Senior Project Manager Nottingham, England
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We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making the Driving and Vehicle Standards agency (DVSA) a great place to work visit our Careers website.
Are you highly proficient in programme and project management delivery?
Do you enjoy the challenge of influencing others to achieve business outcomes?
Are you competent in a broad range of Project Management delivery methodologies?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Job description
As a Senior Project Manager, you will manage the delivery of medium to large projects, major sub-projects of programmes or workstreams within projects.
The role holder's will support Programme Managers with significant and challenging Portfolio activities and manage Programme and Project Delivery Teams, providing specialist support, guidance and hands-on delivery across the DVSA Change Portfolio.
The successful candidates will promote the use of preferred delivery methodologies (PRINCE2, AGILE, MSP and SCRUM) across the Change Portfolio, while supporting the Head of Profession with the development of the Programme and Project Management Community in using chosen methodologies in line with the Corporate Assurance Framework and Portfolio Management Office processes.
You will be expected to travel to DVSA sites across the UK on business which may include overnight stays.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Project managing medium to large projects to DVSA’s standards following appropriate methodologies in line with Agency Governance and Assurance controls
- Liaising with portfolio team, programme management or related projects to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated and that interdependencies are properly managed
- Managing business and project decisions, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, including the development of contingency plans
- Preparing end stage reports, report monthly dashboards & prepare any follow-on action recommendations.
For more information on the role, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Person specification
We are looking for someone with proven experience of successfully delivering projects and/ or programmes. You will have proven business change and general management experience. You will have previously been involved in the delivery of project principles, including risk management, benefits delivery and stakeholder and change management.
You will have excellent communication skills and can interact confidently with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels.
You will be experienced in reporting methods especially dashboards, scorecards, and general status reporting. You are experienced in writing business cases and have experience of budgeting.
You will have experience in resource management and a working knowledge of portfolio management.
You are highly proficient in a broad range of Project Management methodologies.
DVSA projects are all managed and delivered using appropriate project management principles, so if you do not already hold the appropriate practitioner certification, we will support you to gain this qualification when in post.
Additional Information
There will be occasional travel required with this role in Great Britain, including overnight stays.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
- Make roads safer
- Improve services for our customers
- Make road transport greener and healthier
- Harness the potential of technology and data
- Grow and level up the economy
We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.
Visit the Department for Transport careers website to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
If you would like to read more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVSA visit our Careers website.
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Selection process details
The sift is due to take place 5th - 6th July 2023.
Interviews are likely to be held 18th - 21st July 2023.
This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert. But there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.
How to Apply
As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:
- Considerable experience of delivering projects and/or programmes
- Proficient in a broad range of Project Management delivery methodologies
- Experience in reporting methods especially dashboards, scorecards, and general status reporting
- Excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills with the ability to confidently interact with all levels of internal and external stakeholders
Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 1000 words.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview and a presentation
If you would like to find out more about what it’s like to work for DVSA and how to apply, we will be holding virtual sessions to find out more. Please click here to secure your place at one of our upcoming events.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
You can read more about Success Profiles here.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
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Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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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).
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