Dio- Project Officer

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

- 380679**Salary**:

- £36,530- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation**Type of role**:

- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- RAF AlconburyAbout the job

**Job summary**:
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

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
DIO is the agent for Estate Management and Infrastructure works delivery for the USVF in the UK, under the terms of the 1973 UK & US Cost Sharing Arrangement and the 1951 NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SoFA) and is bound by those agreements and arrangements to deliver all infrastructure works including additional works services (AWS), as required by USVF. The DIO is mandated by the Secretary of State to provide the capability to undertake AWS projects at several locations both on the UK and USVF estate in support of the UK Armed Forces and their allies.

DIO RD USVF operate within a centralised Head Office at RAF Wyton and 2 regions East and West which span 6 major sites: RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall in the East Region, RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford and RAF Menwith Hill in the West Region.

**Person specification**:

- Ensuring effective & efficient delivery and management of major and high-profile projects, addressing changing customer requirements, and updating the Command Infrastructure Development Plan (CIDP). Ensure changes are appropriate and technically robust.
- Developing strong and positive relationships within the team and with customers and contractors, supporting effective communications and delivery of services. Understand and act on customer and DIO priorities.
- Develop and manage your customer's priorities, issues, projects, and constraints, ensuring delivery of objectives. Pre-emptively identify emerging constraints and risks within projects, communicate the trends for attention and develop proposed resolution.
- Developing Business Cases for DIO authority scrutiny.
- Attending and chairing customer liaison meetings, acting on customer feedback, establishing, and delivering action plans for systemic issues within projects.
- Collaborating with the Core, Technical and Assurance leads to ensure compliance with DIO policies and practices and technical advice.
- Producing high quality and accurate reports covering contractor performance, risks, and issues. Developing and delivering annual assurance plans ensuring compliance with legislation. Managing and assuring service delivery, meeting customer needs, and achieving value.
- Identifying and developing efficiency and opportunities for improvement.

**Licences**:

- Full UK Driving licence required due to remote sites that do not have public transport links.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework P3M09 - Schedule Management.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Highly competitive Pension Scheme
- Alternative working practices such as working from home
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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.

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, prot