DE&S Senior Operations Manager
UK Ministry of Defence
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Portsmouth, England
Contract type: Full time
HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3LJ
Job Summary
Organisation: Defence Equipment & SupportSalary: £57,500 - £62,200 per annum (plus generous benefits)
Grade: Professional I
Working Pattern: Full time, Job Share
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Summary
At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.
We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.
This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.
Job Description
Come and join us at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as a Senior Operations Manager in the Capital Ships Strategic Class Authority (SCA).
Our team are tasked with delivering the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Programme of Support along with the Operations and Through Life Management for HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ) and HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) aircraft carriers. This includes the management of the team at the Waterfront in Portsmouth along with the delivery of QNLZ and PWLS Fleet Time Engineering Maintenance, repair, and new capability, within the agreed performance, time, and cost parameters. The ships are the largest and most powerful ships ever built for the Royal Navy and cost more than £6 billion to build, each weigh 65 thousand tonnes and have top speeds of 25 knots.
As a Senior Operations Manager you will work closely with industry and other internal teams and be accountable for managing delivery, planning, and providing the required support. You will have considerable opportunity and responsibility, whilst demonstrating that you are a proactive leader with a desire to deliver. You will possess a continuous improvement mindset, and you will interpret and utilise management information and data to provide valuable business insights. You will encourage a culture of learning from experience, imaginative thinking and expanding mindsets, all in the pursuit of improved quality.
We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60-80% of your working week at HMNB Portsmouth) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.
Occasional travel will be required to MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol.
What You’ll Be Doing
Our team are tasked with delivering the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Programme of Support along with the Operations and Through Life Management for HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ) and HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) aircraft carriers. This includes the management of the team at the Waterfront in Portsmouth along with the delivery of QNLZ and PWLS Fleet Time Engineering Maintenance, repair, and new capability, within the agreed performance, time, and cost parameters. The ships are the largest and most powerful ships ever built for the Royal Navy and cost more than £6 billion to build, each weigh 65 thousand tonnes and have top speeds of 25 knots.
As a Senior Operations Manager you will work closely with industry and other internal teams and be accountable for managing delivery, planning, and providing the required support. You will have considerable opportunity and responsibility, whilst demonstrating that you are a proactive leader with a desire to deliver. You will possess a continuous improvement mindset, and you will interpret and utilise management information and data to provide valuable business insights. You will encourage a culture of learning from experience, imaginative thinking and expanding mindsets, all in the pursuit of improved quality.
We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60-80% of your working week at HMNB Portsmouth) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.
Occasional travel will be required to MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol.
What You’ll Be Doing
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Further Information
Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.
Selection process details
Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:
1st: CV Review
2nd: Core Behaviour 1
3rd: Core Behaviour 2
4th: Technical Competencies
In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise an additional assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Offering at a lower level
If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission
Job Summary
Organisation: Defence Equipment & SupportSalary: £57,500 - £62,200 per annum (plus generous benefits)
Grade: Professional I
Working Pattern: Full time, Job Share
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Summary
At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe – for today, and tomorrow.
We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.
This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.
Job Description
Come and join us at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) as a Senior Operations Manager in the Capital Ships Strategic Class Authority (SCA).
Our team are tasked with delivering the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Programme of Support along with the Operations and Through Life Management for HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ) and HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) aircraft carriers. This includes the management of the team at the Waterfront in Portsmouth along with the delivery of QNLZ and PWLS Fleet Time Engineering Maintenance, repair, and new capability, within the agreed performance, time, and cost parameters. The ships are the largest and most powerful ships ever built for the Royal Navy and cost more than £6 billion to build, each weigh 65 thousand tonnes and have top speeds of 25 knots.
As a Senior Operations Manager you will work closely with industry and other internal teams and be accountable for managing delivery, planning, and providing the required support. You will have considerable opportunity and responsibility, whilst demonstrating that you are a proactive leader with a desire to deliver. You will possess a continuous improvement mindset, and you will interpret and utilise management information and data to provide valuable business insights. You will encourage a culture of learning from experience, imaginative thinking and expanding mindsets, all in the pursuit of improved quality.
We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60-80% of your working week at HMNB Portsmouth) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.
Occasional travel will be required to MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Line management of a small team, leading by example to deliver business outputs and meeting staff needs.
- Supporting the translation of project aims into clear manageable delivery plans and determining resource requirements to support their implementation.
