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Introducing ODC: a finely-tuned machine

Posted by: Richard McKinney, Posted on: 10 February 2014 - Categories: Working at DIO

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 …

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Standard requests and unusual challenges: IT Support at DIO

Posted by: Robert Boucher, Posted on: 3 February 2014 - Categories: Information Technology

I have always been fascinated by computers and IT from a very young age, and have always been compelled and drawn to anything technical. Although a cliché, being a self-confessed geek and working in IT pretty much goes hand in …

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Exciting times, major projects and unusual benefits

Posted by: Margaret Jesson, Posted on: 29 January 2014 - Categories: Project Management, Working at DIO

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 …

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Money, money, money: Working in finance at DIO

Posted by: Andrea Turner, Posted on: 29 January 2014 - Categories: Finance

Working in DIO is a world away from my previous job working with corporate clients. I’m a Finance Manager based at RAF Wyton in Cambridgeshire. The finance team provides support to Service Accommodation in the UK and also to overseas …

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Surveying The Defence Estate

Posted by: Sarah Ashcroft, Posted on: 28 January 2014 - Categories: Surveying

Why did I become a surveyor? Well,  I wanted a job that involved being out and about and I had an interest in law, but didn’t want to be a solicitor. I also liked working with and meeting people – …

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Repairing runways - safety comes first

Posted by: John Cook, Posted on: 27 January 2014 - Categories: Runways, Working at DIO

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 …

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Providing Forces with safe place to train

Posted by: Major Matt Kelly, Posted on: 24 January 2014 - Categories: Military Training

I’ve been a soldier since the mid 1970s when I joined the Royal Irish Rangers. During my MOD career, I’ve trained soldiers and prepared foreign forces for operations, as well as being involved in numerous operations myself. I now work in the …

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Amazing Wildlife and Interesting Worklife

Posted by: Olly Howells, Posted on: 22 January 2014 - Categories: Environment and Ecology

I'm Olly Howells and I work in a team of eight DIO ecologists who cover the whole of the UK and overseas. We work alongside staff with expertise in archaeology, public access, forestry, environmental planning and other specialist areas. My time is …

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From Soil to Solar Energy: Limiting Business Risk

Posted by: Mark Hill, Posted on: 20 January 2014 - Categories: Environment and Ecology

I'm Mark Hill and I'm an Environmental Liability Manager at DIO. My job is all about mitigating the business risk arising from our current infrastructure activities and those that have resulted from our historical ones, to ensure the safety of …

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Reflections on a busy and rewarding year

Posted by: Andrew Manley, Posted on: 23 December 2013 - Categories: Communications

Once again this has been a busy and demanding time for everybody in DIO. It's worth reflecting as we approach Christmas how far we have come this year, particularly as we continue to deliver to our military customers.     …

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