The Government Property Agency (GPA) is the largest property holder in government, managing over £2.1 billion in assets and more than 55% of the government’s office estate.
We are transforming the Civil Service by creating excellent workplaces, leading the UK's largest commercial office programme, reducing carbon emissions from government offices, and delivering value for taxpayers. We seek innovative, solutions-focused individuals to join our team.
Representing His Majesty’s Government, we lead major programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme, and Net Zero Programme, providing modern, cost-effective real estate services.
Innovation and progress underpin our culture. We promote lifelong learning, curiosity, and self-improvement. We are committed to being an inclusive employer that values Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and civil servants.
Join our diverse team dedicated to sustainability, social value, inclusivity, flexibility, and economic growth. Make a meaningful impact, influence change, and help shape our future.
The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by embedding Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in all we do. We encourage applications from disabled candidates, ethnically or gender-diverse individuals, and LGBTQ+ community members.
The Planning and Controls Lead will collaborate with stakeholders to define project aspects. The planner will clarify milestones, organize activities, and ensure project outcomes are achieved within resources. They will manage planning development, updates, and monitoring, identifying tasks, interdependencies, and outputs, and tracking progress throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities:
1. Provide leadership to the planning team, develop vision and standards, and promote best practices in project planning. Build strong internal and external networks.
2. Apply advanced project planning knowledge to analyze risks, resolve issues, and identify opportunities.
3. Analyze performance data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and collaborate on solutions using appropriate tools.
4. Create, maintain, and own planning processes, procedures, and standards.
5. Identify future capacity and capability needs, developing strategies to address them.
6. Build and maintain external networks for best practice insights.
7. Offer expert advice to ensure successful project delivery, guide project managers on planning approaches, and introduce best practices, tools, and templates. Develop planning capabilities.
8. Manage user access for Project Web App and oversee new software for NEC4 compliance, such as My Projects.
9. Contribute to CC&P inputs, attend and present at meetings and project boards.
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