Dio - Housing Estate Officer

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

- 237814**Salary**:

- £26,350- + substantial pension and benefits**Grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - COO - Regional Delivery (Accommodation) - Service Families Accommodation Manager**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery
- Property**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8RHAbout the 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

**About DIO**

View our YouTube video to see more about our work

**Job description**:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation which is a business unit within the MoD and has recently embarked on a new contract change to the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS). FDIS incorporates three key principles of Excellent Performance from Suppliers and DIO, Empathetic handling of Customer and Families and Improved Customer Communications.

Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships that promote collaboration between a range of stakeholders that support continual improvement. Forward thinking, ability to see the bigger picture with an awareness of sustainability concepts, able to produce novel ideas that contribute to the 'lived experience'. An awareness of contract compliance principles that drive performance results and a determination to change and improve especially when difficult situations arise.

This post will include significant travel within the areas of business which have a wide geographic spread and will include the use of government provided vehicle.

**Responsibilities**:

- Demonstrate a personal dedication to the DIO Guiding Principles and 'Safety First' value
- Contract deliverables assurance both on and of the Estate: Complete monthly inspection reports
- Stakeholder management: Working in collaboration with Stakeholders, Industry Partners and other agencies to deliver the Future Defence Infrastructure Service Programme and ‘Families First’ approach
- Management of Billable Works
- Property inspections to determine condition and inspection of building works
- Resolution of complaints: Support the resolution of area level Stage 2 Complaints to promote positive outcomes
- In occupation queries and working with supply chain partners to resolve difficulties
- Total patch management with strong emphasis on improvement strategy: Travel to areas of responsibility to review improvement works
- Ensure local compliance with legislative and mandatory requirement
- Support the Housing Estate Manager with ad hoc business management tasks
- Attend Area and Region management meetings

**Desirable Skills & Experience**

The ability to demonstrate Functional Competence Estate Management 1.1 & 1.5 is desirable.

**Licences**:

- A full UK Driving Licence is required due to the nature of multiple housing site visits not all of which are accessible by public transport.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

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

- Estate Management (EM) 1.1 Understands both estate and customer organisational structures and can explain their own role in supporting the Customer, Defence Estates (DE) & Industry Partner (IP) organisations.
- Estate Management (EM) 1.5 Understands the importance of maintenance to building structures and the role of maintenance in supporting the operational function of estate assets.

**Benefits**:

- 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

**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, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working patterns will be considered.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and heal