- Leading the team, setting direction, and providing guidance on the delivery of complex support arrangements or for multiple in-service capabilities.
- Leading performance reviews, governance reviews, audit, and assurance activity, providing advice on reporting requirements, tracking performance against budgets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Leading contract management activities including liaising with suppliers, monitoring, and controlling performance against contractual obligations and agreed KPIs, dependencies management and set direction for contract requirements and tenders.
- Leading finance resource management, ensuring actual spend is monitored and forecasting conducted accordingly to ensure the integrated support meets customer requirements within budget whilst managing and mitigating risk and leveraging opportunities.
- Regularly interpreting management information to provide valuable business insights and working alongside senior colleagues to help share strategy and policy within your role area.
- Leading the development of Projects to place and manage In Service contracts, and supplier performance to ensure agreed contractual obligations are met.
- Working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Our team are tasked with delivering the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Programme of Support along with the Operations and Through Life Management for HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ) and HMS Prince of Wales (PWLS) aircraft carriers. This includes the management of the team at the Waterfront in Portsmouth along with the delivery of QNLZ and PWLS Fleet Time Engineering Maintenance, repair, and new capability, within the agreed performance, time, and cost parameters. The ships are the largest and most powerful ships ever built for the Royal Navy and cost more than £6 billion to build, each weigh 65 thousand tonnes and have top speeds of 25 knots.
As a Senior Operations Manager you will work closely with industry and other internal teams and be accountable for managing delivery, planning, and providing the required support. You will have considerable opportunity and responsibility, whilst demonstrating that you are a proactive leader with a desire to deliver. You will possess a continuous improvement mindset, and you will interpret and utilise management information and data to provide valuable business insights. You will encourage a culture of learning from experience, imaginative thinking and expanding mindsets, all in the pursuit of improved quality.
We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60-80% of your working week at HMNB Portsmouth) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.
Occasional travel will be required to MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Line management of a small team, leading by example to deliver business outputs and meeting staff needs.
- Supporting the translation of project aims into clear manageable delivery plans and determining resource requirements to support their implementation.
- Leading the team, setting direction, and providing guidance on the delivery of complex support arrangements or for multiple in-service capabilities.
- Leading performance reviews, governance reviews, audit, and assurance activity, providing advice on reporting requirements, tracking performance against budgets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Leading contract management activities including liaising with suppliers, monitoring, and controlling performance against contractual obligations and agreed KPIs, dependencies management and set direction for contract requirements and tenders.
- Leading finance resource management, ensuring actual spend is monitored and forecasting conducted accordingly to ensure the integrated support meets customer requirements within budget whilst managing and mitigating risk and leveraging opportunities.
- Regularly interpreting management information to provide valuable business insights and working alongside senior colleagues to help share strategy and policy within your role area.
- Leading the development of Projects to place and manage In Service contracts, and supplier performance to ensure agreed contractual obligations are met.
- Working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
- Significant experience in senior management in a delivery environment in an Operations Management role or associated discipline (Project Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Management, Through Life Support).
- Evidence of continuous improvement and leading a team through change.
- Experience of managing the relationship with stakeholders, internal and external, at all levels.
- Proven ability of managing contracts and suppliers.
- Experience in managing budgets, including managing approvals, monitoring actual spend and updating forecasts.
- Working knowledge and understanding of operational maritime support delivery.
- Stakeholder Management - Expert
- Service Delivery Management - Expert
- Leadership (CSBC 4)
- Seeing the bigger picture (CSBC 4)
- 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
- Support for progression
- Huge range of discounts
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
Further Information
- Candidate Information Pack: https://bit.ly/DES-Candidate-Information-Pack
- Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/DES-Terms-and-Conditions
Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments, you can let us know on your online application under the section ‘Please indicate and give details of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the recruitment process.
Selection process details
Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:
- Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
- Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
- Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.
1st: CV Review
2nd: Core Behaviour 1
3rd: Core Behaviour 2
4th: Technical Competencies
In the event of a further tie using the method above, we reserve the right to utilise an additional assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Offering at a lower level
If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience. If this applies to your application, you’ll be scored against criteria for the lower-level role and offers will be made in merit order. If you accept this position, you’ll be able to take advantage of opportunities to develop your career as part of our team.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Ryan Mundy
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance you should contact department via email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission
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