Sensitive Projects Capability Project Manager

Job Description

LocationSutton Coldfield B75 7RL, Wyton PE28 2EA, Middle Wallop SO20 8DY, Lyneham SN15 4XXAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeOur adversaries are developing new ways of operating, leveraging new technology and do not play by the rules. Conflict within the cyber domain threatens our resilience, our cohesion and our global interests. Our data and information have been weaponised and so our response to protecting these assets must be proportional. We must not underestimate the response required to counter global cyber threats from state and non-state actors. Reducing the cyber risk in Defence is critical to the security and prosperity of our country, all our colleagues, our operations and our families and friends. In the light of the developing threat in the Cyber sphere and other environments, the UK Armed Forces are continuing to develop capabilities in the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4i) sector. Many of these projects have a significant infrastructure component and require higher levels of security in their design and deliver than mainstream infrastructure projects. DIO is enhancing its existing capability in this sphere and is looking for a project manager to play a lead role in delivering a range of important improvements to cyber, intelligence, special forces and other sensitive capabilities, working closely with customers in the UK Strategic Command within the Ministry of Defence, and other Defence and Government organisations.ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities• Understand, monitor and respond to the demand signal in the C4i capability sector within UK Defence. Communicate and build commitment to a shared vision and sense of purpose in the delivery sector. • Develop and maintain the project delivery plan critical path to monitor project progress. Recognise and track interdependencies across project workstreams. • Recommend how financial and other resources be allocated across improvement initiatives to optimise the organisation’s return on investment and develop strategies to address resource gaps. • Identify and monitor project risks, planning and implementing responses to them and responding to other issues impacting the wider portfolio. • Support work on improvement agenda for project and programmes approvals processes. • Communicate regularly with stakeholders and customers and engage in debate to resolve issues and differences and challenge assumptions. Desirable Experience & SkillsExtensive knowledge of Office 365 programmes.BehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership

Making Effective Decisions

Changing and Improving

Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers. We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Some of the many benefits you will receive include: • Highly competitiveviceuk/>Pension Scheme • Flexi-time scheme • Alternative working practices such as working from home • 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service • Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year • In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Queen’s birthday • Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments • Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year • Enhanced maternity,