JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Lead Project Manager to join the Science Hub Programme. The overall aim of the programme is to deliver new modern fit for purpose science facilities, creating a hub for the critical scientific capabilities the UK needs to deliver on key health security objectives and National Biosecurity. The Science Hub Programme aims to enhance and replace existing UKHSA critical infrastructure, most importantly its aging high containment laboratories, which are essential for protecting the nation against potentially highly infectious diseases.
The programme has a small civil service core team to deliver high value complex capital infrastructure construction programme of works. It leads, directs, manages and controls the day-to-day work. Overall, this is headed by the Programme Director, supported by Lead Project Manager, project teams, PMO and technical assurance team. The programme is supported by professional services delivery partners appointed through framework of specialist suppliers for design, technical, project management, commercial and cost management and other disciplines.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As Lead Project Manager you will lead on the day to day running of construction projects throughout the RIBA stages within the Science Hub Programme. These will be UKHSA’s most strategically, impactful, novel, contentious and high value undertakings (circa £150m+) and be typically of high complexity.
You will lead the construction infrastructure project/s and be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery, ensuring that the projects are delivered within the agreed time, cost, and quality constraints. You will have effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills and will play a key role in project governance, working with stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefit realisation.
The post holder leads a team of senior project managers and project managers and is supported by outsourced professional service providers/delivery partners and constructors to deliver the science facilities from concept through to handover including planning, design development, construction and handover.
This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA’s project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) career pathway Project Manager 4.
The role also includes elements that align to the Government Property Function Profession - Property and Construction Manager

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)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS ROLE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• Lead the day-to-day running of the construction infrastructure project/s, with ownership and accountability for delivering agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.
• Provide effective leadership and line management to a multidisciplinary project team of internal and external members, including designers, planning consultants, professional consultants, cost consultants and constructors cascading the vision and setting team objectives.
• Timely assurance and submission of individual project option appraisals, feasibility reports, business cases, gateway reviews/control points and board papers; driving design innovation, efficiency and savings.
• Lead the development and maintenance of project plans and determine appropriate delivery methodology, appropriate to the stage. Setting project controls, managing performance and report progress to senior leadership.
• Responsible for the budget, financial management, spend forecast and tracking project spend.
• Timely procurement of supply chain resources, ensuring economies of scale and bulk buying initiatives.
• Deliver the agreed business case benefits and outcomes. Monitor the longer-term delivery of benefits against the business case, ensuring an appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place.
• Identify key stakeholders, internal and external, including DHSC, HMT & Cabinet Office (NISTA). and effectively manage these relationships.
• Identify and monitor project risks and issues, including managing complex technical risks, seeking specialist expertise as necessary. Develop mitigating actions and escalating as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies.
• Support effective governance and decision making. Provide project reports, engaging in processes that hold you accountable for delivery.
• Engage with assurance reviews and support recommended action. Co-ordinate project assurance processes and gateway reviews.
• Set up effective change control processes, including documenting agreed changes to the project deliverables.
• Ensure projects meet all statutory and legislative standards/regulations and are delivered in compliance with government policies and governance procedures, including an understanding and compliance with design standards, H&S, CDM regulations, Building Safety Act, Environmental & Sustainability, estate related regulatory and professional requirements.
• Embed wider efficiency targets set by the Cabinet Office and National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), such as the implementation of building information modelling, modern methods of construction and government soft landings.
• Ensure lessons learned are carried out as best practice and findings are collected and distributed across stakeholder groups, including technical services, Facilities Management, commercial, and post project evaluations are conducted and recorded.
• Role model commitment to personal development and promote individual and team performance, providing support, guidance and coaching for the project team.
• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.
  The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation where they do not already hold this.

DESIRABLE ROLE CRITERIA:

• Experience working with modern methods of construction.
• Awareness of the Government Construction Playbook.