About the job

Summary

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

Job description

The Challenge

This is a really exciting opportunity to deliver critical Defence Infrastructure. In this role you will be accountable and responsible for delivering sophisticated 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 Improvement outcomes. The position will operate within the Major Programmes and Projects (MPP) United Kingdom Strategic Command (UKSC) facing team. This position will have a focus on assuring the Mechanical & Electrical delivery within a major CAT A project.

It is important to note that this post is open to Sole UK Nationals only. You must have resided in the UK for the last 10 years.

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work 

Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior M&E Project Manager you will:

• Act as M&E subject matter expert and provide insight and advice on the M&E aspects of the design process

• Build and lead the team to deliver the agreed project outcomes.

• Supervise delivery of benefits against the business case and ensure appropriate approvals and assurance plans are in place.

• Identify and set appropriate project controls, tracking and reporting delivery against milestones and budgets.

• Schedule and run project resources

• Manage project partners and connect with them at all levels

• Identify and supervise project risks and issues and ensure effective change management processes exist

• Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making and control of projects and their place in a programme and Portfolio

Desirable Experience & Skills

Experience: Candidates will have experience of working on M&E projects

Candidates will preferably have experience of leading projects within a secure environment

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

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

Essential

Licences

UK Driving Licence - required to enable travel to remote project sites not accessible by public transport

Qualifications

A project Management qualification such as APMP/APM(PMQ)/Prince2 or equivalent

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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

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 - Level Practitioner

Benefits

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time.

We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme

• Flexi-time scheme

• 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

• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year

• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Queen’s birthday

• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments

• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing

• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

Learning & Development

• Professional and Personal Development of skills

• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO

• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to thrive, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.

We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities.

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.

Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience:

• Meaningful, purposeful work

• The ability to learn and grow

• The right opportunities and resources

• To care about your wellbeing

• To feel valued and included

About DIO

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment

• Provide utilities services

• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)

• Provide a safe place to train

• Allocate Service Families Accommodation

• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair

• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning

• Act as steward of the Defence estate

• Provide the unarmed guarding service

Working Patterns

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.

Allowances

Inner London Weighting of £3000 per annum is applicable only if Northwood is the choice of duty station

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.