Project Manager (Team Manager)

Job summary

Join the Planning Inspectorate as a Project Manager (Team Manager) within the Projects & Change Team. You will lead organisational projects and drive change initiatives across the organisation. This will include implementing new process improvements that enhance operational efficiency, supporting organisation-wide change initiatives, and supporting the delivery of digital improvement projects such as Copilot and SharePoint. This supports our mission and helps improve how we work. You’ll oversee multiple initiatives, manage a team of up to 5 Project Support Officers, and contribute to the development of project delivery capability across the organisation

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

Job description

We’re looking for someone with project delivery experience, developed people‑management skills, and the ability to build collaborative relationships. You’ll lead projects from start‑up through to closure, coach and support your team, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. A typical week will involve managing multiple projects at once, planning tasks, managing risk, stakeholder engagement and supporting your team to deliver high‑quality outcomes

What you will be doing day‑to‑day

• Lead one or more projects across the Change Portfolio, delivering to agreed timelines, cost and quality.

• Develop project briefs, business cases, plans and progress reports.

• Establish project teams, support the Senior Responsible Owner and set up Project Boards.

• Monitor progress, manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating when necessary.

• Identify benefits, ensuring these are understood, measured, tracked, and owned; monitoring the longer-term delivery of benefits against the business case.

• Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders, prepare communication materials, analyse and manage the impact of change.

• Co-ordinate the development of the business case, manage project budgets and forecast resource needs with Finance.

• Line managing Project Support Officers and support their development and wellbeing.

• Improve project management approaches and contribute to a community of practice.

• Utilise digital tools and data to interpret and make informed decisions, improve efficiency and achieve outcomes and benefits.

• Model Civil Service behaviours, promote wellbeing and create an inclusive team environment.

Salary

New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest

This role is being advertised at SEO Grade with a starting salary of £46,689

Working hours:

Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available

Part time at 30 hours or above, flexible working hours policy available

For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Civil Service Careers

Office Attendance

This role is contractually based in Bristol, 10 minute walk from Temple Meads train station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience delivering complex projects applying knowledge of project delivery and change / transformation methodologies and frameworks. (Lead criteria).

• Knowledge of planning, scheduling, budget management, resource management, risk and issue management and quality management in a project or programme environment or appropriate skills that have been gathered in a non-project environment.

• A project management qualification (PRINCE2, APMG, Agile) or clear evidence of project delivery in a management role

• Interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, to collaborate, influence and challenge effectively.

• Experience developing and managing a team

• Demonstrable ability to use digital tools to interpret and utilise data and capability in using Microsoft Office applications, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Behaviours:

• Delivering at Pace

• Developing Self and Others

• Communicating and Influencing

• Seeing the Big Picture.

For guidance on how to structure your application please visit: About the application process , Civil Service Careers

Behaviours

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace
• Developing Self and Others

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,689, Planning Inspectorate contributes £13,525 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Flexible working options, including flexi-time, part-time, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.

• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.

• 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King’s birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.

• Generous family friendly policies.

• Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 11 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.

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, Ability and Experience.

Application

For guidance on how to structure your application please seeAbout the application process , Civil Service Careers

Complete the online application form on Civil Service Jobs which requires the following information:

• A CV: The CV section lets you share your job history. List your jobs, how long you worked at each, and briefly describe your roles and duties. Make sure to show how your experience matches the essential criteria of the job you're applying for. Type or paste this information into the 'Employment History' box in the online application. You can't attach your CV.
• Behaviour/ Experience examples): Provide evidence against each of the behaviour/experience criteria below. There is a word limit of 250 word for each criteria.

• Experience delivering complex projects applying knowledge of project delivery and change / transformation methodologies and frameworks. (lead Criteria)

• Delivering at Pace

• Developing Self and Others

• Online tests:Civil Service Styles Assessment (CSSA) is an online self-assessment of the effectiveness of a person’s work behaviours. As such, they represent enablers of a range of workplace skills. You can find information to help you prepare for the test here Preparing for the Civil Service Styles Assessment - GOV.UK

If there are many applications, we might use a lead sift. This means we'll first check if you meet the key requirement listed below. If you don't, we won't review the rest of your application.

• Experience delivering complex projects applying knowledge of project delivery and change / transformation methodologies and frameworks.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.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.

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).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Joe Goldsmith
• Email : PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact in the first instance: The Vacancy Manager via the Recruitment Team (PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk).

If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you should then contact, Chief People Officer, via the Recruitment Team (PINS.Recruitment@planninginspectorate.gov.uk).

If you are still not satisfied with the response you receive from the Planning Inspectorate, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commission. https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitme…

Attachments

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