Working at DIO
We all like to moan about the cost of our home energy bills, and they do seem to have risen disproportionately. But imagine what the rising cost of energy means to an organisation the size of the Ministry of Defence? …
Hi, I’m Rebecca Connor and I’m currently doing a Level 4 Business Apprenticeship with the People Team at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. Becoming an Apprentice I started my DIO apprenticeship in September 2015 after …
I’m Sarah Browning-Lee and I have recently started work for the DIO as the Senior Infrastructure Manager, Ascension Island Base. This is a Permanent Joint Operating Base, which is a military base used by all three services and run by …
I’m Sarah Green and I currently work for DIO as a civil servant. I’ve been here for three months but my relationship with defence goes back further than that, as I have spent the last three years dedicating some of …
Hi, I’m Anne Budd, Strategic Support Manager for Service Delivery Total Facilities Management Scotland and Northern Ireland.
I’m Dave Williams and I’ve worked at DIO for more than a decade as a Quantity Surveyor. In my current role, I’m responsible for cost advice including risk management, sustainability and maintenance on all MOD buildings. As a Regional Quantity …
We love our acronyms in the MOD, but here’s one I’d like you to know, ODC. It’s not a typo, but stands for Operations Development and Coherence. Still not sure what it is? Let me explain… If the Defence Infrastructure Organisation …
I joined DIO because, very simply, it offered wider opportunity and more scope to try different things in my career. It’s also presented me with some unusual benefits – I have been very close to some amazing aircraft and military …
To many, a runway is a short fat road - to me it is a high-risk business in which safety is paramount. Design parameters, especially on the military side, are wide-ranging, the operational impact of down-time for maintenance is often …
People often talk about ‘big business’, but what does the phrase actually mean to you? Do you immediately think of a well-known name such as Shell or Vodafone? I suspect the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) doesn’t feature. DIO is a substantial …