SDA Deputy Build Project Manager - Reed Talent Solutions : Job Details

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s most strategically important defence programmes? Join the dreadnought Build Programme and help shape the future of the UK’s submarine capability. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a high-profile programme that supports national security, drives innovation, and delivers long-term social and economic value. If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, and want to make a tangible difference, this could be the role is for you.

You’ll join the Build Manager team, which is focused on increasing submarine production through close collaboration with multiple functions. You will be involved in the setting of the Build Contract across the four boats and monitoring the delivery of the construction phase whilst holding the main build contractor (BAES) to account for their committed responsibilities. You will be part of a team within an Alliance construct working with and alongside colleagues from the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), BAE Systems and Rolls Royce.

As a key member of the team, you’ll report to the Build Programme Manager and contribute to the delivery of critical programme outputs. Your work will involve close collaboration across the Alliance to ensure effective programme outcomes.

Hybrid and flexible working can be considered for this post but will need regular workplace attendance due to security constraints. Candidates are encouraged to discuss options with the recruiting line manager before submitting an application.

Due to the security requirements for this position, it is open to UK nationals only.

What you’ll be doing / Responsibilities

• Delivering projects' outputs within the performance/cost/time envelope for a semi-complex project, multiple simple projects, or complex control accounts.
• Ensuring the most cost-effective and efficient means of delivery, whilst mitigating risk and leveraging opportunities.
• Supporting an open, honest, no blame culture. Actively highlighting failures and shortfalls positively and drawing through LFE into the projects or control accounts, advising on mitigations, and engaging with Delivery Manager to mitigate wider occurrence.
• Embedding and adhering to all governance and policy and enable the required compliance throughout their team, ensure appropriate challenge, and gain approval to deviate when necessary.
• Regularly meeting the customer to understand the objective, requirements, and the means of acceptance for all projects.
• Delivering project requirements within the performance/cost/time envelope. Sustaining and leveraging value through the monitoring and management against commitments (products and services) and meet our own obligations under the contract/agreement.
• Meeting budgets, maintaining schedules, and delivering scope in line with the project requirements.
• Accounting for all monthly, in year, and longer-term accounting periods and leading to ensure the wider financial (and resource) profiles are driven from the activities in the project schedule and Work Breakdown Structure.
• Leading the construction (through the Project Controls Function) of the Performance Measurement Baseline for the project or control account.
• Proactively supporting career management and the wider development of the Project Management function and the other Project Managers within it.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of leading and managing a project management team delivering semi-complex projects.

The following criteria is desirable:

• Any of the following: APM/PMQ/MSP/PRINCE2 or similar, relevant graduate qualification.

Behaviours

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

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Controlling a Project - Practitioner
• Stakeholder Management - Supervised Practitioner

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,700, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,659 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following;

Experience:

Personal Statement - This should be a maximum of 1000 words that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable requirements for the role.

Behaviours:

• Working Together – CSBC3
• Making Effective Decisions – CSBC3

Technical Competencies:

• Controlling a Project – Practitioner
• Stakeholder Management – Supervised Practitioner

At interview you will be assessed against the following;

Behaviours:

• Working Together – CSBC3
• Making Effective Decisions – CSBC3

Technical Competencies:

• Controlling a Project – Practitioner
• Stakeholder Management - Supervised Practitioner

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment