[ref. f7589316] Manchester - Project Manager – NextGen Rating (NGR)

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers with a vision to be a world-leading provider of public sector valuations. Our work is vital to the collection of over £60 billion of revenue which goes back into communities, touching every citizen and every business across England and Wales.

We champion the values of professionalism, integrity, respect and innovation. We are committed to providing a collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages every colleague to contribute, grow and excel together. With opportunities to drive your own development and growth, we empower our colleagues to succeed by ensuring support at every step of their career journey.

Project Manager – Role Overview

This role plays an essential part in driving programme success within the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) during an important phase of transformation. As we merge two Government Major Portfolio Programmes (GMPP) into the ground-breaking NextGen Rating (NGR) programme, a new NGR Programme Delivery team is being set up to deliver policy and digital change to support business rates reforms and more frequent property revaluations.

You will report to the Programme Manager and will support the set up and delivery, in conjunction with VOA subject matter experts, of key projects. The role holder will be accountable for the robust project management ensuring projects are set up, managed and delivered, on time and in budget, in line with HMG Infrastructure and Projects Authority and VOA Transformation Portfolio governance standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced project management professional to deliver change and transformation across the Next Generation Ratings programme and potentially the wider Transformation Portfolio via a variety of methodologies including waterfall, agile and hybrid.

This is a level 3 Project Manager role. The requirements have been mapped to the Infrastructure & Projects Authority Project Delivery Competency Framework (PDCF). Please refer to the below PDCF for further information and guidance: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65561f36046ed4000d8b9a33/PDCF-V3.pdf

Project Manager – Key responsibilities

Your key duties and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• To be responsible for day-to-day project management of one or more projects including the development of project plans, and adherence to project controls. Ensuring projects are scoped, deliverable, planned and resourced.

• Responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the projects or workstreams to ensure that the objectives are achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.

• To be responsible for risk management activities, providing facilitation to identify, monitor and manage risks and issues to ensure successful delivery.

• To be responsible for maintaining and enhancing good stakeholder relations through effective communications, reporting progress and issues appropriately and effectively to avoid surprises.
• Build and maintain team motivation and focus and ensure conflict is effectively managed.
• Work collaboratively with subject matter experts with minimal PPM experience, translating their requirements in project deliverables and associated plans/products, providing PPM best practice and knowledge transfer.

In addition, there will be wider responsibilities to support the Programme Manager, which may include:

• Support the development of the Programme Business Case, liaising and engaging with contributors across the organisation as required.

• Engage with assurance reviews and support action on recommendations. Organise assurance processes such as gateway reviews, as required.