Senior Project Manager
Intellectual Property Office (IPO), Newport, UK from £550 to £600 per day
This contract with the Intellectual Property Office is INSIDE IR35 paying up to £600.00 per day until the end of March 2019 based in Newport, Wales.
CV Deadline:
Friday 19th October @ 3pm
HM is keen for C.Vs to provide info on where candidates have managed a programme of ‘x’ number of projects at ‘x’ values and delivered ‘x’ outcomes.
Examples of planning approach is key or evidence of techniques – eg Velocity, burn down, critical path
Key Tasks
• Lead the project team in delivering the required activities to achieve the project goals within the required timescales.
• Review and revise associated project management products which will include, but is not limited to:
- Scoping documents.
- Project schedules (including dependency matrices), resource and release plans.
- Financial forecasts within the agreed project budget and track actual costs accordingly.
- Risk and Issue logs.
- Progress reports including delivery confidence assessments for the Project/Programme Board(s) and other IPO Governance forums
- Project closure report
• Review technical management products for comprehensive and produce plan to produce any missing and / or incomplete products.
Assumptions
Access will be provided to the following assets from the outset of the engagement:
• Existing project documentation
• Technical and non-technical project resources are available throughout the delivery period (September 2018- End March 2019) to answer questions, provide demonstrations and attend meetings.
IPO Responsibilities
• Provide and validate all necessary access;
• Project management is available to attend a walkthrough of the current position.
Experience required
• Minimum 3 years delivering medium - high risk projects (preferably this includes experience of turning around projects) with values exceeding £5m
• Experience of working within policy and legislation areas such as: public sector, Financial Services and Insurance Services
• Demonstrable experience of conflict resolution and cognizant of different personalities, capabilities and business drivers
• Demonstrable experience of delivering SaaS / enterprise service solutions
• Lead medium to large-scale multi-disciplined delivery teams (matrix management); empower and inspire others to deliver the project successfully
• Experience of managing complexity in planning, cross project dependencies, determining and articulation of critical path
• Is able to provide direction and / or make decisions in periods of uncertainty
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of applying different project management methodologies in an agile delivery environment
• Experience of delivering projects requiring a full procurement lifecycle and subsequent third party/parties contract management
• Demonstrable experience of defining and management of project budgets and associated project accounting processes.
• Recognised industry standard project management qualification(s)
Security Clearance:
Security Clearance required
Ideally SC, but happy to start without and arrange for SC to be attained during employment.
This contract with the Intellectual Property Office is INSIDE IR35 paying up to £600.00 per day until the end of March 2019 based in Newport, Wales.
CV Deadline:
Friday 19th October @ 3pm
Health Physics Surveyor
UK Research and Innovation UK Gov, Didcot, UK Negotiable
THIS CONTRACT WITH THE UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (UKRI) IS FOR 6 MONTHS NEGOTIABLE AS PER THE EXPERIENCE (INSIDE IR35) AT HARWELL
DESCRIPTION:
Carrying out radiation and contamination surveys in support of work to be carried out on accelerators and beamlines; Supporting Radiation Protection Supervisors in implementing on-the-job dose control measures during work with ionising radiation and contamination. Posting and updating warning signs in radiation areas. Producing radiation survey reports, and having input into risk assessments and procedures for work with radiation; Providing assistance for treatment, characterization, accountancy and disposal of radioactive waste. Assisting with the control, movement and accountancy of radioactive machine components, experimental samples and sealed sources within the facility. Carrying out routine checks of radiation monitoring equipment. Assisting with maintaining stocks of and other Health Physics equipment.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essentials:
The candidates must:
- be Classified Radiation Workers to meet IRR17.
- outside worker passbook be up to date regard to dose and medical.
- to fit for Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE).
- have City Guilds Radiation Safety Practice (Stage I) or equivalent.
- have no restriction about manual handling.
Desirable;
- Trained to drive forklift trucks
- Trained to operate overhead travelling cranes
- Experience of monitoring for tritium
Project Manager
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Porton Down, UK to £532.7 per day
THIS CONTRACT WITH THE DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (DSTL) IS FOR 4 MONTHS PAYING UPTO £532.70 PER DAY (INSIDE IR35) AT PORTON DOWN
THE ROLE REQUIRES THE CANDIDATE TO BE SC CLEARED, ANY APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HOLD SC CLEARANCE WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE
CV DEADLINE : Monday 29th October at 03:45 PM
Background Information
The Knowledge and Information Systems Intelligent Client Capability (KIS ICC) is responsible for ensuring that Project, Demand and Delivered services are provided to the specified time cost and quality constraints delivering the outcomes required by Dstl. Under current arrangements the KIS ICC’s focus is working with the primary supplier (Sopra Steria Ltd.). However a significant increase in capital investment has resulted in us seeking solutions through alternate route such us government frameworks. This role will provide the leadership of project delivery for these alternative routes; working closely with commercial functions to source suppliers and solutions, managing the delivery of these solutions and working with the primary supplier to integrate these solutions on the Dstl estate.
We are looking for someone who has; A proven track record as a confident project manager delivering complex technical projects to challenging timescales with the following additional skills and experience: Ability to engage widely, internally and externally; liaison within KIS, Sopra Steria, Commercial, other external 3 rd parties and governance boards will be required. Experience of IT Infrastructure provisions. Proven track record in project planning, bench marking and horizon scanning Ability to monitor and manage project risks, actively addressing issues and challenges, but also identify and exploit opportunities when they arise.
Essentials and Desirable
Experience in working within commercial frameworks and supplier management. Preferably to have an appreciation of technology gap solutions, supporting the identification of the right technology to plug the capability gap between the as-is and to be. Appreciation of Business and IS service models to deliver technology strategy and solutions. Appreciation of IS architectures and technology to deliver IS strategy. Appreciation of service design
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
Essential Project Management - Prince 2 Practitioner certification and/or a recognised Agile PM Certification e.g. Scrum Knowledge of IT Services Risk Management Communication Leadership
Personal Qualities: A natural problem solver Comfortable in leading, managing and influencing Can work to specifications even if the links are complex or unclear/undefined. Enjoys contributing to technical strategy
Qualifications
Essential APM, Prince 2 and or Agile Method e.g. Scrum Desirable Management of Successful Programmes (MSP)
Desirable List
☐Team Management
☐ Evidence of developing and managing team objectives at different stages through a range of tools, balancing each individuals needs and requirements
☐ Communicates regularly with the team to establish ambition, a no blame culture and an environment encouraging innovative “out of the box” thinking
☐ Identifies and acts upon opportunities for mentoring and coaching for effective development and knowledge transfer
CV DEADLINE : Monday 29th October at 03:45 PM
