Project Manager - London
You will work with key stakeholders to develop and maintain effective relationships. Also, identify and monitor project risks and issues, whilst developing mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. You will provide key project reports and support effective governance and decision making.
You will ensure effective Change Management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders. You will develop the Project Plan and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives.
Identify and set appropriate Project Controls. Track and report delivery against milestones. This is not an exhaustive list please see Job description document for full list of duties. Please be aware that your application will be assessed on the 7 essential criteria listed below.
Essential criteria Educated to graduate degree level/NVQ4 or equivalent experience in facilities management Finance and budgeting skills to estimate costs, produce budget and control forecasts and gain financial approval for project and resource costs, working with finance colleagues to monitor spend against the contract Experience of capturing stakeholder needs, assessing, defining and justifying those needs to arrive at an agreed schedule of requirements using appropriate communication and engagement channels Experience of identifying and monitoring risks and issues, planning how to mitigate / respond to those risks and issues and implementing the responses Experience of clearly defining roles, responsibilities and accountabilities and establishing controls and approval routes appropriate to each stage of the project to monitor project progress and compliance, including project reviews Experienced at identifying, quantifying, mapping and tracking project benefits to justify investment in the project, and to provide assurance that the benefits identified can be realised Ability to plan, develop, maintain and apply quality management processes to ensure the adherence to those standards throughout the project delivery lifecycle Selection Process Stage 1: Application & Sift You will be required to complete an application form.
You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: an Application Form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 500 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.The CV and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into three piles: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria Those from piles 1 and 2 will be taken through to shortlisting stage.
(Please note that candidates in the Disability Confident Scheme will be shortlisted if you meet the minimum essential criteria). In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the essential criteria of: Educated to graduate degree level/NVQ4 or equivalent experience in facilities management Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment. Please do not exceed 500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a (single) face to face interview.
Behaviours, technical experience, and abilities will be tested at interview. There will be a Technical Test and assessment. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality ServiceInterview dates to be confirmed.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. This role is based at Colindale . Please note hybrid working is not available for this role. Eligibility Criteria External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition 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 Counter-terrorist Check.
For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).
UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Face to Face interviews If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.