Job Description

Details

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Reference number

404956

Salary

44,590
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - COO (Major Programmes & Projects) - UK Strategic Command

Type of role

Project Delivery

Risk Management

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Abbey Wood, the expectation would be to travel to Corsham 3 days a week.

About the job

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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.


This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

This is a really exciting opportunity to deliver critical Defence Infrastructure. In this role you will be accountable and responsible for delivering sophisticated Capital Infrastructure Delivery, with utmost focus on Performance, Cost & Time and proactively managing our supply chain to perform, ensuring delivery of both Life Cycle Replacement or Improvement outcomes. The position will operate within the Major Programmes and Projects (MPP) United Kingdom Strategic Command facing team.


The role of the Project Manager is to lead/manage the project and the project team on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing delivery of the project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. The project Manager has a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.


We are currently operating a Hybrid working model with an expectation of at least 60% of your working time to be spent in the office or on a project site.


It is important to note that this position requires Developed Vetting, meaning you will have to have lived in the UK for the last ten years. This is a reserved position so is open to Sole UK Nationals only.


About DIO


View our YouTube video to see more about our work


https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0

Person specification

In your day-to-day role you will find yourself undertaking the following:

o Build and lead the team to deliver the agreed project outcomes.

o Supervise delivery of benefits against the business case and ensure appropriate approvals and assurance plans are in place.

o Identify and set appropriate project controls, tracking and reporting delivery against milestones and budgets.

o Schedule and run project resources

o Manage project partners and connect with them at all levels

o Identify and supervise project risks and issues and ensure effective change management processes exist

o Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making and control of projects and their place in a programme and Portfolio

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence


Due to the nature of the role there will be a need for travel to various DIO sites that are inaccessible by other transport means.

Qualifications

A project Management qualification such as APMP/APM(PMQ)/Prince2.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Leadership Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:


Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework P3M09 - Schedule Management Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework P3M11 - Budgeting and Cost Control Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework P3M12 - Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework P3M09 - Schedule Management

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes 12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Professional Framework

DIO operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. DIO reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing. Within DIO each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.

Learning & Development

In DIO we have a strong learning and development ethos, supporting you to fulfil your potential by providing:

Learning and development tailored to your role Professional and Personal Development of skills Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by MOD Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MOD An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97% Alternative working practices such as working from home Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. 25 days Annual Leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days after 5 years' service Enhanced Parental Leave Most sites have free onsite parking, access to Gyms, Sports & Social clubs, On site shops and subsidised canteens Additional training, work shadowing, opportunities for progression and ability to gain experience within a key civil engineering MOD project.

Hybrid Working

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the vacancy holder (see advert for contact details). This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time. Due to the nature of the role and the IT systems you will be required to use on a regular basis, this role will require you to be in office approx. 3 days a week. There may also be some travel required to other sites.




The post does not offer relocation expenses.


External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.


Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.


Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.


Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.


The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.


MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey - We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.


Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.


Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.


Candidates will be required to provide a Statement of Suitability (500 Words max).


At

sift

, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following:


Behaviours:

Leadership

Technical Skill:

P3M09 Schedule Management

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on your CV and Personal Statement.


When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.


At

interview

you will be assessed against the following:


Behaviours

Leadership Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Communicating & Influencing

Technical:

P3M11- Budgeting and Cost Control P3M12- Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management

We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn't always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order.


A minimum of 2 full working days' notice will be provided for interviews.


To assist with your application please find attached below:

DIO Candidate Information Guide Functional Framework

For help and support with your application please see our Civil service careers homepage Assessments and Interviews , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.


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 in to 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. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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 developed vetting .



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

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Lee Roff Email : Lee.roff100@mod.gov.uk Telephone : 07929 763299
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Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.