Programme Manager

Job Description

The job holder will be responsible for the successful day-to-day leadership of the programme in support of the programme director, working within the P3M3 programme leadership team to perform the essential programme management duties and functions for establishing and delivering a programme and project framework that complies with the programme business case and ensures safety, quality, value, and timeliness.  The job holder will work with the heads of profession and support and service areas to ensure an understanding of the programme management activities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the programme and project delivery, providing leadership to the project delivery teams
• Manage the activities of the projects and operations disciplines in the delivery of the decommissioning and facility compliance requirements
• Implement the risk, governance and assurance management processes to ensure the programme takes appropriate consideration of dependencies and approvals and ensure impact of risks and changes in strategic direction are managed through performance office lead change control process
• Manage the requirements of the project delivery commitments and targets whilst ensuring the authority to operate compliance requirements are being met through operations
• Maintain the overall integrity and coherence of programme delivery framework to support each project and operations activities whilst ensuring the authority to operate compliance requirements are met
• Plan programme assurance activities, in consultation with appropriate heads of profession
• Manage project delivery issues that are being raised, by coordinating resolution within the programme leadership team and across all business areas
• Ensure the flow of issues between portfolio, programme, and project as designated by their impact severity, probability of occurrence and support needed to resolve
• Manage the interfaces with internal and external stakeholders and as required deputise for the programme director
• Represent Dounreay at external forums and stakeholder engagements
• Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to the post including appointment to site emergency response role
• Lead Dounreay staff as a line manager

Aptitudes and Skills:

• Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent qualifications plus significant demonstrable experience
• APM chartered project professional (ChPP); or a willingness to obtain within 1 year of appointment
• Managing successful programmes (MSP) practitioner; or a willingness to obtain within 1 year of appointment
• Extensive relevant project management experience
• Comprehensive line management experience with a passion for talent development
• Ability to work at a strategic level and be able to influence through knowledge and behaviours across a range of stakeholders (both internal and external)
• Ability to work in complex organisations and demonstrated organisation awareness would be advantageous
• Demonstrable evidence of leading change and improvement initiatives
• Post specific capability analysis assessment

NRS attracts an excellent Benefits package:

• Standard full time working week with every third Friday off (unless subject to shift work).  This working pattern equates to approximately 17 days additional holidays per year
• Annual leave entitlement of 28 days, and in addition, 8 days statutory public holidays, 2 and a half days privilege holidays and 2 and a half days Christmas/New Year closure holidays
• Paid overtime available 
• Up to 13.5% employer pension contribution depending on individual contribution amount
• Annual company bonus payment of up to 5% basic salary as at 31 March
• Relocation assistance (where appropriate)
• Dounreay recognises individual and team achievements or exemplary safe behaviour through the award of vouchers
• Maternity leave, adoption leave, shared parental leave and paternity leave that offers enhanced payments above the statutory minimum requirements for qualifying employees
• Additional paid time off for training purposes for local volunteer services such as the retained Fire Service, the Coastguard Rescue Service and Scottish Mountain Rescue. NRS also provide the same support to our employees in the Reserve Forces
• Access to our onsite Occupational Health Service
• Access to Aviva Digicare+ Workplace Health package which includes free annual health check, access to a digital GP, nutritional consultations, mental health consultations and second medical opinions
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour telephone support & personal assistance service and access to an online wellbeing App
• Cycle to work and reduced gym membership fees
• Company sick pay scheme
• Access to training and development through the company performance management arrangements, supporting you in maintaining your personal Continuous Professional Development
• We have various different employee networks supporting our inclusion, diversity and wellbeing mission at Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS)

At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.

Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.