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DIO- DASI Support Manager Jobs in Lichfield, England, United Kingdom at UK Ministry of Defence
Title: DIO- DASI Support Manager
Company: UK Ministry of Defence
Location: Lichfield, England, United Kingdom
Andover, South East England, SP11 8HJ : Whittington, West Midlands (England), WS14 9PY
Job SummaryAbout the Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!
About the Sustainability Team, DIO Strategy & Plans (S&P) Capability
Within Capability, the Sustainability Team is a leader in driving climate change and sustainability activity in DIO. Sustainability and Net Zero carry a high profile in the organisation, and the team have a key role in deploying the MOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach (Epochs 1 – 3) to 2050, forthcoming MOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy, and getting the department on the pathway to achieve the Greening Government Commitment targets.
The Sustainability team is a key leader in driving climate change & sustainability activity in DIO. The team provides oversight, coherence, and co-ordination of the delivery of sustainability activity with key customers from across both DIO and the wider defence infrastructure enterprise.
The post provides excellent exposure into the core of Sustainability activities across the business and also exposure across a number of TLB’s with an opportunity to build a fantastic network. This is the chance to work in an exciting, high profile, cross functional and fast paced environment, that is tackling one of the biggest environmental challenges of our lifetime.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job DescriptionSummary of the Role
The post holder will be an integral part of the DIO Sustainability team. It will be focused on supporting the implementation of the Defence Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure (DASI) across the Ministry of Defence.
DASI tracks, manages, and measures the benefits of MOD’s estate-related sustainability activity to ensure that resources are being utilised optimally, lessons shared, efforts are not being duplicated, and outcomes are being achieved.
To enhance estate resilience and maximise cost effectiveness, DASI is coordinating and supporting the delivery of priority areas, such as, Climate Adaptation, Energy Security and Resilience, Decarbonisation of Heating, Water Security and Resilience and Legislative compliance (such as Nature Recovery and Biodiversity Net Gain).
This role will initially be responsible for delivering against the Climate Adaptation line of effort. The role holder will be responsible for collaborating with internal SME’s and TLB’s to ensure that the practical action that is required to mitigate/adapt to the effects of climate change on the Defence Estate is delivered. The role holder will also be responsible for understanding the outputs from horizon scanning activities to ensure that Defence can influence change as well as be proactive of any changes/new legislation or drivers that might impact how we work/live and train on the estate.
There is an expectation that the role includes an element of agility and adaptability as the individual may be asked to support/lead other …
