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Job summary
At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), we encourage applications from everyone, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all. Our recruitment process is anonymised, which means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.
Do you have experience working in an estates, projects, mechanical or engineering role?
Are you a confident communicator with strong relationship building skills?
Do you like working in a role that is diverse and fast paced?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
Job description
As our Estates Project Manager, you will be responsible for the monitoring and management of Estates Projects. You will ensure the management of LCR, and capital expenditure works on time and in budget. Reviewing PFI provider performance against key milestones and LCR project plans which include Building Services (Building Fabric, Mechanical and Electrical Services).
You will also oversee accommodation planning, liaising with stakeholders and managing a quality service, ensuring service provider standards are achieving, and be able to challenge if this is not being met, and working with the supplier to build strategies for improvements. You will also be responsible for ensuring forecasting, budgeting, and timely profiling and adjustments.
This is a fantastic opportunity as the role is of a fast-paced nature, sure to keep you engaged in your work, and ensuring no two days are the same. The role also offers exposure to a wide range of stakeholders enabling you to build relationships across DVLA as well as external customers. You will also have line management duties and overseeing the teams work.
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Successful candidates will become members of the Government Property Profession, with benefits including: opportunities for Government and industry-led CPD events; access to a diverse community of property professionals across government for sharing best practice; and a comprehensive career framework and learning and development curriculum to support your career journey. Click here for more information on how you can develop your career in Government Property.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Compiling Project Briefs and Specifications to advise and inform commercial procurement of services/project delivery via the Contract and other available Commercial Frameworks.
Providing effective management on building related projects including Mechanical & Electrical, across all of the Agencys sites. Reporting against plan, risks changes, costs against budget, dependencies, and mitigating actions. Acting as a liaison point for the contract provider and Professional advisor on new projects when raising commissions/feasibility studies.
Providing effective management relating to real estates matters affecting the efficient running of the estate. Responsible for reporting of regular and timely information to Estates Project, Property and Security Stream Lead, Services Stream Lead and/or Head of Estates.
High-level project management on new builds, reporting against plan, risks changes, costs against budget, dependencies, and mitigating actions. Act as a liaison point for the contractor provider and Professional advisors on new projects.
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional information
This role will require you to work on-site at our Morriston office, but occasionally you will be required to work from other DVLA sites within Swansea, (advanced notice will be provided).
We will be operating a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and on-site giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work, subject to business needs and this also allows for ongoing support, development, and collaboration with colleagues. Therefore, the expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace (DVLA). We would encourage you to discuss the working arrangements for this role with us during the recruitment process. DfT workplace attendance expectations were updated in recruitment campaigns on 17 November 2023.
Person specification
The successful candidate will have experience of working in a facilities management, mechanical, electrical, or building based role.
We are looking for someone who is a natural communicator with excellent verbal and written skills and can express themselves confidently and concisely. You can build rapport quickly with both internal and external stakeholders which enables you to create solid working relationships. Through this you will be able to capture, assess, and meet the needs of your stakeholders.
A self-starter, you will bring excellent organisational skills and your ability to prioritise a busy workload. You take great pride in your work and your attention to detail is second to none. You get a real sense of achievement seeing your work through to completion. Being flexible, confidently responding to changing priorities.
You will be resilient in the face of challenge and thrive managing a diverse workload, welcoming autonomy to your role.
You will have good IT skills and will be a proficient user in Microsoft Office packages, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Qualifications
If you do not already hold the following qualifications, then this role will provide you with the opportunity to work towards these once in role:
NEBOSH Certificate (National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety)
Recognised qualification in either Mechanical, Electrical or Construction
Professional membership of either CIBSE, CIOB, RICS or IWFM
We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues.
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Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.
- Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
- Generous average employer contribution of 27%, depending on rate of salary and chosen pension scheme
- 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata
- Access to the staff discount portal
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff
There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
How to Apply
For this role you will need to submit a CV and personal statement of up to 1250 words. We need to understand how your skills and experience meet all the essential criteria for this role. You can use any part of your life to demonstrate your skills and experience, but it must be relevant to the role. You can refer to your work experience, education, hobbies, or interests.
You can decide the best way to structure your personal statement. You may choose to address each of the essential criteria on their own. Or you can give one example that covers all the essential criteria we are looking for. Click here for further guidance on submitting your CV and personal statement.
It is essential when submitting your personal statement that you provide as much detail as possible, within the word count, against the essential criteria outlined below as this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess candidate suitability to move to the next round in the recruitment process.
For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:
- Project management and/or experience working in a facilities management, mechanical, electrical or building based role
- Building and maintaining strong and effective stakeholder relationships to deliver against challenging goals or deadlines
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of contract management
- Excellent communication skills in varying circumstances, with the ability to tailor this to your audience
- Delivering results at pace to a high standard, in a demanding environment
The sift is due to take place from Monday 4th December 2023.
Interviews will be held from Monday 18th December 2023.
This interview will be conducted on site at DVLA, Swansea. Full details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview
Youre encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order 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.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Note to current Civil Servants: If your current department do not agree to a loan, you will still be offered an appointment on a fixed-term basis but please be aware that if you are not able to return to your previous post this could result in redundancy from the Civil Service on the conclusion of your appointment. Please contact us if you would like more information.
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 youre 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 dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Document Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
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.
Pre-employment Checking
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Simon Evans
- Email : Simon.evans@dvla.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here
