Head Of BIM and MMC (Ref: 16825)

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

Job Title Head Of BIM and MMC
Grade G6
Business Group Chief Operating Officer / People Group (delete as applicable)
Contract Type Permanent
Directorate Property Directorate
Team Prisons Infrastructure and Technical Services
Location National

Property Directorate Overview

Property Directorate is a customer service organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their best. We do this by providing working environments in which our customers want to work, and which support them in delivering their outputs efficiently, and by providing high quality, easy to use services. We manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government, hosted in MoJ, including the estates of the Home Office, Prisons, Probation, MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).

We provide specialist services including facilities management, health & safety, fire safety and security; technical design expertise and sustainability, our cluster partners are supported by account management teams, and we have business management teams supporting the overall Directorate. Our portfolio consists of properties valued at £8.5bn for the MoJ alone.

We work closely with our cluster partners and the Government Property Agency, encouraging healthy collaboration and driving a professional service delivery approach.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across the estates cluster – leading on the scale and pace of activity on this for central government – providing more dynamic and flexible workspace while reducing the cost of the estate.

Team Overview

This role sits within the Prison Infrastructure and Technical Standards Division and will be responsible for the leadership and management of the digital, BIM and MMC functions within the Technical Standards and Digital team.

This is a new and dynamic role within an expanding team that is vital in the execution of several key Government policies that will have a major effect on the Prison sector. This role gives the opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved with crucial Prison strategy developments that will help shape the direction of the estate for the foreseeable future. There is also potential scope for successful candidates to work with the Project Delivery team to take a leading role on delivering the remainder of the expansion portfolio.

The BIM and MMC Delivery Lead is responsible for developing the procurement solutions and market for off-site construction for the Ministry of Justice. MMC is a strategic focus across Whitehall that is increasing in importance as we move to a presumption in favour of off-site construction (where it offers value for money) for all new build’s projects. As such, this will be a greatly rewarding post for a high calibre individual who is well organised, flexible, and able to work to tight deadlines with experience of leading teams to implement fundamental change. The role will require senior management engagement (including to Ministers) on MMC progress, liaising with other government departments to champion MMC and share lessons learned, and promoting MMC internally and externally to move the construction industry forwards.

The post holder is accountable for the successful, timely and quality delivery of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) across our new build prisons, with appropriate engagement through outsourced professional service providers. Your input will be integral to drive forward the next stages of investment and forward planning, and this is excellent opportunity to balance your senior management skills with your technical expertise. They will also be responsible for the successful implementation of specifications and BIM and other digital innovations across our new build and expansions at existing prisons, with appropriate engagement on future programmes of work. Your input will be integral to drive forward the leading role MoJ has played across Government in terms of Digital, MMC and Platform approaches. This is excellent opportunity to balance your senior management skills with your technical expertise.

Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for a talented individual to lead this team and use their knowledge, experience and drive to design and implement the strategy and plan to take forward this progressive alternative to traditional construction for the delivery of the prison estate. Responsibilities will include the following:

MMC
• Developing an overarching MMC Vision and Strategy for the department, ensuring alignment with Ministerial goals, and driving that strategy to fruition
• Championing and embedded MMC as a viable delivery practice for the prison estate
• Ensuring that design standards and specifications are compliant with legislation, fit for purpose and provide value for money
• Defining roles, responsibilities and metrics to monitor MMC progress and driving improvements
• Developing commercial models that share risk and reward MMC innovation, leading future framework procurements and ensuring they deliver to plan and support value for money projects and programmes
• Actively managing the engagement of internal and external stakeholders on MMC in the MoJ
• Providing clear direction and focus, visibly championing the changes which deliver greater efficiencies

BIM
• Ensure the MoJ’s BIM standards are scaled and appropriately adopted in all projects.
• Develop communication and training plans to demonstrate the use and benefits of BIM to a wide range of stakeholders (such as a Project Management tool).
• Develop a space / object library strategy that links with the MMC and Platform strategy and vision.
• Lead the alignment between Information exchanges in delivery v operation.

Leadership is a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, analyse complex information, present recommendations and make effective decisions.

Skills and Experience

You should be able to work with minimum supervision, taking responsibility and accountability for outcomes.

Experience of tackling problems and finding suitable solutions for end customer requirements.

Experience of effectively working through a diverse range of stakeholders, to achieve successful outcomes.

You should have experience of delivering projects to a standard control framework process.

Essential Criteria

General skills & experience:
• Leading a varied and senior team of professionals to deliver ambitious targets (assessed via leadership behaviour)
• Strategy development and implementation (assessed via changing and improving behaviour)
• Complex stakeholder management (assessed via leadership behaviour)

Knowledge – to be assessed via Statement of Suitability
• Working knowledge of the offsite market and technology
• Detailed understanding of the current UK construction market and factors influencing construction in the future
• Knowledge of digital technologies in construction

Skills – to be assessed via Communicating and Influencing behaviour
• A strong communicator and able to present confidently to a wide range of audiences
• IT literate

Desirable
• Knowledge of the wider (global) offsite market
• Knowledge of RIBA stages and experience of construction projects
• Financial management experience
• Contract management experience such as PPC 2000, NEC3 forms of contracts and contract remedies.
• Understating of Project Management techniques and processes
• Awareness of Government Property Profession
• A strong delivery and commercial focus with understanding of potential cost reduction strategies and leveraging purchasing power to drive savings and benefits
• Knowledge of central government strategy and process
• Leading role in complex and high value project/framework procurement processes
• Risk management and opportunity and benefits realisation

Please note that whilst we don’t assess or score ‘desirable’ criteria, we may consider evidence provided that demonstrates meeting the desirable elements of the role, only after essential criteria is assessed and where there is a need to differentiate between closely scored candidates.

Qualifications
• Undergraduate Degree in a related subject (e.g. project management, quantity surveying, construction or relevant subject matter). Or
• Accreditation with an engineering or design/architectural institution

Qualification/accreditation will be verified via an eligibility question during the application process and candidates will be asked to upload evidence.

Government Property Profession (GPP) Technical Skills

The GPP Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken. However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice. Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Career Framework can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2

• Property Professional Expertise A
• Analytical Decision Making W
• Technology and Innovation A

Application process

You will be assessed against the Civil service success profiles framework..

Sift
Behaviours – Please provide 250 word examples for the following behaviours, with reference to the related essential criteria listed above:
• Leadership (lead behaviour)
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and influencing
Experience – please provide:
• Anonymised CV
• 750 word Statement of Suitability which should cover the essential knowledge listed above and the technical skills listed under section ‘Government Property Profession’.

Please refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf

If we receive a large number of applications, we will carry out an initial sift on the lead behaviour, Leadership.

Candidates invited to Interview

Please note that interviews will be carried out remotely via MS Teams. During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours listed below and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework.
• Leadership (lead behaviour)
• Changing and Improving

You will also be asked Technical questions relating to the GPP Technical skills:

• Analytical Decision Making W
• Technology and Innovation A

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

Please tick yes to meeting the qualification requirements if you hold either:
- an Undergraduate Degree in a related subject (e.g. project management, quantity surveying, construction or relevant subject matter), or
- Accreditation with an engineering or design/architectural institution.

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:

• Analytical
• Technical and Innovation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £71,381, Ministry of Justice contributes £20,679 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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 counter-terrorist 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

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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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 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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

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