DIO – Principal Project Manager

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Location

DMS Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9PY

Summary

About the job

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 more about Defence Infrastructure in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Job Description

The position will operate within the DIO Major Programmes and Projects (MPP) Air Directorate which is a £4.5bn portfolio of work covering a dispersed geographic area. It encompasses all capital construction work undertaken in the UK on behalf of the Royal Air Force, as well as elements of the Defence Estates Optimisation programme. The new customer focussed Air directorate strives to build commonality and consistency of service to the customer across the portfolio, delivering an outstanding service to time, cost and performance in a safe and responsible manner.

As Principal Project Manager you will be accountable and responsible for delivering complex 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 Betterment outcomes.

As a hybrid role, the expectation is that the successful applicant will combine home working with working in the office depending on business needs.

About DIO

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Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Lead all activities associated with project delivery through overall management, co-ordination and direction of both internal and external resources
• Provide leadership for stakeholder management leading engagement with the most important and influential internal and external partners and negotiating key outcomes in support of DIO delivery
• Direct delivery in collaboration with Users and Industry utilising effective contract management to assure that the output delivered meets the defined requirement within funding and time parameters and in pursuit of Value for Money
• Run delegated budget and resources ensuring appropriate financial management for function that is aligned with MOD policy and DIO internal requirements staying within agreed tolerance of delegated budget
  

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Membership of a professional body or institution (e.g. RIBA, RICS, ICE, CIBSE, IMechE, CIOB or equivalent)
  

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence – The incumbent will be required to drive to remote project sites not accessible by public transport.

Qualifications

A project management qualification APMP/APM(PMQ)/Prince 2 or equivalent.

A recognised construction qualification (NVQ Level 5, HNC/HND or higher in a Construction, Infrastructure or Engineering related discipline)

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
  

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 - Practitioner Level
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework: P3M11 – Budgeting and Cost Control - Practitioner Level
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework: P3M12 – Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management - Practitioner Level
  

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 - Practitioner Level
  

Benefits

• Highly competitive
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Enhanced parental leave
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens
  

To learn more about our full range of benefits, view our Candidate Information Guide attached.

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

Employment Hours

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working will be considered.

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Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 .

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative,

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.

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on Experience and the Lead Behaviour (CV, Personal Statement and Leadership)

In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview.

Behaviours

Atapplication you will be assessed against the following:

• Leadership
  

Experience

• CV detailing Job History, Full Qualification details and Previous Skills and Experience
  

Technical:Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework

• P3M09 - Schedule Management - Practitioner Level
  

Behaviours

Atinterview you will be assessed against the following:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
  

Experience

• CV detailing Job History, Full Qualification details and Previous Skills and Experience
• Personal Statement
  

Detailing in no more than 500 words details of experience with the following:

• Experience of delivering major engineering or infrastructure programmes and projects (>£10m) in a senior project management role.
• Significant experience of successfully managing stakeholders in a complex regulated environment
  

Technical:Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework

• P3M09 - Schedule Management - Practitioner Level
• P3M11 - Budgeting and Cost Control
• P3M12 - Risk, Opportunity and Issue Management
  

Application sifting is scheduled to take placeon week commencing: 22nd August 2022 following advert closure .

Interviews are currently taking place virtually and will be conducted week commencing: 29th August 2022.

A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.

To Assist With Your Application Please Find Attached Below

• DIO Candidate Information Guide
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Professional Competence Framework
  

For help and support with your application check out our

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
  

Working for the Civil Service

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

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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Dick Harker
• Email : Richard.Harker781@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 07966156126

Recruitment team :

• Email : DBSCivPers-DIOResourcing@mod.gov.uk
  

Further information

Applicants should monitor their Civil Service Jobs application centre regularly for updates.

Some of MoD’s Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) changed from 3 February 2014. Those TACOS changes applied to Broader Banded and Skill Zone staff who were new recruits to MoD or who were appointed to a post on substantive promotion, progression or advancement. On the same basis, the TACOS for Departmental Retained Grades changed with effect from 01 September 2014. The document attached to this advertisement provides more information.

All employees joining MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Any move to Ministry of Defence 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 www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please contact the DIO Enhanced Recruitment Team on

Complaints

Please be aware that the selection and interviewing of applicants is the responsibility of the Recruiting Line Manager (RLM) and not the Defence Business Services (DBS) Resourcing team. DBS do not play any part in the selection and interview process.

Therefore, if you wish to discuss your feedback, or you are dissatisfied with your markings, you should in the first instance raise this with the Recruiting Line Manager of the vacancy.

By Writing To DBS At The Following Address

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.

Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, PO Box 38, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7NU

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

Cabinet Office Fraud Checks

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant whose details are found to be held on the IFD will be refused employment

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Travel Costs

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.