Senior Project Controls Manager

‘Business Modernisation for Support’ (BMfS) is, first and foremost, a business change and process re-engineering programme. It seeks to transition Defence from legacy processes to align with leading practice across both the commercial Support sector and with allies. This in turn allows for future Defence business processes to be underpinned by COTS, cloud-enabled, evergreen IS, integrated with the Defence Digital Backbone, cyber-secure and accessible globally. The introduction of Robotic Process Automation and AI where appropriate will remove the need for human intervention in non-value-adding tasks, and the implementation of a simple, intuitive ‘Amazon-style’ interface will reduce the need for specialist training, minimise instances of human error and improve the user experience.
The Senior Project Controls Manager post will apply Project Controls processes to align schedules and risks in support of projects and other delivery activities within BMfS and provide functional support to HEO Project Control Managers in line with the wider Programme Strategy. The role will also oversee wider coherence of other Project Management activities aligned scheduling, including the inputs/outputs of milestones and scheduled risk analysis. This role contributes to the overall governance of the Programme and provides advice to senior staff. The role requires experience of working in a Project Controls and wider Project Management environment, with a sound understanding of transformational change and experience of engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions., The responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:
1. Coordination, alignment and development of schedules and deliverables within projects
2. Ensure the quality and validity of project controls activities associated with cohering the management of delivery projects, including:
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# Maintain, assure, and cohere main Project artefact development.
# Schedule maintenance, monitoring, impact identification and recovery plan development activities.
# Maintain project assumption and dependency management data sets.
# Risk identification, analysis and reporting.
3. Provide Functional Support to Junior PCM and senior staff in line with Programme Strategy, identifying opportunities for improvement where possible., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service, This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a CV to include: qualification details and previous skill and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a 250 word statement of suitability. Please provide evidence of experience relevant to the role.
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.
Behaviours assessed at application:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Communicating & Influencing
+ Developing Self & Others
+ Managing a Quality Service
Behaviours assessed at interview:
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Working Together
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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The role requires experience of working in a Project Controls and wider Project Management environment, ideally within a Cat A or B programme, with a sound understanding of transformational change and experience of engaging and managing a wide range of stakeholders., Essential
- APM Practitioner Qualification or PRINCE2
- Good sound use of Project Management tooling, in particular Microsoft Project, EPM2016 or Primavera P6
Some individuals may lack the formal qualification but demonstrate their suitability by knowledge and experience within the application process.
Desirable
- Management of Risk (MoR)
- AGILE
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
- Experience of coaching

The stated qualifications are simply an indicator of the capability required – a preference, not an inflexible necessity. Some individuals may lack the formal qualification but demonstrate their suitability by knowledge and experience. Similarly, duration of experience should be considered alongside the context (role and project) of where experience has been acquired., Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,480 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 average employer contribution of 27%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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