Deputy Project Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Bristol seeks a Deputy Project Manager to support its Net Zero Programme. This role involves managing project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and providing net zero guidance to ensure projects align with sustainability objectives. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management and strong analytical skills. You'll contribute to significant government initiatives aimed at improving sustainability and asset performance.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting sustainability programmes.
• Strong analytical skills for project reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the strategic development and delivery of the Net Zero Programme.
• Manage the delivery of due diligence and EPC surveying projects.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for timely project execution.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management

Project delivery

Reporting

Net zero information

Job description

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost- effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.

Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together:

• Striving for excellence- We always aim to deliver great results
• Empowering through respect- We insist on fair treatment for all, always
• Acting with integrity- We consistently do the right thing
• Succeeding together- We rely on each other to achieve success

We are committed to representing the communities we serve by making Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) part of everything we do. Our strong emphasis on EDI is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

The role being recruited is a Deputy Project Manager, supporting the investment programmes managed by Property Services Project Delivery. This role will be attached to the Net Zero Programme, with matrix support to the Life Cycle Replacement Programme as directed by the Programme Manager (Net Zero).

The GPA Property Services Project Delivery Team, has three programmes of delivery:

• The Net Zero Programme (NZP)
• The Lifecycle Replacement Programme (LCR)
• The Client Requested Projects Programme (CRP)

The successful candidate and any reserve list candidates may be required to work on other programmes and regions at a future point.

The Deputy Project Manager for Net Zero, will be required to:

• Support the strategic development and delivery of the Net Zero Programme (reporting to G6 Programme Manager with matrix line management by G7 Project Manager); to ensure the Net Zero Programme delivers its net zero interventions to cost, time and quality, in alignment with the GPA’s strategic sustainability objectives to accelerate to net zero.
• Work closely with the wider Project Delivery Team, to ensure projects are executed on time, to budget, to the appropriate standards - with benefits realised.
• Provide contract management support to the GPA’s multi-disciplinary project teams and where required contract manage building works contractors.
• Lead on stakeholder engagement as part of the Programme’s interface to other GPA directorates, other government departments and key stakeholders; to align the Programme to other policies and procedures.
• Produce and present reports which accurately reflect the Programme’s progress.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of Due Diligence and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) surveying projects, to improve the condition and asset performance across the GPA managed portfolio, in alignment with GPA strategy and UK Government net zero and energy policies.
• Provide (practitioner level) net zero information, advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders, allied to the aim Net Zero Programme.
• Work closely with the Programme Management Office, ensuring department client business requirements are understood and inform the Net Zero Programme planning and delivery.
• Collaborate with the GPA’s multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and agreed benefits realisation outcomes.
• Manage relationships with customers and supply chain partners, ensuring appropriate data is used to produce reports and calculate the net zero benefits for the Net Zero Programme.
• Research and support the development of business cases, Spending Review Bids and other funding applications, to ensure appropriate funding is secured, to fulfil the Programme’s strategic objectives.
• Prepare regular reports for the Programme Manager and other stakeholders, to support programme reporting of benefits, programme performance against key performance indicators, to senior staff and appropriate GPA Committee(s).
• Liaise with Finance stakeholders, to ensure budget availability, the raising of purchase orders, invoice payment and recharging to departmental clients are dealt with efficiently and effectively.
• Proactively work with others to respond to internal and external stakeholder net zero related enquiries.