Length of employment: Job Summary: This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with an established background in Range Management who is now looking to further develop their career. The Deputy Training Safety Officer (DTSO)is responsible for supporting the Training Safety Officer (TSO) in ensuring the training facilities allocated in support of Live Firing Marksmanship Training (LFMT), Live Firing Tactical Training (LFTT) and Fieldcraft Training Areas (FTA) are safe to use. The specific duties of the DTSO may vary by location due to site-specific requirements, however, they must be able to achieve an assessment level of Practitioner/Expert of the Defence Ranges Framework Competencies in the following areas: Competence 1 - Development and application of appropriate regulation. Competence 2 - Range Maintenance. Competence 3 - Range Inspection. Competence 4 - Range Compliance and Assurance. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job Description: The DTSO is responsible for directly supporting the TSO in the provision of safe training facilities: Help to ensure that the facilities allocated are suitable for the safe delivery of training and infrastructure defects are reported. Help to maintain Range and FTA documentation, including an action plan to address areas of concern; site specific Risk Assessments and Range/FTA Standing Orders (SOs). Where applicable they are to support production of a Daily Safety Summary and ensure this is communicated to the user. Conduct and support all mandatory range and training area inspections. Support the coordination of monthly safety and deconfliction meetings. Support the monthly Training Estate Support Contract (TESC) Site Infrastructure Monthly Meetings deputising as Chair for TSO when required. Help to ensure civilian Shooting Clubs are affiliated to an approved Governing Body and Civil Police Forces are licensed to use the facilities on the estate. Support the completion of Gross Error Checks through checking of Safe Activity Assurance Forms (SAAF) including Range Danger Area Traces (LFTTAs) and sketch maps (FTAs). Assist in ensuring the safe access and safety of authorised civilians and livestock fromthe hazards associated with or resulting from all training activities. Ensure that all reasonable precautions are taken to safeguard the public both insideand outside the range boundary. Provide support in Air Safety Management (ASM) issues or enquiries. Report accidents and incidents, including incursions and near misses, on the estate in accordance with regulations and policy. Support liaison with the Emergency Services to conduct/record annual incident/accident practice drills. Working with the Regional FM Team (SEFM/EFM) report on progress of works on their sites and due to geographic dislocation of EFMs assess and report that simple works have been completed to a satisfactory standard without obvious defects to all sign off by the lead EFM. Support maintenance of the ecological and environmental sustainability of the estate consistent with environmental regulations and policy. Deputise for the Training Safety Officer. 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 employer contribution of 28.97% Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this 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. 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. Please Note: 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/. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. 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Desirable Experience & Skills: Safety Risk Management (Practitioner/Leader) Military Laser Safety Course Range Management Qualification SA (A) Range Management Qualification Other - Mortar, Anti-Armour, AFV and Helicopter Aviation Safety Information Management System (ASIMS) Account Completed Defence Air Safety Occurrence Report (DASOR) Investigator Training Competent in Notice to Aviation (NOTAM) submissions Essential Experience & Skills: SA (B) - Essential for all areas with Live Fire ranges, and (M) (Essential for areas with Fieldcraft Training Area unless (B) held). Full UK Driving Licence Planning and conduct of Live Firing Planning and conduct of Fieldcraft Training Exposure to Safety Risk Management Exposure to Defence Safety Authority Regulations Exposure to JSP 375 - Management of Health and Safety in Defence Basic competency in IT (MS Office 365, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PPt) Working knowledge of their responsibilities to support delivery of the Training Estate Support Contract 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. Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience. Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 750 words. At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following Success Profiles Behaviours: Communicating & Influencing Leadership When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected. At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours: Communicating & Influencing Leadership Making Effective Decisions Working Together Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a significant number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour of Communicating and Influencing, previous skills and experience. Application sifting is scheduled to take placeon week commencing: 14 July 2025. Interviews will take place in person at Forthview House, Rosyth week commencing 21 July 2025. Please note these dates may be subject to change depending on business requirements. Please provide your evidence using the STAR Technique. Situation: Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand. Where are you? Who was there with you? What had happened? Task: The recruitment panel will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in. What was the task that you had to complete and why? What did you have to achieve? Action: What did you do? The job holder will be looking for information of what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use "I" rather than "we" to explain your actions that lead to the result. Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do. Result: Don't be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures easily understandable. What results did the actions produce? What did you achieve through your actions, and did you meet your goals? Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience? Keep the situation and task parts brief. Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. When providing your evidence please ensure that you avoid acronyms and company specific jargon. The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment. The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact:. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.