UK Ministry of Defence UK Jobs – Requirements Manager

About the job

Requirements Managers (RM) have the responsibility for managing the Army’s Infrastructure Requirements from Concept, through Delivery, to Completion via the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) supply chain. Working with the Military User and DIO project staff, RMs are at the heart of requirement setting, Business Case production and the delivery of benefits of the infrastructure change programmes on handover to the military user. They champion the Army’s best interests to ensure a more sustainable estate and reduce running costs.

The Army has several exciting Civil Service Requirements Manager opportunities as part of the wider Government Project Delivery Profession. Project Delivery is the UK Government’s function for project, programme and portfolio management (P3M).

Requirement Management

You will manage all requirements to provide support to the Project Manager throughout the lifecycle of the requirement ensuring the requirement is accurately captured and providing feedback on design development. This includes holding DIO to account for all deliverables in all project stages.

You will assist in defining, developing and delivering military Infrastructure requirements arising from prioritised Statements of Need (identified capability gaps or opportunities), ensure that they are taut, aligned with policy, and engineered to deliver value for money.

You in conjunction with the Project Sponsor will challenge requirements where necessary in order to establish the true nature of any capability gap with minimum military requirements. You will ensure that requirements are developed in accordance with current policy (eg security regulations and Army/DIO financial and commercial policies), working closely with the End User to ensure JSP850 (Joint Service Publication) is adhered to.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the ‘whole estate’ requirement is understood (maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the current/future use and condition of the estate) through engaging with key stakeholders. These ‘whole estate solutions’ should include whole life costs, soft facilities management costs and utilities costs.

Business Case Development

You will be responsible for coordinating the creation and development of the Business Case and other supporting artefacts and keeping these up to date throughout the project life cycle.

You will be responsible for coordinating the creation and development of Review Notes and Information Notes in light of changes to the cost, time and scope of any infrastructure project within your area of responsibility.

Stakeholder Management & Risk and Issues

You will engage the internal Army and DIO stakeholders, positively challenging the Performance, Time, Cost and Risks to ensure project outputs are delivered. This includes representing the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) interests and promoting innovative solutions (in collaboration with technical specialists).

You will work closely with delivery areas to ensure that project timelines are coherent, realistic and that key milestones are achievable and that dependencies are actively managed. Lead on or support as appropriate, production and delivery of presentations and briefings.

You will assist in the identification and management of project risks, including mitigation, throughout the project life cycle. You will report issues and recommend corrective action or re-prioritising as appropriate.

Finance & Ad Hoc Tasks

You will support the Integrated Project Team to ensure financial mechanisms and approaches are created and agreed early to avoid difficult remedial work later (e.g., data protocols for gathering input from Industry Partners). You will ensure robust Investment Appraisals through good financial modelling are achieved through stakeholder engagement.