Toni Gray

Commercial FM Project Delivery Head, UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Following a stint in the financial sector, Toni’s Defence career started in 2002 as a Reservist and Civil Servant based at Worthy Down in Winchester, before commissioning as a Royal Logistic Corps Officer in the Regular Army. Her early years saw her specialise in soft FM and Food Services contract delivery both at home and on operations. These fundamental experiences shaped her approach to delivering Defence programmes such as pay-as-you-dine, Army 2020, and the Armed Forces Recruitment Programme. After retirement from the Army in 2020, Toni spent a short period outside of Defence delivering wider government infrastructure programmes for AECOM, primarily for the MOJ. During this time, she gained vital eye-opening experience and insight as a contractor bidding for Defence contracts. Recognising that Defence is where her heart remained, in 2022 she returned as a Civil Servant in Navy Command as Director Equipment Support Programmes responsible for a diverse portfolio of in-service support programmes from torpedoes and sensors to engines and platform management systems. A chartered project professional with roots in Defence FM and re-provision, she was delighted to be appointed as the head of Facilities Management Project Delivery within the Defence Infrastructure Organisation responsible for the procurement of vital FM services for Defence at home and abroad. Outside of work, Toni’s focus is mostly supporting the social life of her two girls (10,8) and she generally spends the weekends championing them pitch side at a football matches. A seasoned traveller, she loves both the snow and the sun, and maintains a semblance of fitness through bootcamp, the occasional bit of netball, and sporadic fitness events at a leisurely pace.