Delivery Manager – Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero for 2023 are as follows: 

• Delivering security of energy supply 
• Ensuring properly functioning energy markets 
• Encouraging greater energy efficiency 
• Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries 

For 2023, our priorities are: 

• Ensure security of energy supply this winter, next winter and in the longer-term – bringing down energy bills and reducing inflation. 
• Ensure the UK is on track to meet its legally binding Net Zero commitments and support economic growth by significantly speeding up delivery of network infrastructure and domestic energy production. 
• Improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, businesses and public sector buildings to meet the 15% demand reduction ambition. 
• Deliver current schemes to support energy consumers with their bills and develop options for long-term reform to improve how the electricity market works for families and businesses. 
• Seize the economic benefits of Net Zero, including the jobs and growth created through investment in new green industries. 
• Pass the Energy Bill to support the emerging CCUS and hydrogen sectors; to update the governance of the energy system; and to reduce the time taken to consent offshore wind. 

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We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.  

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive. 

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process. 

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Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a track record of successful delivery of high value and complex projects? Are you interested in working at the forefront of the government’s Net Zero agenda? If so, we’d like to hear from you to lead the delivery of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF).

IETF is a key Government grant funding scheme on the pathway to Net Zero. Our objectives are to reduce energy costs and emissions for industry, particularly for energy intensive companies in the near-term, and to reduce the costs and risks of deep decarbonisation technologies by demonstrating those technologies.

Our team sits within the Industrial Decarbonisation and Emissions Trading Directorate. We are a sociable and inclusive team and offer a strong learning and development package and flexible working opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

As a Delivery Manager you will be a part of the IETF Delivery Team. Our project is entering a new and exciting phase, and we need skilled and experienced professionals who enjoy working in a fast paced grant delivery environment and can manage commercial and collaborative relationships. You will lead and manage the successful delivery of the next phase of the Fund, managing contributions from policy, commercial, finance, communications and analysis colleagues. You will also establish and lead on relationships with delivery partners and suppliers across all phases of the Fund ensuring sound commercial and financial management of the Fund.

You will use your delivery expertise, commercial acumen and leadership skills to develop and implement the delivery processes for the Fund and will be expected to anticipate and develop solutions to delivery challenges, making recommendations to seniors.

You will do this by:
–  Building and managing relationships with external and internal Delivery Partners, ensuring fund delivery is maintained to quality, time and within allocated budgets;

–  Keeping delivery of multiple overlapping grant activities on track through establishing robust management controls, setting up and embedding consistent and clear management processes;

–  Proactively identifying and managing risks and issues and finding resolution through collaborative problem-solving with a cross-functional team as well as identifying the need for involving senior colleagues, where appropriate;

–   Line managing and activity managing a small team, coaching, supporting and motivating others to deliver high quality results under time pressure.

We would love to hear from you if you have proficiency in the following:

–  A good communicator and doer who can establish trust with colleague, external partners and commercial suppliers at all levels. Experience of managing relationships with delivery partners is essential.

–  Credible in dealing with a broad range of people, confident to deliver clear and authoritative advice and recommendations to colleagues and senior officials.

–  Able to take the initiative, proactively plan and drive delivery and spot opportunities and threats.

– Able to operate with a high degree of autonomy to keep the project on track and constructively challenge and influence while maintaining good relationships with project partners and suppliers.

– Commercially and financially savvy, confident with numbers and commercial jargon.

– Knowledge of grant management standards is desirable. Previous experience of similar funding schemes is desirable, but not essential.

We welcome applicants who can bring transferable skills and expertise from other sectors.

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Job contact :

• Name : Anahit Aharonyan
• Email : Anahit.Aharonyan@energysecurity.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk