DBS Senior Delivery Manager - Project Manager

Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?

Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?

Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UKs Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.

• Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
• Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.

DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.

Come and join the DBS community today!

DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2027.

The CSM portfolio is recruiting to two-year FTAs, with the possibility of extension subject to business requirements and approvals.

If you are a permanent MOD civil servant and are successful in securing an advertised Fixed-Term Appointment (FTA), it may be possible to agree a Temporary Transfer, subject to the agreement of your current MOD business area. Where a Temporary Transfer is agreed and the post is at a higher grade, any promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer.

Existing Civil Servants from outside MOD and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply but will only be considered on a loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant, including arrangements regarding grade on return.

The Role

The role of the Project Manager is to lead and manage the Project Team on a day-to-day basis. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of the project ensuring that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. The Project Manager has a key role in project Governance and working with Stakeholders to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.

Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:

Delivery create and lead the project to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints

Project Management day-to-day management and leadership of the project and project team. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies. Manage effective transition between project phases.

Business Case develop and draft the business case with input from specialists as necessary

Budget develop the budget and track delivery within budget

Resources identify the skill requirements and deploy and develop resources. Manage medium sized team [to deliver the project]

Benefits Realisation deliver the agreed business case benefits and outcomes. Ensure appropriate benefits realisation strategy is in place and monitor longer term delivery of benefits against the business case

Stakeholder Management identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate

Risks & Issues identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies

Governance support effective governance and decision making. Provide reports and engage in mechanisms that hold you, as project manager, to account for delivery

Assurance engage with Assurance reviews and support actions on recommendations. Organise Assurance processes such as Gateway reviews, as required

Change Management ensure effective change management processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders

Guidance and Support provide support, guidance and coaching from the project team. Show commitment to personal development. Promote effective individual and team performance

Programme Performance & Controls cascade vision and translate into delivery objectives for the team. Develop and maintain project plan. Identify and set appropriate project controls. Manage performance and report progress to sponsors.

Required Experience

Essential:

Leadership, Project Delivery experience against appropriate framework.

Desirable:

Knowledge and experience of shared services in the public sector. Knowledge and Experience of Service Management implementations

Desirable Qualifications

Prince 2 Practitioner or APM Project Management Qualification or Agile Project Management Practitioner

Desirable or willing to work towards

Government Project Delivery Accreditation Practitioner Level

Risk Management Practitioner

APM Chartered Project Professional

Major Projects & Leading Workstreams