AI Infrastructure Project Manager
- Civil Service
- Part Time
- Birmingham
- 44,620 - 52,090
Job Description
Job summary
DSIT
At DSIT were all about improving peoples lives by maximising the potential of science & technology.
We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development.
We use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared.
We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back.
We do all this to enable the Governments 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future.
Above all, we focus on improving peoples lives. Whether its researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do.
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Job description
The Government has committed to implement the recommendations from the AI Opportunities Action Plan, that
includes the expansion of AI Research Resource (AIRR) capacity by at least 20 times by 2030 as compute needs grow, such expansion is critical if the UK is to keep pace. We have already started delivering on this in launching the Isambard-AI supercomputer at Bristol, building on the Dawn facilities at Cambridge. These form part of the AIRR, a national cluster of advanced computers that will provide world-leading AI specialised compute capacity to public researchers, academia, and industry.
We are looking for two experienced and highly organised Project Managers to lead project management within this major national programme focused on the development, deployment, and governance of AI infrastructure.
You will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of projects within our AI infrastructure portfolio. Your work will be critical to ensuring our infrastructure investments are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with strategic goals. With AI infrastructure as the backbone of modern AI systems, you will be working at the intersection of technology, public interest, and geopolitics to shape the future of AI infrastructure ecosystems. This is a complex and exciting programme with substantial commercial, policy and programme delivery opportunities.
As a Project Manager for this AI infrastructure programme, you will:
Thrive in a fast-moving environment, creating direct and high impact outcomes.
Enjoy cross-functional collaboration with technical, analytical, commercial, delivery and policy colleagues to drive infrastructure initiatives from concept to completion.
Be skilled in instigating and maintaining structure and project management discipline.
Person specification
Key Responsibilities
Create and lead a programme of projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
Build project and programme plans and apply appropriate project principles to deliver stated objectives. Track and report delivery against milestones.
Coordinate the development of business cases for AI infrastructure investments.
Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate, as appropriate.
Ensure benefits are identified, understood, measured, tracked and owned. Ensure appropriate Benefits Realisation Strategy is in place.
Provide key reports and support effective governance and decision making.
Develop and maintain effective communication with your team and wider stakeholders, building collaborative relationships.
Essential Criteria
Track record of successfully delivering large and complex projects to a high standard from project initiation to close.
Proven experience in identifying risks, assessing impact, and developing mitigation strategies.
Adept at managing change; adjusting plans as project evolves.
Proven skills at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines under pressure.
Strong communication, with skills in clear and concise communication with stakeholders identifying and managing diverse needs and expectations.
Proven experience in navigating government business case development and assurance processes
Hold a recognised Foundation or Practitioner qualification in Project Management, such as APM PFQ or PMQ, Prince2, Agile PM, and/or NISTA accreditation or similar.
Desirable Criteria
Proven experience in navigating commercial issues and government procurement exercises
Knowledge of AI infrastructure policy issues and ability to quickly understand technical information and apply to policy questions and programme design.
