Details
Reference number
267798
Salary
£39,000
plus location allowance and benefits including Civil Service pension
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
C5
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Project Delivery
Other
Other
Working pattern
Full-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know
- Apply and further information
Location
Hanslope, South East England, MK19 7BH : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1A 2AH
About the job
Job summary
If you’re looking for something more from your next project management opportunity, you’ll find it at FCDO Services.
Job description
With responsibility to deliver a £50million+ portfolio of projects on government properties across the globe, we deliver a huge range of critical projects for our customers – everything from small refurbishments to new embassy builds, from building secure bunkers or deploying a Wi-Fi upgrade across the global estate, to carrying out flood or earthquake repairs. Join us, and you’ll get to oversee every aspect of these unique projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and to budget, and that they achieve the high levels of quality and security demanded by our Government customers.
Deliver diverse projects in unique locations
You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a diverse range of multiple projects which could be worth up to £5m, and which could involve anything from small building refurbishments and logistics shipments, to IT infrastructure installation and security work. You’ll be working predominantly on compliance remedial projects, managing gas and electrical in regional embassies and homes across the FCDO Estate. As well as planning and defining the work schedule for each project, and making sure all the right contracts and resources are in place, you will be expected to manage your project’s budgets, identify, manage and mitigate potential risks, effectively manage project change and find solutions to any issues that may arise.
Throughout all your work, whether you’re negotiating and administering agreements with contractors, contributing to front-end design, meeting with stakeholders and chairing meetings on site or helping deliver the final build, you will always be focused on increasing value for money and on ensuring the quality of the products and services we deliver to our customers.
Combine technical and interpersonal skills at the highest levels.
You’re a qualified project manager, or working towards a PM qualification, with first-hand knowledge of construction/estates project management, and knowledge of security or IT infrastructure installation project management. a PRINCE2 Practitioner (or with APM PMQ qualifications), you’ll also bring a working knowledge of CDM 2015. Your problem solving abilities will be key, but you’ll also bring experience of procurement, risk management, financial management and managing change within projects.
Given the critical nature of the projects you’ll be working on, it is important that you know how to manage multiple stakeholders and can communicate effectively not only with customers, but with everyone involved in making it happen.
It’s also important that you are someone who can always deliver, even when you’re having to work on several projects at once, and no matter how challenging or fast-paced the environment gets.
And take your career somewhere completely new.
At FCDO Services, we keep information, assets and people safe all around the world. Our customers, who include the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office as well as other UK Government departments, look to us to respond with speed, agility and innovation to their ever-changing security challenges. This gives every job here added significance. It also offers an unusual level of variety and scope, not only in terms of the projects you’ll get to manage, but also the customers you’ll get to work with and the buildings you’ll get to work on. From fine residences to embassies, from secure compounds to office blocks, you’ll be making a vital impact in unique locations all over the world.
Based in the UK, you could work from our offices in Whitehall, London, or at our site in Hanslope Park, near Milton Keynes, although whichever you’re based at, you’ll need to be prepared to travel between sites as the need arises. Depending on the projects you’re managing, you’ll also get the opportunity to travel overseas, which could take you anywhere in the world.
In addition to your salary, Civil Service pension and competitive benefits, you’ll also receive a location allowance depending on where you’re based:
Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. So, if you’re successful in your application, you’ll need to go through our Developed Vetting (DV) process. You can find out more about vetting on our website:
https://www.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/
Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide – we suggest Delivering programmes and projects across the embassy – to take you round, to see how the team delivers for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk
It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world
The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.
FCDO Services are regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
Deliver diverse projects in unique locations
You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a diverse range of multiple projects which could be worth up to £5m, and which could involve anything from small building refurbishments and logistics shipments, to IT infrastructure installation and security work. You’ll be working predominantly on compliance remedial projects, managing gas and electrical in regional embassies and homes across the FCDO Estate. As well as planning and defining the work schedule for each project, and making sure all the right contracts and resources are in place, you will be expected to manage your project’s budgets, identify, manage and mitigate potential risks, effectively manage project change and find solutions to any issues that may arise.
