Senior Project Manager (Design & Construction) - Jersey (£76k-£83k)

Job responsibilities

1. Develop an annual project plan in collaboration with the wider programme that directs the development of policy, ensuring Jersey has future healthcare facilities that suit the islands needs.

2. Develop, manage and co-ordinate the delivery of projects within the New Healthcare Facilities Programme, applying robust project management in order to deliver on time and to quality standards.

3. Devise and implement effective project governance and project control, in order to achieve compliance with legislative, statutory and best practice e.g. for data protection and records management.

4. Lead the monitoring of all projects, providing timely, accurate reports which identify progress, risks, issues, budget and communication. This will result in projects which deliver their intended objectives.

5. Assess and manage project risks and issues, identifying, implementing, co-ordinating and monitoring mitigation and/or management actions. Effective risk management will ensure projects are robustly managed and therefore deliver to time and quality standards, and result in the intended outcomes.

6. Co-ordinate and produce a reports and papers for presentation to the HCS executives, senior officers and Ministers in order to gain approval on key project related topics.

7. Provide advice and guidance regarding communications and engagement for specific projects, in order to maintain the reputation of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme and raise awareness of the work and impact of the team.

8. Undertake research, evidence, analysis and surveys in order to assess the impact of the New Healthcare Facilities Programme and its stakeholders. Present and communicate in an appropriate and accessible way, and identify areas for improvement, policy development or further work.

9. Lead and manage staff, ensuring they deliver on time and to quality standards. Undertake appraisals, management of sickness absence, disciplinary matters, recruitment, and selection. Act as a role model, supporting individuals to develop and encouraging a learning culture focused upon improvement and high performance

Statutory responsibilities Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time. This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.

Qualifications

Essential

• - Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
• - Project management qualification.

General skills

Essential

• - An effective team member, contributing knowledge and
• expertise to the work of the department to achieve department and corporate objectives.
• - Excellent organisational abilities; ability to deal with multiple competing priorities and a high workload, and deliver to tight timescales.
• - Highly resilient, maintaining effectiveness under pressure

Experience

Essential

• - Experience of successfully managing major projects to delivery.
• - Experience in leading and managing staff.
• - Experience of postimplementation evaluation and identifying lessons.
• - Experience of working with a range of stakeholders, with a track record and proven ability to influence and communicate effectively.
• - Proven experience in social policy research, producing high quality and impactful reports.
• - Policy, planning or administration experience.
• - Experience of evidence based research and analysis

Experience

Essential

• - Demonstrable programme and project management skills, including design development, project planning, risk and issue management, stakeholder and communications, progress monitoring, reporting and escalation.
• - Proficient in methods and techniques associated with planning and
• monitoring progress of projects. E.g. dashboard reporting, Highlight
• reporting, critical path analysis, dependency management, benefits
• management.
• - Ability to collate and analyse quantitative and qualitative information,
• and identify trends, patterns and anomalies.
• - Ability to produce high quality reports, including appropriate conclusions, recommendations and action plans.
• - Excellent written communication, to create documents and
• communications materials

Knowledge

Essential

• - Knowledge of the strategic and political frameworks of Jersey and an ability to operate within them.
• - Working knowledge of corporate policies such as Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Financial Directions.
• - Understanding of the challenges that face Jersey for the future.
• - Understanding of the importance of partnership working.
• - Understanding and appreciation of supply chain procurement and
• challenges in Jersey for major projects

Work based skills

Essential

• - Excellent verbal communication, and confident in presenting data
• in a meaningful format, including ensuring complex information is accessible and understandable.
• - IT literate and conversant with Microsoft Office applications, including
• SharePoint, project management applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
• Outlook.
• - Evidence of working at pace in a complex multi-stakeholder
• environment.
• - Good political awareness, understanding of the political process.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).