Estates Project Manager

An Estates Project Manageris required for a Permanent, Full time Opportunity role paying £46,066.25 per annum, plus £3,033.56 London Allowanceper annum with the British Transport Police (BTP) based in FHQ, London.

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

On behalf of the senior responsible owner and the programme manager, the Project Manager will be a critical driving force for delivering one or more of BTP’s exciting and ambitious A Force on the Move projects. They will contribute to the modernisation and transformation of the Force, making it more efficient and effective, whilst protecting its operational capability. They will align projects with the programme objectives, construct detailed work plans and roadmaps, manage projects teams, bid for investment and request proposal approval, achieve milestones, and communicate the results across a diverse stakeholder audience.

The postholder will keep their project(s) on schedule and within scope and budget, providing expert project management and enabling the delivery of the portfolio to time, cost and benefit. The Project Manager will follow the BTP in-house ENTERPRISE change framework and promote this as the corporate approach to implementing BTP’s transformation portfolio.

As Estates Project Manageryouwill be required to:

• Lead the delivery of one or more projects as part of the Force on The Move portfolio of change.
• Provide direction and leadership to the project delivery team, taking responsibility for ensuring effective project delivery on time and within budget and work with the business change function to maximise benefits realization and any return on investment.
• Follow the BTP project management and change management methodologies as outlined by the PMO and adhere to all project and commercial governance processes, taking the project through all stages of the project lifecycle - Road mapping, Mobilisation, Quotes & Tendering, Business Case, Delivery, BAU Handover and Post-Implementation Review.

As part of their role in leading the project the Project Manager will:

• Lead the drafting of investment bids and business cases, presenting these to the relevant decision making boards.
• Monitor project delivery in order to track the progress of the project, identify, manage and control risks, track and manage costs and benefits, providing regular updates and ensuring all outputs meet project requirements. Make relevant project interventions and escalate items where needed, making recommendations for mitigation.
• Communicate and engage with project stakeholders, developing and maintaining key relationships and working in partnership to resolve problems to benefit operational policing and BTP.
• Lead the handover of project outputs to BAU, ensuring that closedown of the project leaves the organization with a lasting solution whose benefits can then be fully realized as part of normal business.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Estates Project Managerwill be required to evidence the following:

Qualifications and Training:

• Educated to degree level (architecture, surveying, engineering facilities management, estates, construction, etc) or equivalent work experience.
• APM Project Management Qualification or an alternative similar project / programme management qualification or relevant equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• Project management experience, whether in the capacity of a full-time Project Manager or through the delivery or projects as part of their day-to-day role.
• Experience of working on complex projects.
• Commercial awareness of tendering, contract negotiation; and supplier management.

Skills:

• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to plan the use of people and resources to meet deadlines and deliver benefits / results.
• Ability to apply experience and knowledge of project management disciplines to clearly define problems and resolve them.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to monitor and control budgets and use analytical techniques to make robust proposals and decisions concerning project interventions.

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of project management sub-disciplines, including: project financial management, risk management, benefits management, resource planning, business change and business case preparation.
• Some technical knowledge related to specific projects may also be required, this will be outlined in job adverts and candidate packs. Where a Project Manager does not have this, they need to be willing to attain it.

If you are interested in applying to this Estates Project Manager role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in applying to the role, then please click the "Apply" button below and submit a Cover letter outlining any relevant skills and experience you have that would make you suitable for this role and CV in one PDF document. Please note that there is no option to upload these documents separately, therefore, both your cover letter and CV must be submitted as one document. Please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon possible.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary of £46,066.25 per annum, plus £3,033.56 London Allowanceper annum
• Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in last PDR year)
• Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible agile working approach
• Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
• Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
• Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
• Pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

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In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 YEARS. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme is administered by Royal London and this is a group personal pension plan which is available to all police staff. It’s a defined contribution scheme, offering employees the flexibility to vary their pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of their salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk

Please note if you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS your pension will not be affected.

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum rating of 3 (performing) or a rating of U (no rating) must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.