Senior Project Manager (infrastructure / construction)

Job summary

We are looking for 2 x Senior Project Managers to join the UK Health Security Campus 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 UK Health Security Campus Programme aims to enhance and replace existing UKHSA 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 and running of the projects. 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.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for programme of new science facilities and will report to the Lead Project Manager.

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.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Job description

As Senior Project Manager you will lead on the day to day running of construction projects throughout the RIBA stages within the UK Health Security Campus Programme. These will be typically moderate to high in complexity and are likely to influence the UKHSA long term outcomes, goals or in year strategic objectives.

You will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery of construction infrastructure projects, 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 will also be the prime contact and leader of significant teams of outsourced professional service providers.

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 3.

The role also includes elements that align to the Government Property Function Profession - Property and Construction Manager

The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:

• Lead the day-to-day running of the construction infrastructure project(s) within specialised microbiology labs, science labs, health care environment, with ownership and accountability for delivering agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.

• Provide effective leadership and line management to the project team.

• Timely drafting and submission of individual project option appraisals, feasibility reports, business cases and board papers; driving design innovation.

• Develop and maintain project plans and determine appropriate delivery methodology. Setting project controls, managing performance and report progress to sponsors.

• Design the project structure, identify skills and resource requirements appropriate to the stage, effectively managing the transition between phases.

• Lead the development of the budget and track project spend.

• Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions, 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.

• 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.

• Work with commercial teams to procure, contract and performance management of supply chains.

• Manage the performance of supply chain partners, collating and reporting on key performance measures, escalating where required.

• Embedding wider efficiency targets set by the Cabinet Office and National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), such as the implementation of building information modelling, government soft landings by the inclusion of FM professionals, and collaborative procurement - particularly early contractor engagement and project bank accounts.

• Ensure projects meet all statutory and legislative standards and are delivered in compliance with government policies and governance procedures, including and understanding and compliance with estate related regulatory and professional requirements.

• Role model commitment to personal development, promoting individual and team performance through support, guidance and coaching.

• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.

Please be advised this list is not exhaustive.

The job holder will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery or Government Property Profession Accreditation where they do not already hold this.

Person specification

Essential role criteria:

• A successful track record of managing several medium complexity construction infrastructure projects within a property profession discipline or infrastructure construction environment. (lead criteria)

• Detailed knowledge and experience of governance, assurance, planning, budget management, risk and issue management and change control in a construction infrastructure project delivery environment.

• Working knowledge of business case development and benefits management, including experience of drafting and presenting business cases and option appraisals.

• Knowledge and experience in the use of the RIBA digital plan of works.

• Knowledge and experience of contract and commercial management, including managing contractual claims and contractual variations.

• A visible leader with strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, demonstrated through the ability to influence and challenge effectively at a senior level.

• Has knowledge and experience of using PPC 2000, NEC3/4 forms of contracts and contract remedies.

• Holds APM Project Management Qualification, APM Chartered Project Professional, Project Leadership Programme or PMI Project Management Professional or equivalent experience.

• Holds a recognised construction qualification, such as the chartered institute of building (CIOB), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or equivalent technical experience.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,185, UK Health Security Agency contributes £16,276 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%

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

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

At sift stage you will be assessed against the 9 essential criteria listed in the job advert:

You will be required to complete an:

• Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)

• Up to 1000 words supporting statement

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1000 words. Any words above this will not be read by the panel.

This supporting statement should provide examples of how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and supporting statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V –please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible)

If we receive a large number of applications, we will perform an initial sift against the lead criteria of:

• A successful track record of managing several medium complexity construction infrastructure projects within a property profession discipline or infrastructure construction environment.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we may longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria

• Meets some essential criteria

• Meets no essential criteria

Only the first pile of meets all essential criteria will be taken through to sift.

Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a remote interview.

This vacancy is being assessed using Success Profiles. During the interview we will assess you against the below:

Behaviours:

• Leadership (Lead behaviour)

• Working Together

• Communicating and Influencing

• Delivering at Pace

Project Delivery Technical Knowledge and Experience will be tested at interview.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Option 1 – External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Grade 7

• £56,185- £66,581 (National)

• £58,340- £68,574 (Outer London)

• £60,494- £70,566 (Inner London)

Hybrid any Core HQ

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ’s. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London)

Most of our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Future location

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK.

The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any
reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability
Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon
as possible to discuss your needs.

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Internal Fraud Check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant’s personal details – name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be
checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub, and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional
circumstances. Currently this is only for external candidates to the Civil Service.

Careers website
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/career.

Please note: The Chief Operating Officer (COO) group, where this role sits, is undergoing organisational change over the next 12–18 months. While the process is still in the planning stage, some roles may be affected by future restructuring. We are committed to keeping candidates informed and will share updates as they become available

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.

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

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 : Project Delivery Resourcing Team
• Email : ProjectDeliveryResourcing@ukhsa.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the
basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's
Recruitment Principles.
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment
Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should
contact the UKHSA Complaints team via email at: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can
contact the Civil Service Commission. Visit the Civil Service Commission website for
further information: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk