DIO - Project Delivery Manager

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

Are you an experienced and dynamic Project Manager? Our Project Management Office function within MOD’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is growing. We are looking for a forward thinking, dynamic and self-motivated Project Delivery Manager (PDM) to join our Southeast Project Management Office (PMO).
The PDM role is pivotal in the reporting and delivery of all projects assigned to them. This covers a wide ranging and diverse portfolio of building and infrastructure projects, with values ranging from £50K to in excess of £5M. Utilising mature processes and procedures the postholder acts as the client (MOD) lead for a range of construction projects, including; life-cycle replacement works, sustainability studies, refurbishment works and much more - from conception into delivery, working with our military partners to define project scope and ensure works are delivered to time, cost and quality, working closely with our industry partner.
DIO cares for, and manages, the Defence estate, both within the UK and Overseas, enabling Defence to live, work, train and deploy. We work as one team, offering excellent advice and providing outstanding delivery to our customers.
In the PMO we sit within Regional Delivery, responsible for safe and efficient delivery of our programme across the Southeast operational military estate, working on a wide range of projects, from runway resurfacing to office redevelopment, equine infrastructure to dining facility improvements and technical facilities to historic buildings.
As we experience increasing demands from our customers, this is an exciting time to join the team and work on our upcoming infrastructure projects. Our successful PDM will be able to draw on support from the PMO and wider DIO group, for the delivery of building and infrastructure related projects.
We are looking for the right person, who we will further develop/train into the role.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Building and leading the integrated project team to deliver the agreed project outcomes, including line management responsibilities where required.
• Monitoring of industry partner performance against agreed achievements and Key Performance measures, including the production of regular progress reports for assigned projects.
• Collaborating closely with other PDMs on projects within their areas and regularly ensuring the updating of key project data within our Information Management Systems.
• Leading on the management of risk on their projects, including the implementation of risk mitigation/recovery measures where appropriate
• Undertaking regular site supervision to ensure quality and compliance within programme schedules
• Engaging with the customer and leading on the production of Business Cases for assigned projects where appropriate and monitoring the delivery of the planned benefits.
• Acting as a trusted advisor, providing customers with professional estate advice and support as necessary.
• Sharing standard methodology and best practice with colleagues
• Conducting post project evaluations and preparing lessons learned

BEHAVIOURS

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

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.
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.
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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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