Navy Command, Principle Design Engineer

£46,040

This post attracts both Nuclear Recruitment Retention Allowance of up to £14,000 per annum and a HMNB Clyde Design Authority retention payment of up to £10,000 per annum (£24,000 total). These allowances are discretionary and are dependent on a candidate's ability to successfully demonstrate and evidence their competence, qualifications, and experience to an independent panel of Subject Matter Experts.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Personal & professional development
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to a confidential, professional support service
• Discount schemes
• Bicycle / season-ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)
• Assisted travel scheme
• In Navy Command we believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you'll be supported through your learning journey and your career. This can include working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.

You'll have access to a variety of qualifications pathways ranging from GCSE/A-Level equivalent all the way up to master's degree, depending on your role, your previous skills and your experience. Some qualifications even include "on-the-job" training which means minimal disruption to your working day but maximum impact

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. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Looking for an engineering role where your judgement, leadership and technical knowledge will genuinely matter? Join the HMNB Clyde Design Authority team as a Principal Design Engineer and help shape the policies, standards, designs and engineering evidence that keep vital infrastructure safe and effective. You will tackle varied technical challenges, influence projects from early concept through to operation and life extension, and support the development of the next generation of engineering professionals. It is a role with real responsibility, plenty of variety and the opportunity to make a lasting professional impact.

• Act as the Design Authority's Subject Matter Expert and Intelligent Customer, providing authoritative engineering direction within your Engineering discipline and demonstrated area of competence.
• Lead the specification, authorship, development, assessment, acceptance, approval, maintenance and management of engineering designs, substantiation, policies, standards, methodologies, guidance, processes and template.
• Translate legislation, regulatory expectations, Safety Management System requirements, recognised standards and relevant good practice into clear, proportionate and practical engineering requirements.
• Ensure infrastructure designs, modifications and supporting engineering evidence meet applicable nuclear, explosive and non-nuclear safety, performance, integrity and operational requirements.
• Ensure engineering substantiation provides robust evidence to support Safety Case claims and arguments and demonstrates that risks have been reduced as low as reasonably practicable.
• Maintain alignment between design intent, Safety Functional Requirements, Operational Functional Requirements and the substantiation of relevant structures, systems and components.
• Define appropriate evidence expectations and acceptance criteria, enabling delivery teams to demonstrate compliance with approved engineering policies, standards and safety requirements.
• Assess engineering designs, modifications, departures, concessions and alternative standards, making recommendations or providing approval where formally delegated and within your demonstrated competence.
• Ensure hazard analysis, source data, commissioning requirements, examination, inspection, maintenance and testing requirements, operating conditions and operational constraints are clearly identified and appropriately substantiated.
• Provide technical direction throughout the engineering lifecycle, including concept development, design, procurement, manufacture, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, modification and life extension.
• Lead or support independent technical and peer reviews, ensuring that the scope, reviewers, evidence, findings and responses are suitable and proportionate.
• Develop, assess and maintain through-life examination, inspection, maintenance and testing schedules, procedures and associated engineering requirements.
• Review engineering and maintenance results to confirm that infrastructure continues to meet its design intent, safety requirements and operational constraints.
• Support Periodic Safety Review activity by defining engineering standards and evidence expectations, advising on technical findings and contributing to the effective management of shortfalls.
• Work with Safety Case, compliance, assurance and Authorisation Condition specialists to maintain alignment between engineering requirements, Safety Case expectations and organisational arrangements.
• Provide engineering expertise to compliance assessments, audits, inspections, interventions and corrective-action activities.
• Monitor recurring engineering shortfalls, departures, lessons and implementation concerns, identifying trends and recommending improvements to policies, standards and assurance arrangements.
• Present engineering designs, substantiation, policies and technical matters to relevant safety committees, authorisation groups, working groups, inspections and professional forums.
• Build effective relationships with MOD departments, Design Authorities, Authorisees, regulators, programme and project teams, private-sector organisations, consultants and contractors.
• Promote a strong nuclear safety, security and engineering culture, encouraging adherence to approved arrangements, constructive challenge, learning from experience and proportionate decision-making.
• Apply appropriate engineering governance and assurance arrangements to authorised, licensed, non-authorised and wider Estate infrastructure activities.

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

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Senior Executive Officer

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HMNB Clyde, Faslane, G84 8HL

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

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.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (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.

Open to UK nationals only.

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• Name : NavySM-DirWorkforceMgmnt@mod.gov.uk
• Email : NavySM-DirWorkforceMgmnt@mod.gov.uk

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