Govpass Delivery Manager (Site Delivery)

Michael Page; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent government agency in the UK seeks a Site Delivery Manager to lead team implementations within the GovPass Programme. This role requires project management expertise and offers a salary of £42,450 along with a generous pension contribution and flexible working options. The ideal candidate will improve workplace access across government sectors, emphasizing innovation and diversity.

Benefits

Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Tailored learning and development

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a programme/project delivery role coordinating complex deliveries.
• Proven ability to lead teams and communicate technical solutions.
• Demonstrable experience in financial management and value delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the site delivery team.
• Identify and refine complex processes for impactful solutions.
• Plan and deliver GovPass site implementations across the GPA.

Skills

Project management experience

Agile methodologies

Financial management

Technical communication

Lifecycle delivery

Process implementation

Clear planning and coordination

Education

Formal project management qualification (Prince2, APMG)

Tools

Access control systems

Cloud technologies

Job description

An exciting Site Delivery role transforming digital workplaces across the UK Gov Estate. Offering the opportunity to travel, harness leading security and workplace access technologies and collaborate with Government Agencies, to improve the work life of Civil Servants.

Client Details

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 transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost‑effective real estate service solutions. Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self‑improvement are encouraged. We are dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it also ensures our services meet the needs of government departments and civil servants who use our spaces. 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 GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do. We are particularly inviting applications from disabled candidates, those who are ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Description

The GovPass Programme within the GPA is modernising Access Control Systems across HMG. It delivers a new UK government standard for card encryption improving building security and enabling greater interoperability through its innovative technology. GovPass operates across the UK in HMG Estate and in some of the most iconic buildings and departments, with an ambition to expand this further over the coming years.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and leading a team: Providing leadership and direction to the site delivery team.
• Process development and management: Ability to identify, challenge and refine complex processes to ensure simple, impactful solutions are defined and implemented.
• Planning and delivery: Plan and deliver the GovPass site implementations across both the GPA and wider HMG.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience in a programme/project delivery role coordinating and managing complex deliveries.
• Project management experience, including agile and lean practices, and an ability to develop new and innovative ways of working.
• Technical competence: Experience communicating technical solutions to non‑technical stakeholders, managing expectations and moderating complex discussions and risks and technical implementations.
• Financial management: Experience of managing and setting budgets and ensuring value for money.
• Lifecycle management: Proven ability to work with the right people at the right time to navigate the delivery lifecycle and deliver value, using evidence to continue, change direction or stop.
• Delivery: Experience leading and optimising complex deliveries, using innovative methodologies to unblock issues and deliver the best possible outcomes. Actively addressing the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies, including when ownership exists outside the team or is not clearly defined.
• Process implementation: Demonstrable experience analysing complex problems and creating and implementing elegant and impactful processes to solve them.
• Planning: Clear, logical thinker with attention to detail, able to plan and coordinate across diverse teams and multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications and Accreditations

Essential criteria

• Experience within a delivery project / programme.
• Formal project management qualification (e.g., Prince2, APMG) or willingness to obtain certification within 12 months of taking up the post.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working within Government services.
• Basic knowledge of cloud technologies.
• Experience and knowledge of access control systems.

Behaviours

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical Skills

• Customer Perspective
• Commercial Acumen
• Property Market Knowledge
• Innovation

Job Offer

Alongside your salary of £42,450, Government Property Agency contributes £12,297 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Learning and development tailored to your role.

An environment with flexible working options.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

Generous annual leave.

Closing Date : 29th October 2025

CV Sifting : 5th November 2025

Interviews : w/c 10th and 17th November 2025