Throughout all your work, whether you’re negotiating and administering agreements with contractors, contributing to front-end design, meeting with stakeholders and chairing meetings on site or helping deliver the final build, you will always be focused on increasing value for money and on ensuring the quality of the products and services we deliver to our customers.
Combine technical and interpersonal skills at the highest levels.
You’re a qualified project manager, or working towards a PM qualification, with first-hand knowledge of construction/estates project management, and knowledge of security or IT infrastructure installation project management. a PRINCE2 Practitioner (or with APM PMQ qualifications), you’ll also bring a working knowledge of CDM 2015. Your problem solving abilities will be key, but you’ll also bring experience of procurement, risk management, financial management and managing change within projects.
Given the critical nature of the projects you’ll be working on, it is important that you know how to manage multiple stakeholders and can communicate effectively not only with customers, but with everyone involved in making it happen.
It’s also important that you are someone who can always deliver, even when you’re having to work on several projects at once, and no matter how challenging or fast-paced the environment gets.
And take your career somewhere completely new.
At FCDO Services, we keep information, assets and people safe all around the world. Our customers, who include the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office as well as other UK Government departments, look to us to respond with speed, agility and innovation to their ever-changing security challenges. This gives every job here added significance. It also offers an unusual level of variety and scope, not only in terms of the projects you’ll get to manage, but also the customers you’ll get to work with and the buildings you’ll get to work on. From fine residences to embassies, from secure compounds to office blocks, you’ll be making a vital impact in unique locations all over the world.
Based in the UK, you could work from our offices in Whitehall, London, or at our site in Hanslope Park, near Milton Keynes, although whichever you’re based at, you’ll need to be prepared to travel between sites as the need arises. Depending on the projects you’re managing, you’ll also get the opportunity to travel overseas, which could take you anywhere in the world.
In addition to your salary, Civil Service pension and competitive benefits, you’ll also receive a location allowance depending on where you’re based:
- Hanslope Park based posts attract an allowance of £1,750 per annum.
- London based posts attract an allowance of £5,000 per annum.
Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. So, if you’re successful in your application, you’ll need to go through our Developed Vetting (DV) process. You can find out more about vetting on our website:
https://www.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/
Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide – we suggest Delivering programmes and projects across the embassy – to take you round, to see how the team delivers for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk
It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world
The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.
FCDO Services are regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
Person specification
Working towards Prince 2 Practitioner, APMP, ISEB Certificate in Project Management or relevant experience.
Experience of delivering small construction projects end to end.
Applied project management methodologies in project design, development and implementation.
Specific domain understanding and experience of operation, maintenance and deployment, using NEC3/4, GC works, and FIDIC contracts and documentation in procuring construction.
Health and Safety knowledge and experience in construction and CDM2015 regulations.
Benefits
Alpha. This is a defined benefit occupational pension scheme. As your employer we also make a substantial contribution.
Partnership pension account. This is a stakeholder pension with a contribution from us. How much we pay is based on your age. We pay this regardless of whether you choose to contribute anything. You do not have to contribute but, if you do, we will also match your contributions up to 3% of your pensionable earnings. The contributions are in addition to the age-related employer contribution mentioned above.
- A leave allowance of 25 days per annum
- 9 days per annum public and privilege days
The Civil Service pension arrangements form an important part of the pay and reward package we offer our employees. If you join the pension arrangements we will contribute a significant amount of money to your pension. Further information regarding both pension options can be found at the following link https://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Shortlisting will be conducted against the Job Specific Skills, Knowledge & Experience outlined in the Role Profile.
Interviews will be conducted using a mixture of Behaviours and Job Specific questions, psychometric testing, presentation or job specific exercise.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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).
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).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Apply and further information
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name :
Resourcing team
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Email :
FCDOServices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk
Recruitment team :
- Email :
fcoservices.recruitment@fco.gov.uk
