34870 - Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Delivery Lead

£52,119 - £76,000 (Salary will depend on location)
1
12 Months
National
National
NATIONAL
Grade 6
Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Engineering, Estates, Programme and Project Management, Property

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

Overview

Estates Directorate is a customer service organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their best. We do this by providing working environments in which our customers want to work and which support them in delivering their outputs efficiently, and by providing high quality, easy to use services. We manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government, hosted in MoJ, including the estates of the Home Office, Prisons, Probation, MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies (ALBs).

We provide specialist services including facilities management, health & safety, fire safety and security; technical design expertise and sustainability, our cluster partners are supported by account management teams and we have business management teams supporting the overall Directorate. Our portfolio consists of properties valued at £8.5bn for the MoJ alone.

We work closely with our cluster partners and the Government Property Agency; encouraging healthy collaboration and driving a professional service delivery approach.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across the estates cluster – leading on the scale and pace of activity on this for central government – providing more dynamic and flexible work space while reducing the cost of the estate.

Team Overview

This is a new and dynamic role within an expanding team that is vital in the execution of several key Government policies that will have a major effect on the Prison sector. This role gives the opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved with crucial Prison strategy developments that will help shape the direction of the estate for the foreseeable future. There is also potential scope for successful candidates to work with the Project Delivery team to take a leading role on delivering the remainder of the expansion portfolio.

The MMC Delivery Lead is responsible for developing the procurement solutions and market for off-site construction for the Ministry of Justice. MMC is a strategic focus across Whitehall that is increasing in importance as we move to a presumption in favour of off-site construction (where it offers value for money) for all new builds projects. As such, this will be a greatly rewarding post for a high calibre individual who is well organised, flexible, and able to work to tight deadlines with experience of leading teams to implement fundamental change. The role will require senior management engagement (including to Ministers) on MMC progress, liaising with other government departments to champion MMC and share lessons learned, and promoting MMC internally and externally to move the construction industry forwards.

The post holder is accountable to the Prison Infrastructure Director for the successful, timely and quality delivery of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) across our new build prisons, with appropriate engagement through outsourced professional service providers. Your input will be integral to drive forward the next stages of investment and forward planning, and this is excellent opportunity to balance your senior management skills with your technical expertise.

Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities –

We are looking for a talented individual to lead this team and use their knowledge, experience and drive to design and implement the strategy and plan to take forward this progressive alternative to traditional construction for the delivery of the prison estate.

Responsibilities will include the following:

  • Developing an overarching MMC Vision and Strategy for the department, ensuring alignment with Ministerial goals, and driving that strategy to fruition
  • Championing and embedded MMC as a viable delivery practice for the prison estate
  • Ensuring that design standards and specifications are compliant with legislation, fit for purpose and provide value for money
  • Defining roles, responsibilities and metrics to monitor MMC progress and driving improvements
  • Developing commercial models that share risk and reward MMC innovation, leading future framework procurements and ensuring they deliver to plan and support value for money projects and programmes
  • Actively managing the engagement of internal and external stakeholders on MMC in the MoJ
  • Providing clear direction and focus, visibly championing the changes which deliver greater efficiencies

Leadership is a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, analyse complex information, present recommendations and make effective decisions.

 

Skills and Experience

You should be able to work with minimum supervision, taking responsibility and accountability for outcomes.

Experience of tackling problems and finding suitable solutions for end customer requirements.

Experience of effectively working through a diverse range of stakeholders, to achieve successful outcomes.

You should have experience of delivering projects to a standard control framework process.

Essential

General skills & experience:

  • Leading a varied and senior team of professionals to deliver ambitious targets
  • Setting strategy to a 5-year horizon
  • Complex stakeholder management
  • Leading role in complex and high value project/framework procurement processes
  • Risk management and opportunity and benefits realisation

Knowledge:

  • Working knowledge of the offsite market and technology
  • Detailed understanding of the current UK construction market and factors influencing construction in the future
  • Knowledge of central government strategy and process
  • Knowledge of digital technologies in construction

Skills:

  • A strong communicator and able to present confidently to a wide range of audiences
  • A strong delivery and commercial focus with understanding of potential cost reduction strategies and leveraging purchasing power to drive savings and benefits
  • IT literate

Highly Desirable

  • Knowledge of the wider (global) offsite market
  • Knowledge of RIBA stages and experience of construction projects  
  • Financial management experience
  • Contract management experience such as PPC 2000, NEC3 forms of contracts and contract remedies.
  • Understating of Project Management techniques and processes
  • Awareness of Government Property Profession

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate Degree in a related subject (e.g. project management, quantity surveying, construction or relevant subject matter).

Government Property Profession (GPP) Competencies

The GPP Competency Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken. However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice. Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Competency Framework can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework--2

  • Technical Skill Level 4– Professional Practice
  • Technical Skill Level 4 – Property and Data Analytics

Behaviours

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Bigger picture
  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing

Experience

At application stage candidates will be asked to provide a 1,250 word personal ‘Statement of Suitability’ giving examples of any relevant technical skills, experience and behaviours they feel demonstrate their suitability for the role, as outlined in the role profile.

 

Flexible working hours

The Estates Directorate offers flexible working subject to local agreement.

Requests for reduced hours contracts will be considered in line with business needs.

Occasional travel to the team HQ in 102 Petty France, London and other regional locations will be required.

Qualifications
• Undergraduate Degree in a related subject (e.g. project management, quantity surveying, construction or relevant subject matter).

Working Arrangements & Further Information

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Generous allowances for paid holiday starting at 25 days per year, and rising as your service increases. There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits,retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

1-      To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);

2-      To Ministry of Justice Resourcing (resourcing-services@justice.gov.uk);

3-      To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Grading Structure Review

The Ministry of Justice is currently undergoing a review of posts which are currently graded at Band A to realign our grading structure with the majority of the wider Civil Service.

Posts advertised at Band A may be graded at either Grade 6 or Grade 7 once the review has taken place.  

Interview Dates are to be confirmed

10/07/2020, 23:55 hours.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 34870.
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To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. 

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

  • You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
  • You were studying abroad
  • You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.


Application form stage assessments

Experience
CV
Statement of Suitability - 1250 word limit

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.
Behaviours
Seeing the Big Picture
Leadership
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Technical Skills
Presentation - Modern methods of construction are a critical part of the Ministry of Justice’s infrastructure plans. What opportunities do the additional 10,000 prison places, announced last year, give us to move this agenda forward and what are the risks?

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

· 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

This Vacancy is closed to applications.