DIO - Project Officer

Ministry of Defence; Wyton-on-the-Hill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to ensure the effective delivery and management of major projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing complex projects, cultivating relationships with stakeholders, and producing high-quality reports. This role offers potential for remote working arrangements and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing large and complex projects and works programmes.
• Experience of cultivating and managing strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with team, customers, and contractors.
• Manage customer priorities, issues, projects, and constraints.
• Create high-quality reports covering contractor performance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder relationship management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Ensuring effective & efficient delivery and management of major and high-profile projects, addressing changing customer requirements, and updating the CIDP. Ensure changes are appropriate and technically robust.

Responsibilities

• Developing strong and positive relationships within the team and with customers and contractors, supporting effective communications and delivery of services. Understand and act on customer and DIO priorities.
• Develop and manage your customer's priorities, issues, projects, and constraints, ensuring delivery of objectives. Pre-emptively identify emerging constraints and risks within projects, communicate the trends for attention and develop proposed resolution.
• Developing Business Cases for DIO authority scrutiny.
• Attending and chairing customer liaison meetings, acting on customer feedback, establishing, and delivering action plans for systemic issues within projects.
• Collaborating with the Core, Technical and Assurance leads to ensure compliance with DIO policies and practices and technical advice.
• Producing high quality and accurate reports covering contractor performance, risks, and issues. Developing and delivering annual assurance plans ensuring compliance with legislation. Managing and assuring service delivery, meeting customer needs, and achieving value.
• Identifying and developing efficiency and opportunities for improvement.

Essential experience / knowledge

1. Experience of managing large and complex projects and works programmes
2. Experience of cultivating and managing strong relationships with stakeholders, both internal operational staff, as well as customers/end users and contractors.
3. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages.

Remote working

Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.

Notes

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