DIO Estate Surveyor Overseas Germany

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and suitably experienced Estates Surveyor to join our overseas land management network located near Paderborn in Germany.

Extending to approximately 11,000 hectares the Sennelager training area represents a uniquely preserved and high environmental value habitat which has consistently hosted military training since the 1890s. Operated by the British Army, the training area plays a key role in the delivery of Future Defence Presence for the UK military forces in Germany.


The Estate Surveyor will assist in the delivery of a safe and effective operational training site by ensuring that all conservation and other contractual requirements are fulfilled, representing the interests of the Ministry of Defence to the Federal and other local authorities in relation to land management matters as well as supporting the work of the wider team in relation to the NATO Forward Holding Base Sennelager (NFS) estate.
This is an ideal opportunity for a rural, environmental, or general practice land agent looking for an interesting and unique role working in an international setting.

DIO Business Area Estates

The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000+ ha). This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas.

Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate. We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate. Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers.

The Team

DIO Estates - Specialist Teams includes Chartered Surveyors, Registered Valuers and Safeguarding Officers who, between them, providecomprehensive land, estate and property management services to the Overseas Estate, Estate-wide Valuation & Rating Services and Safeguarding ofDefence assets and operational capabilities.

The Overseas Team provides the full range of DIO Estates services globally (across 50+ countries) including much of Europe, Cyprus and Gibraltarand further afield such as Kenya, Nepal and the US. The Overseas Team HQ is at RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire, but also has staff located in 10 overseasoffices providing the opportunity to live and work abroad, playing a hands-on role managing UK MOD interests held under Lease, Licence, and Inter-Government Agreement, or delivering these from the UK, supplemented by periodic travel. An ability to cultivate local partnerships and an expeditionaryapproach in this team are a must.

Person specification

Main Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the role are:

• Overseeing the delivery of an annual maintenance program including both proactive and reactive conservation and maintenance works, with budgetary responsibility for the locally employed Land Management Team (LMT) to ensure the training estate meets the requirements and standards to support military use, including reviewing and settling third-party damage compensation claims.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual terms and environment, nature conservation and cultural heritage designations, including Natura 2000 and the European Habitats Directives, in consultation with the local nature biological station.
• Advise on access to the estate, maintenance and third-party use agreements including range roads, footpaths and bridleways.
• Negotiations to grant and acquire new lease agreements, rent reviews, lease renewals and any other land related agreements, payment of rents and other fees and interpretation of agreement terms in consultation with Legal Department and German authorities as necessary.
• Respond to day-to-day property related enquiries with Rural Estates advice on estate maintenance, agricultural use, forestry (in liaison with the German Forestry Department) and protecting the integrity of the Defence Estate. Liaising closely with German authorities in relation to all the above matters.

Location

The role will be based at the DIO Offices in Normandy Barracks, Sennelager near Paderborn, where the successful candidate will be expected to attend on a relatively regular basis for face-to-face meetings and collaboration.

If travelling outside your base location for duty reasons, you will have access to flights, duty cars, rail tickets and overnight accommodation. You can also claim 45 pence per mile should you choose to use your own vehicle for business travel.

All employees work in accordance with the established DIO approach to hybrid working (an informal, non-contractual arrangement, blending attendance in the office or on-site and working remotely) and will be provided with IT equipment, desk, and chair to facilitate remote working and any other equipment needed for you to undertake your role.

Travel may be required to carry out site visits where you may go on MOD Establishments, residential estates, building sites, agricultural land, training areas and firing ranges etc. The successful Candidate will need to comply with DIO H&S Policies and Procedures.

Tour Length

3 Years

Desirable Membership:

Full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS/FRICS)

Desirable Qualifications:

RICS accredited Degree OR qualification

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience of working with the military and training estate
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Desirable Languages:

German language skills

Licences
Essential Licences:

- A full driving licence: Post holders will be required to travel to the sites covered by the post on a regular basis and some sites are difficult to access via public transport.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership

Technical skills

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

• Government Property Profession Career Framework: - 1: Property Professional Expertise - Practitioner Level
• Government Property Profession Career Framework: - 3: Stakeholder Engagement - Practitioner level

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes 9,528 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
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service.
• Successful candidates will become members of the Government Property Profession, with benefits including opportunities for Government and industry led CPD events; access to a diverse community of property professionals across government for sharing knowledge and ideas; and a comprehensive career framework and learning and development curriculum to support your career journey.

To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Overseas

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

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.



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Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

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.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• CV including Job History, Full Qualification Details and Previous Skills & Experience: Please ensure that you explain all skills and experience that are relevant to the advertised role.

Personal Statement:

Please use examples to demonstrate relevant, suitable experience and knowledge at an appropriate level in General Estate Management of a wide and varied portfolio, including:

• Landlord and Tenant
• Land use and Environmental designations
• Rent and property data management
• Estate utilisation and rationalisation
• Property rights and transactions

Essential Licences:

• A full driving licence: Post holders will be required to travel to the sites covered by the post on a regular basis and some sites are difficult to access via public transport.

Essential Memberships:

• It is an essential condition of this role that you have AssocRICS or full membership of RICS
  Or
  Will obtain it within 3 years of joining. We recognise that not everyone has had the opportunity to secure AssocRICS/MRICS prior to application, and therefore we will consider those who have worked or are currently working in an Estate Management role. You may already be working towards AssocRICS or full membership of RICS. If not, we can support you in achieving a recognised professional qualification by funding the cost of any fees and subscriptions, and will allow time for studying/preparation, provide mentoring/counselling, and fund additional professional development training to enable you to achieve AssocRICS, MRICS within 3 years of joining.

Please read the attached document NATO SOFA (Residency) Restrictions to confirm you are eligible to apply for this post.

At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:

Behaviours:

• Leadership

Technical:

Government Property Profession Career Framework:

• 1: Property Professional Expertise - Practitioner Level
• 3: Stakeholder Engagement - 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: 6th May2024.

Interviews are currently taking place via Face to Face or remotely through a digital platform, this will be confirmed with the successful candidates who are invited to an interview and will be conducted week commencing: 13th May 2024.

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.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at [email protected]

To assist with your application please find attached below:

NATO SOFA (Residency) Restrictions

Applicant Further Information

DIO Candidate Information Guide - Overseas

GPP Career Framework (please click on this link)

Please read the attached document SOFA Restrictions to confirm you are eligible to apply for this post.

For help and support with your application check out our Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section

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.

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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) .

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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

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Working for the Civil Service

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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) .

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.