation.
We have a Safety-First Ethos focusing on assuring safety standards in key areas such as, Asbestos, Gas Safety, Electrical, Fire Safety, Fuels and Legionella Management. The role will involve planned and preventative maintenance, project and contract management, collaboration with customers, suppliers and consultancies to deliver a safe place for service personnel to work, live and train. DIO invests in strategic asset management, and you could be part of the future management of the Defence Estate.
Responding to the challenges of Net Zero Carbon in the replacement and upgrade of key infrastructure across the estate with exciting new projects including electrical vehicle charging infrastructure, solar installations and fire safety enhancements.
About DIO
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Person specification
Providing support to the Site Teams and wider DIO, being agile identifying and implementing solutions.
Working collaboratively with Industry Partners to ensure customer (UK based Armed Forces) value for money solutions in their many infrastructure capability challenges. This role requires establishing efficient and successful working relationships to ensure workable pragmatic outcomes offering value for the property product offered. Working with our TLB customers and those from supply chain logistics providers to ensure end users are provided with suitable solutions to their infrastructure needs.
Contribute to a strong ethos of team development and continuous improvement through personal development and mentoring.
The Cost Management team deliver within a matrix-managed environment. The successful candidate will work effectively to provide.
- Should Cost estimates for Construction Minor Works.
- Contractor Cost Data reviews and VFM Benchmarking.
- Should cost Models on Ad-hoc Projects and Programmes.
- Tender Evaluation reviews.
- Ad-hoc Cost Guidance to colleagues.
All of this within a fast-paced agile delivery organisation.
You will be expected to undertake a variety of estimating, reporting, cost modelling, bench-marking and value for money studies for the delivery of Capital Projects. Team members work together to succeed, adapting to changing priorities whilst applying personal and professional skills.
- Provision of early-stage cost advice and estimates for Capital projects. To include Three Point Estimating Techniques, Cost Benchmark setting, risk analysis and spend profile forecasting.
- Provide cost advice and mentorship through a projects' lifecycle of RIBA stages (0-6).
Working collaboratively with appointed external consultants, Technical Support Providers (TSP), providing assurance on all cost and financial deliverables and validating Business Case evidence.
Providing assistance to Project Management and Commercial functions with Change Control cost management, for both the TSP commission and Compensation Events.
- Supporting production of regular project cost reports and out turn cost forecasts.
Assist in tender documentation preparation and tender analysis.
- Supporting Investment Appraisals, Sensitivity Analysis, Public sector Comparators and input to Outline and Full Business Cases as required
A full UK driving licence is required as the Region is geographically large, the role is site based with a requirement to travel to different locations to fulfil the role, including occasional national travel. Public Transport is not available to many locations.
Desirable Experience & Skills
- Experience of working in a collaborative prime contracting environment
- Memberships of RICS/CIOB or other suitable Professional Body
Licences
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Government Property Career Framework: Technical Skills Professional & Technical Expertise - Practitioner Level
- Government Property Career Framework Technical Skills – Interpretation and Analysis of data to inform decision making 5. Analytical Decision Making - Practitioner Level
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- Government Property Career Framework: Technical Skills Professional & Technical Expertise - Practitioner Level
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.
To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.
Allowances
Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £3,000 may be payable in addition to the basic salary.
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 will be considered.
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Selection process details
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.
Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the Managing a Quality of Service behaviour. In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview.
At application you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours
- Managing a Quality Service
Experience
- CV- Including Job History and Full Qualification details
- Personal Statement
Detailing in no more than 750 words details of experience with the following:
1. Experience of working collaboratively to providing successful projects in a construction related industry
2. Experience of using influencing & negotiating techniques to provide a successful result.
3. Proficient in use of pricing mechanisms, SMM 7, NRM, Spons, BCIS, etc
4. Delivering accurate evaluations in a fast-paced environment.
Technical
Government Property Career Framework
Professional & Technical Expertise - Practitioner Level
At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:
Behaviours
- Leadership
Technical
Government Property Career Framework
Interpretation and Analysis of data to inform decision making
5. Analytical Decision Making - 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: 10/04/23
Interviews are currently taking place remotely or face to face and will be conducted week commencing: 17/04/23
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:
- DIO Candidate Information Guide
- DIO Candidate Information Guide - Accessible Version
- Government Property Career Framework
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
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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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).
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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.
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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: [email protected]
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
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https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/
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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.
