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About the job
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Things you need to know
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Location
About the job
We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.
Do you have experience of working on the delivery of complex programmes or projects?
Are you someone who can work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders effectively to meet delivery deadlines?
Can you use your superb communication skills to deliver clear and concise messages to others?
If so, then this is the perfect role for you!
This role will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to be involved some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the country. So please apply! We can’t wait to hear from you!
This role is within the Roads and Projects Infrastructure Delivery (RAPID) directorate. RAPID oversees delivery, by National Highways, of multi-million-pound road improvement projects set out in the 5-year second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2). You will be part of a team that will help achieve the Department’s requirements as client and sponsor for one or more ‘Tier 1’ strategic roads projects (major projects above National Highways’ delegated authority) and ensure appropriate governance and assurance, working closely with colleagues in National Highways, HM Treasury, the Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA) and across Department for Transport (DfT).
This is an exciting opportunity to use and develop your skills and experience in partnership working and project delivery. You will be working within the Department’s sponsorship of some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the country.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
For a more detailed description of the role and its responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.
About you
To be successful, you will need to be someone who has experience of working on the delivery of complex programmes or projects. You can work in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, enabling you to meet delivery deadlines.
You are someone with superb interpersonal skills, communicating effectively with stakeholders at various levels to relay information whilst ensuring your communication is clear and concise.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to obtain a qualification in Association for Project Management (APM) or similar if you do not hold this already.
Additional information
There will be travel required to attend meetings in London and other DfT offices up to 2 times per month dependant on business need. We will remain flexible to your working and personal circumstances when this is to occur.
A minimum of 40% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.
Things you need to know
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement. Please see the following details on how to apply.
How to Apply
When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role. Please tailor your CV to match the role and its responsibilities and within your Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:
Your Personal Statement should be no more than 750 words.
The sift is due to take place from the 30th of May.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 12th of June.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, DfT is committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How we hire page of our DfT Careers website.
Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Recruitment in detail page of the DfT Careers website. You will find detailed information about the entire recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role in the Civil Service.
Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers Website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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