Nuclear Infrastructure Directorate As the MODs infrastructure expert DIO has a significant role to provide defence-wide, advice, guidance and delivery of strategic estates management, strategic asset management, disposals and acquisitions and major programme and project delivery as well as the management and leadership of the supply chain. The Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) is strategically critical output for UK Defence and the infrastructure that supports the current capability, and wider submarine operations, in preparation for future capability requires significant investment. DIO Nuclear Infrastructure Directorate (NID) provides a mission aligned infrastructure service to the CASD, providing major capital programme delivery, estates and infrastructure services to our Front-Line Commands and Agencies. The directorate is responsible for the delivery of the existing demand, the development of the next demand and the planning of future demands alongside our Royal Navy, Submarine Delivery Agency and Defence Nuclear Organisation sponsors. The portfolio of work comprises a number of complex estates and infrastructure projects including: The Clyde Infrastructure Programme; a 1.8B programme of work of new build facilities and refurbishment to support current and future operations on HMNB Clyde. The programme of work is part of Government Major Programmes & Projects and is considered a top 100 government programme. Programme Euston: a complex engineering and construction project to ensure readiness for the Submarine Flotillas newest addition, Dreadnought class submarines. Future Programme Development: to determine the future investment strategy to ensure the infrastructure across our estate meets the MODs nuclear infrastructure demand. This is an exciting opportunity to join the fast growing team and a challenging and rewarding delivery environment. About this role The purpose of this role is to lead and enable nuclear infrastructure delivery within their assigned programme (most likely within the Clyde Capital Programmes). The ideal candidate will ideally have an understanding of a wide ranging disciplines (infrastructure, construction, engineering, nuclear, safety, environmental, etc). In overseeing and driving delivery this role will be expected to manage projects and provide clear direction and guidance to staff to ensure outputs are delivered within the agreed time, cost and quality to meet customer expectations. It is crucial for this role to ensure customer requirements are fully understood and work collaboratively with stakeholders across the enterprise to work towards common goals. The candidate will be expected to bring their skills and experience to drive efficacy and implement improvements in delivery where possible. Successful candidates will undergo Security Check (SC) level Security Clearance however some roles will require candidates to have Develop Vetting (DV) level of Security Clearance. This is a reserved post and is therefore only open to UK Nationals. Your duty locations can be selected from the list in the Location section of this advert however regular travel to the project site will be required. Due to the remote locations of the project sites, a drivers licence and access to own transport is essential for this role. This position may attract a nuclear skills allowance depending on role assignment, acceptance of the role of the nuclear post controlled list and suitable demonstration of relevant nuclear skills and experience. Role Responsibilities Role responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Leadership and Management Demonstrate a personal commitment to the DIO Guiding Principles Support team members to contribute to business outputs. Support Line Manager in delivering departmental goals Ensure own compliance with mandatory training requirement and other required training such as construction health and safety CDM Role of the client. Promote strong working relationships both within the team and with other teams across DIO and MoD Identify and develop capability needs, ensuring robust Personal Development Plans for yourself Utilise guidance, support, and coaching from the project community, commits to personal development, and promotes effective individual and team performance. Delivery Create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team Identify and set project controls, designs the project structure suitable for each stage, and select appropriate delivery methodologies Define the fundamental components of the work in terms of its scope, deliverables, time scales, resource requirements and budget including the production of broader plans incorporating risk and quality to provide a consolidated overview of the work. Capture stakeholder needs, assessing, defining and justifying those needs to arrive at an agreed schedule of requirements for the work. Develop, produce and maintain schedules for activities that take account of dependencies, resource requirements and constraints in order to enable the efficient realisation of benefits. Develop a project plan and apply project principles to achieve stated objectives, setting and monitoring project controls, tracking delivery against milestones. Design the project structure appropriate to stage Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies Coordinate development of the Business case Build Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Track and report delivery against milestones Budget and Resource Management Develop estimate costs, produce a budget and track forecasts and actual spend against budget. Schedules and manages resources to deliver the project using data insights. Support with the identification of skill and people resource requirements required to deliver the work, profiling, securing and managing the process and resources. Stakeholder Management Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support and develop effective relationships using appropriate channels to ensure all those impacted by the change are engaged, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate Manage and engage with a wide range of stakeholders Risk and Issue Management Identify and monitor project risks and issues (threats and opportunities) and escalate as appropriate Developing responses to risks and issues and implementing the mitigating actions, escalating as appropriate Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies Contribute to wider portfolio risk management activity as required Governance, Assurance and Change Management Support effective governance and decision making through clear definition of roles, responsibilities and accountabilities and establish controls and approval routes appropriate to each stage of the work to monitor progress and compliance. Provide reporting and engage in mechanisms taking account for delivery Engage with assurance reviews and support recommendations to establish, plan and manage the reviews at appropriate points through the life cycle to provide confidence that the work can be delivered to the agreed outcomes and benefits within time, cost, quality, and other constraints. Organise assurance processes such as gateway reviews, as required Ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to Establish protocols to manage and document all requests for changes to scope, timescales, costs, benefits or other deliverables as agreed with stakeholders, including the capture, evaluation and approval or rejection of change requests. Provide secretariat for governance boards Person specification Essential Security Check (SC) clearance or willingness and eligibility to pass. Developed Vetting (DV) Level clearance may be required for some roles. Drivers licence, access to own transport and willingness to regularly travel to project sites. Experience in the successful management of medium or large scale and/or medium complexity projects Strong stakeholder management skills Experience in managing commercial relationships Managing suppliers to deliver projects Desirable Project management in an Infrastructure/construction environment Understanding of a wide range of disciplines (infrastructure, construction, engineering, nuclear, safety, environmental, etc). Qualifications Desirable A relevant project management qualification such as: PRINCE 2 Practitioner Agile Project Management Practitioner APM Practitioner qualification APM Registered Project Professional Project Leadership Programme Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Project Delivery Capability Framework Requirements Management Project Delivery Capability Framework Governance Benefits 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. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% 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 office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. 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). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. Please Note: 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. 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. 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The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. At application stage you will be assessed against the following: Experience CV: Job History, Qualification details, previous skills and experience Personal Statement/Statement of Suitability (750 word limit) At interview you will be assessed against the following: Behaviours Leadership Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Technical Skills This will be assessed against the Government Property Career Framework which can be found here https://projectdelivery.gov.uk/pdcf/project-manager-seo/ Project Delivery Capability Framework Requirements Management Project Delivery Capability Framework Governance Further information: For guidance on Behaviours, please see Civil Service Competencies Framework - Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours - GOV.UK For help and support with your application check out our Civil service careers homepage Assessments and Interviews, Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk) We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isnt 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. Interviews will likely take place at Kentigern House, Glasgow G2 8EX however this may change to a virtual Microsoft Teams interview. Dates are to be confirmed. Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. 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. 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 Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out 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 Open to UK nationals only. Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (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. 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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Joe Timmons Email : joe.timmons102@mod.gov.uk 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. Attachments Candidate Information Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) DIO Candidate pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1963kB) Defence Civil Servant Offer Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)