Controls & Assurance Lead - Programme Euston

About DIO MPP Nuclear Infrastructure

As the MODs infrastructure expert DIO has a significant role to provide defence-wide, advice, guidance and delivery of strategic estates management, strategic asset management, disposals and acquisitions and major programme and project delivery as well as the management and leadership of the supply chain. 

The continuous at sea deterrent is strategically critical output for UK Defence and the infrastructure that supports the current capability, and wider submarine operations, in preparation for future capability requires significant investment. 

DIO Nuclear Directorate provides a mission aligned infrastructure service to the CASD, providing major capital programme delivery, estates and infrastructure services to our Front-Line Commands and Agencies. The directorate is responsible for the delivery of the existing demand, the development of the next demand and the planning of future demands alongside our Royal Navy, Submarine Delivery Agency and Defence Nuclear Organisation sponsors.

The portfolio of work comprises a number of complex estates and infrastructure projects including;

• The Clyde Infrastructure Programme; a 1.8B programme of work of new build facilities and refurbishment to support current and future operations on HMNB Clyde. The programme of work is part of Government Major Programmes & Projects and is considered a top 100 government programme.

• Programme Euston: a complex engineering and construction project to ensure readiness for the Submarine Flotillas newest addition, Dreadnought class submarines.

• Future Programme Development: to determine the future investment strategy to ensure the infrastructure across our estate meets the MODs nuclear infrastructure demand.

This is an exciting time to join the team, the delivery environment is both challenging and rewarding. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Governance:

• Manage and support the delivery governance on behalf of the Programme.

• Maintain governance to organisational objectives and departmental standards and frameworks ensuring alignment.

• Critically appraise delivery forecasts, apply management interventions to achieve agreed business output.

• Support collating budget forecasts, risks and assumptions data for MOD SPC planning rounds aligned with corporate reporting planning cycles  

• Develop and maintain programme controls documentation e.g. Programme Risk, Schedule and Performance Management Plans. Ensuring Projects and Programmes have PCT management plans.

• Take a strategic view across the programme and in consideration of DIO overall business objectives highlight conflicts and issues, identify and exploit opportunities, identify and mitigate risk  

• Interaction with key Scrutineers/Assurers community internal and external to DIO to ensure flow of information through the business case process

Essential

• Strong stakeholder management skills

• Experience in managing commercial relationships
• Governance and assurance
• Understanding of wide range of project controls functions such as risk, schedule, planning and cost control.

Desirable

• Project management in an Infrastructure/construction environment

• Understanding of a wide range of disciplines (infrastructure, construction, engineering, nuclear, safety, environmental, etc).

• Construction project lifecycle knowledge