About the job

Job summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe! Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached. Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for a challenge?  We are looking for hard-working individuals with experience of project management and a willingness to bring new insights to the organisation for this exciting and high-profile role. The role offers project managers the chance to improve and learn new skills including resource management, industry engagement and working with other government departments such as Infrastructure and Project Authority (IPA). The expiry of PFI contracts across government and in particular Defence is a significant challenge with all projects subject to a high degree of external assurance which will provide an opportunity to engage with senior stakeholders across different departments enabling your positive contribution to be seen widely.  The Exit programme has the unique challenge of managing a portfolio of projects across multiple locations. This role will be responsible for the three contracts which deliver Water and Wastewater (WWW) infrastructure & services to support those living working and training on the Defence estate. Establishing effective relationships with existing DIO teams and industry partners is a key aspect of the role to ensure successful outcomes. Candidate will need positive relationship management and networking skills. There will be a significant tempo of task activity required to fully prepare for expiry which will include Asset and Equipment condition surveys, asset valuation, legal review, and contract obligations review. Some of these tasks will necessitate identification for commission and engagement of technical experts. The majority of the Aquatrine stakeholders are based in Lichfield with some team members regionally based within the UK. Travel to other Defence locations is required as part of role along with line management responsibilities.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

• Act as Exit project manager for specific PFI contracts with line manager responsibilities
• Preparation, execution, and monitoring of Exit project management plans
• Risk management – run risk review workshops and maintain active risk management through risk and issues registers
• Identify requirement for external assistance; lead on capability planning to ascertain additional requirements and resource, draft and submit business cases to obtain the resources required.
• Conduct monthly forecasting of financial activity and output.
• Stakeholder management – prepare and maintain stakeholder management plans and actively engage as necessary with all relevant internal and external partners
• Compile and provide reports and ad-hoc updates on activity and progress of requirements
• Facilitate activities associated with the expiry or termination of a contract and the transitioning of assets
• Data and asset information management: ensure this is managed in accordance with the DIO Data Migration Strategy for Regional Delivery.
• Responsible for providing formal support for policy development and functional subject area advice
• Oversee compliance with MOD and DIO policy, determine actions to address significant risks using the Governance chain.

Person specification

Desirable Experience Knowledge of asset management in an infrastructure field Experience of PFI contracts

Project Management qualification (e.g APMP, Prince 2) or willingness to work towards one (practitioner standard) within six months of appointment 

Essential experience / knowledge

1. Candidates will have proven project management experience within a construction industry, of delivering major programmes and projects to a high standard

2.      Must be a good communicator with experience of successfully managing stakeholders in a complex regulated environment

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

You will be assessed against Behaviours, CV and previous skills and experience as Personal Statement.

Sifting is due to begin week of 24th June with face to face interviews at Whittington Barracks in Lichfield week beginning 4th July

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours: -

• Leadership

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours: -

• Communicating and Influencing

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: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.