As a Service Transformation Project Manager, you will be responsible for directing projects that deliver transformation and modernisation for the organisation. You will be part of a small team including a programme manager, business analysts and support staff, and you may have line management responsibilities. You will enable the team to deliver successful implementation of the projects critical to helping the organisation modernise and transform into one that is more efficient and effective.
You will be responsible for ensuring objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. You’ll have a key role in project governance and will collaborate with high level internal and external stakeholders to ensure project outputs are delivered to enable benefits realisation. You will provide trusted evidence to inform leadership decisions on prioritisation and risk, ensuring optimal delivery and embedding of both the technical and cultural change into the organisation.
You will develop business cases, organise and engage on project assurance to assure the overall direction and integrity of projects and track project spend within budget. As Project Manager, you will take the lead in building plans, applying appropriate delivery methodology, integrating change management processes, setting project controls, tracking and reporting against milestones and supporting effective governance and decision making.
You will drive progress, consistency and quality across your projects, ensuring that the they adhere to best practice for project and programme delivery.
The team
Service Transformation is part of the Strategy, Transformation & Assurance (STA) and we drive innovation and modernisation across the Environment Agency. Our mission is to use knowledge and information to deliver transformative change, and modernise end to end services to deliver exceptional outcomes for people and the environment.
Experience/skills Required
We are looking for someone with strong project management expertise and a collaborative, delivery-focused mindset.
You will:
- be experienced in a Project Manager role and have successfully led projects and project teams, including business transformation type projects
- be able to motivate, inspire and empower project teams, champion development and promote a positive learning environment
- be a well organised self-starter, able to balance multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- be flexible and willing to meet the challenges of complex changes
- be confident with navigating and leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity and be resilient yourself in complex and demanding situations
- have excellent attention to detail
- be a problem solver, innovative in your approach and have a can-do attitude
- be able to collaborate with high-level stakeholders to deliver effectively
You may hold a project management qualification, although this is not essential.
Contact and additional information
For any questions about this role, please contact [email protected]
Length of contract
Up to 16 months
Competence 1
Programme and Project Management
Description
Selects, plans and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve a set of Environment Agency objectives cost-effectively.
Please describe how you have led a complex project and the tools and techniques you used so the project delivered on the required products, to the required standard of quality and within the specified constraints of time and cost.
Competence 2
Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results
Tell us about a time when you have managed competing priorities and delivered a project on time in the face of challenging circumstances. How did you lead in that situation?
Competence 3
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Describe a situation where you have been instrumental in persuading stakeholders to pursue a specific challenging course of action, explaining the techniques you used to influence their decision.
Competence 4
Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Please describe a time when you have had to communicate a difficult message to a variety of stakeholders. How did you ensure it landed correctly?