Full-Time SDA Project Controls Manager
Job Description
Salary
£34,850 – £41,000 per annum (plus benefits)
Job description
Are you a Project Controls Manager interested in working with industry partners, providing through-life support for the UK’s fleet of submarines?
The programme level schedules for each Major Infrastructure Project contain key milestones and deliverables. The schedules are baselined as part of business case approvals and are reviewed monthly to understand the variances, review the forecasts, and discuss risks and opportunities against critical path activities. The outputs from these reviews inform monthly progress meetings and Project Boards. The Project Controls Manager’s role is integral to enabling the successful delivery of these Major Infrastructure Projects.
The UK operational submarine capability is reliant upon the infrastructure that supports it and certain elements of the infrastructure at Devonport need to be rebuilt in order to provide the required levels of support to maintain operational submarines as well as for the disposal of submarines once out of service and decommissioned. The timelines to deliver the required outcomes for these Major Infrastructure Projects in the next few years are very demanding.
Responsibilities
You will be working as part of the Programme Management Office undertaking the following tasks:
• Collating information and reporting on the Infrastructure Programme performance
• Establishing and maintaining the Infrastructure drumbeat of PC processes.
• Managing changes to the Programme.
• Working with Project Controls corporate function to implement PC processes in the infrastructure projects
• Managing stakeholders including Defence Nuclear Organisation and key suppliers.
• Risk Management for the infrastructure programme
• Advise on the Infrastructure team capacity by understanding staff demands and utilisation.
• Working across all project control functions to ensure consistency in project data.
In order to meet the requirements of the post, it is essential that you meet the following essential criteria:
• Qualification in a relevant subject matter, relevant military experience may be considered in lieu
• Significant experience of leading and delivering Programme and Project Controls within a relevant, heavily-regulated environment (e.g. defence, rail, aero, construction, energy)
• Interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills, with demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with teams, across functions and with senior stakeholders
• An understanding of Project Management methodologies
It would be beneficial if you have the following desirable experience/qualifications:
• Member of the APMP (or equivalent body)
• Experience using Primavera P6
• Defence/Navy background
• Have undertaken line management duties, basic leadership skills
It would be high desirable to have the following experience:
• Particular strengths in Risk Management
• Have undertaken line management duties, basic leadership skills.
Please note that, due to security requirements, this role is limited to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY.
Please note that you may be considered for similar positions at the level below the advertised role.
What’s in it for you?
You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with plenty of opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.
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Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service on or after 5 October 2018 may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
About SDA and your team
The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in service support and disposal of the UK’s nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering the most technically complex programmes in Defence. We employ over 1400 people and have an annual spend of c. £3.5 billion.
The Project Controls Function is responsible for providing the right information, at the right time, to support better-informed decisions. Driving accountability, responsibility and efficiency across DE&S, our Project Controls teams are involved in all phases of every project helping to predict and oversee the time and cost management of these projects. From Estimating, Risk Management and Cost Control, to Planning and Scheduling and Project Controls Management, our people are crucial to the successful delivery of our work.
Benefits
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This post is not eligible for relocation allowances.
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