Royal Navy

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 325527**Salary**:

- £21,610- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Industrial- Skill Zone 2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- RNAS YeoviltonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This is an exciting and challenging position for someone who wants to be a highly valued member of the RNAS Yeovilton Air Department. The position is based at RNAS Merryfield and therefore the individual will need to capable of working remotely, and at times autonomously, using their initiative and strong interpersonal skills to ensure the safe operation of the RNAS Merryfield site.

Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Merryfield is situated in the village of Ilton near Ilminster in Somerset. RNAS Merryfield serves as a satellite to the larger RNAS Yeovilton; on occasion, it is also used to host activity conducted by external agencies. It remains an operational aerodrome and a restricted area which requires careful site management.

The role of the RNAS Merryfield Site Assistant is to ensure that the full spectrum of building, estate and facilities management are fulfilled to regulatory compliant standards, ensuring the whole estate remains in an operational capacity, to facilitate aviation operations for aircraft from RNAS Yeovilton as well as visiting aircraft.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Applicants seeking part time and job share will only be considered provided full time cover can be achieved.

**Job description**:
The successful applicant will fulfil two main roles:
**Facilities management**:This involves several tasks that in total should take up 50% of the total work time and effort. These tasks are essential for maintaining safety at RNAS Merryfield, primarily in the tower complex to deliver a serviceable work environment to support safe aviation operations and include daily management of site vehicle and fuel card:

- Building Manager for Merryfield (MF) Buildings.
- Site Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS&EP) over-sight including undertaking and reviewing workplace assessments and being the HS&EP representative for RNAS Merryfield in support of the RNAS Yeovilton HS&EP organisation. Responsibility for Control of Contractors (4Cs) related, and routine, activity within the MF boundary.
- RNAS Merryfield diary timetabling and activity management in conjunction with, and subordinate to, the RNAS Yeovilton planning/operations team. Escorting visits by contractors/visitors as applicable.
- Weekly rounds to ensure all buildings and services are in good order and initiate defect rectification where required including follow-up action to ensure resolution, with the Establishment Facilities Management (EFM) partner and RNAS Yeovilton Infra management team.

**Estates management**:This involves a number of tasks that in total should take up 50% of the total work time and effort. Management of the estate is essential to defence business; licensed users represent an income to the site and have secondary benefits to both the site and wider defence. The estate must also be kept in a condition suitable that it can accommodate flying operations.
- On-site liaison and focal point, in support of the RNAS Yeovilton Business Resource Manager (BRM), to ensure that all aerodrome activity complies with the agreed Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) policy of use. This includes special events that take place as approved by Yeovilton BRM.
- Aerodrome Licenses Liaison. RNAS Merryfield site point of contact, in support of the BRM, for all required aerodrome licenses and licensed users; as a priority the Lucas farm, the Defence Deer Management, the Gun Club (bird control) and Taunton Vale Hunt and Natural England Bird Safety Licenses.
- Aerodrome/Site Husbandry. This includes regular inspections in addition to the duty ATC controller of the entire estate identifying any issues and initiating the process of Building/Repair.
- Support the RNAS Yeovilton Conservation Committee as the RNAS Merryfield site Conservation Rep and co-ordinator to ensure good environmental management of the site in line with Defence estate management principals.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

**Person specification**:
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £21,610, Ministry of Defence contributes £5,834 towards yo