- Contract Type: Permanent
- Working Pattern: This post is available on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
- Location: London (1 Horse Guards Road). Any applicants who are already NISTA staff can also apply to be based from their existing locations in Birmingham (23 Stephenson Street), or Leeds (2 Whitehall Quay)
About the Team
The Energy, Net Zero, Business and Foreign Affairs team is a small team of around six people who advise on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) projects in DESNZ and DBT working closely with NISTA’s energy policy team and subject matter experts to support the Government mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. We also advise on GMPP projects in FCDO to support the Government’s growth mission.
About the Job
As a Project Delivery Adviser you will:
- Provide expert project delivery advice to major projects sponsored by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Identify and unblock barriers to advancing those projects, assist in streamlining progress without compromising achieving project scope and benefits to time and cost commitments.
- Provide briefings and advice for senior leaders and input to briefings for ministers. Provide clear evidence-based recommendations to senior officials at major project investment decision points, e.g. Treasury Approval Points (TAPs), Major Project Review Group (MPRG) and Mega Project Delivery Panel (MPDP) meetings.
- Act as the NISTA account lead for a department, partnering directly with the department’s Head of Profession and Portfolio Management Office. Target central support on mega and major projects crucial to government and departmental priorities by resolving departmental delivery issues, identifying potential programmes that may be suitable for onboarding onto the GMPP, and supporting efforts to professionalise project delivery within the department.
- Drive improvements in departmental project delivery standards. Drive compliance with NISTA standards and expectations in respect of independent assurance of major projects, SRO appointments, project delivery accreditation and training of senior project leaders.
- Support projects by providing timely and accurate data reporting to NISTA and the centre of government. Analyse project data to identify delivery risks. Work with departmental project teams to resolve or raise delivery issues as needed.
- Contribute to the progression of NISTA’s key cross-cutting initiatives and priorities (e.g. the 10 Year National Infrastructure Strategy, the Infrastructure Pipeline).
About You
The essential criteria for the role are as follows:
- Proven track record of delivering major projects, programmes or large-scale portfolios in complex multi-stakeholder environments.
- Experience of drafting advice on complex topics to senior executives, officials and / or ministers, in the face of a range of competing views and priorities, often in ambiguous environments, under pressure and challenging timescales.
- Experience of building strong relationships and working with and through others, particularly at senior leadership levels, with evidence of being able to adapt personal style to influence decisions and achieve successful outcomes, e.g. brokering consensus in complex delivery environments.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
- Generous parental and adoption leave packages
- Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity
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