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Are you able to establish effective working relationships and effectively collaborate with a wide range of team members and stakeholders?
Have you got experience of leading teams confidently through times of uncertainty?
If so, wed love to hear from you!
Job description
The Roads and Projects Infrastructure Delivery (RAPID) Client Directorate oversees delivery, by National Highways, of multi-million-pound road improvement projects set out in the 5-year second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2 and preparing for the future strategy (RIS3). The RaPID team client the work undertaken by National Highways specifying the outputs to be delivered, overseeing efficient delivery, undertaking sponsorship work with NH and others to unlock challenges at project and/or portfolio level, monitoring safe operations and ensuring that wider government strategic objectives including decarbonisation, levelling up, improving transport for the user and increasing our global impact are delivered through this investment. It works with the Roads Strategy Directorate to ensure understanding of future strategy and the right client setup to enable effective delivery now, and in the future.
You will play a critical role in the delivery of the Roads Investment Strategy by bringing strategic thinking, stakeholder management, project/or portfolio delivery knowledge and team leadership to the clienting/sponsorship of some of the portfolio or /largest projects and programmes in the portfolio.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead effective sponsorship to work with partners to identify challenges, opportunities, and support NH/us to address or realise these and unlock delivery. This includes Leading the Departments interests in successful planning and delivery, horizon-scanning for potential risks and issues and dealing with them proactively.
- Ensuring National Highways fulfils Departmental and cross-Whitehall governance and assurance requirements, including communicating governance and assurance requirements with clarity and supporting National Highways in preparing for decision points.
- Sponsoring projects through the Tier 1 project integrated assurance and approvals process, building effective relationships with HMT and others, to identify and address concerns early and achieve timely approvals when appropriate.
- Building relationships, communicating and supporting Ministers and senior officials.
For more information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you
To thrive in this role, you will:
- Possess Experience of leading a team within a complex delivery environment
- Have experience of Project Controls and PMO/portfolio procedures and practices
- Be able to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Be a resilient individual who can work effectively to keep a team motivated when problems arise to maintain work flow
- Have excellent communication skills through both written and verbal communication
- Have the Ability to lead and work in a fast-paced environment and produce high quality work to tight timescales
Additional information
A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.
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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.
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How to apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement (1000 words). Please tailor your CV to suit the role. For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:
- Experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of setting strategic aims and objects in a complex delivery environment.
- Experience of leading a team through uncertainty in a time of change within a project delivery environment.
- Experience of working with PMO/Portfolio Procedure and Project controls within complex projects environment.
The sift is due to take place 16th January 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 22nd January 2024.
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.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview
This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for 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.
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.
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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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Kelly Hodge
- Email : Kelly.Hodge@dft.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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