Ever considered a job in Energy Management?
...30% of roles, including Area Utility Managers (which are energy managers in practice) are done by women. I’ve always thought that the DIO is the perfect training ground for energy...
Working at DIO
An Apprentice's View of DIO
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 …
A Very Special Opportunity
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 …
Life in DIO and Life in the RAF: A Complementary Pairing
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 …
The Site Chair Network: a view from the North
Hi, I’m Anne Budd, Strategic Support Manager for Service Delivery Total Facilities Management Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Achieving Value for Money: Quantity Surveying at DIO
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 …
Introducing ODC: a finely-tuned machine
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 …
Exciting times, major projects and unusual benefits
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 …
Repairing runways - safety comes first
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 …
Career opportunities at DIO
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 …