BEIS Careers – Project Manager

About the job

Location

Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford

Job Summary

About the job

Our Mission

At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission!

We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.

Job Description

Would you like to help create the innovations that the UK needs to achieve Net Zero and grow the green economy?

The SICE (Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy) team is delivering against the £1Bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)

We are looking for an Energy Innovation Project Manager to work alongside NZIP Programme Managers developing the next generation of technical innovations within the ten technology themes within the NZIP. This role will be based within the Built Innovation Team, primarily focused on the delivery of the £60mn Heat Pump Ready Programme, in addition to broader support across the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

We are looking to build our teams and our team culture is really important to us! We are an inclusive, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary directorate of about 170 people and encourage applications from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds and experience.

Person specification

You Will Be Responsible For

• Developing business cases to secure support for new innovation approaches and to provide briefing for Ministers and officials;
• Supporting the selection process to identify the most eligible and promising technologies;
• Project and Programme management experience, including experience of establishing and managing government procurement contracts and grant programmes;
• Collaborating closely with the BEIS appointed technical experts to verify business and technical deliverables received from projects;
• Attending site visits and responding to ad hoc queries;
• Maintaining project performance within the Internal Project Management software such as risks, deliverables and finances;
• Programme evaluation and closure;
• Working with other members of the team on the existing innovation programmes within their specific themes, additionally the successful candidate for the will have the opportunity to lead their own initiatives;
• Partnerships – building effective relationships with key people both inside Government, and outside in industry and academia;
• Advising, influencing and supporting policy development within BEIS.

Benefits Available Include

• Competitive salary and annual leave;
• Training and development opportunities, ranging from policy skills via Civil Service Learning, to support for your Continuous Professional Development (CPD);
• Being at the heart of Government, as we work together to tackle climate change and build a clean and resilient recovery;
• A team which is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment, which will give you time to develop your skills.

The post holder will also need to work flexibly and be prepared to tackle new responsibilities or support other areas of work within the team or across SICE.

Essential Skills

Skills and Experience

• Project Management and delivery experience.

We Are Looking For Candidates With

Desirable skills

• Background in science and engineering, and strong focus project delivery experience;
• Ability to engage, influence and work collaboratively with internal BEIS and external partners;
• Confidence in handling data, quantitative and qualitative project information;
• Familiarity with energy and climate sectors.

The post holder will also need to work flexibly and be prepared to tackle new responsibilities or support other areas of work within the team or across SICE.

The post holder should be eager to develop their existing skills on project delivery and be confident with data, quantitative and qualitative project information.

To qualify for the Science & Engineering Practitioner Allowance, the postholders will be required to:

• Possess a valid (and registered if applicable) academic or professional qualification relevant to the role; and
• Be able to ‘Provide technical and commercial leadership’ competence to Chartered Engineer standard, from UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) (http://www.engc.org.uk/engcdocuments/internet/Website/UK-SPEC%20third%20edition%20(1).pdf)

The post holder should be eager to develop their existing skills on project delivery and be confident with data, quantitative and qualitative project information.

Qualifications

Degree in science, technical, engineering or mathematics subject

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical Skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Overseeing technical work of others – Demonstrate competency in overseeing the technical work of others.

Benefits

BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.

Automatic enrolment into the

A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.

An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.

Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.

A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to describe why you think you would be suitable for this role.

Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.

In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.

Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.

Expected Timeline subject to change

Sift dates: w/c 17th October 2023

Interview dates: w/c 31st October 2023

Interview Location: MS Teams.

Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 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

BEIS does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

Please note that BEIS does not hold a licence to sponsor visa applications.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service / Disclosure Scotland. on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Working for the Civil Service

The

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Nicola Lazenby
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team :

• Email : [email protected]

Further information

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