Deputy Programme Manager

Deputy Programme Manager
Salary: £66,897 to £70,874

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow's fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid. As we work towards our mission and goals, UKAEA has devised values (Innovative, Committed, Trusted and Collaborative) that capture the spirit of how we work.

STEP is an ambitious programme to accelerate the delivery of sustainable Fusion Energy. It aims to deliver an integrated concept design for a fusion powerplant based on the Spherical Tokamak developing and identifying solutions to the challenges of delivering fusion energy, benefiting from Culham' s breadth of expertise and its suite of research facilities. The STEP programme adopts a collaborative and innovative approach that combines the strengths of UKAEA with industry, universities, and other organisations. The ambition of STEP extends beyond the technical challenges, breaking new ground in the commercialisation of fusion in areas such as siting, regulation, cost model, supply chain development and commercial funding.

The Person

As Deputy Programme Manager you'll join STEP to provide direct support to the Programme Directors and leadership team to successfully deliver sustainable fusion energy. The programme will deliver a prototype fusion energy plant, based on the spherical tokamak innovation led by UKAEA, and a path to full-scale commercialisation of this new technology.

You will contribute to the design and implementation of a fit-for-phase system of programme controls and processes that enable rapid decision making and effective stakeholder engagement up to the ministerial level; supporting stakeholder engagement efforts in the programme; creating a positive and collaborative stakeholder management environment.

You'll co-ordinate the programme's projects and manage your inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising. You'll also co-ordinate new capabilities for the business to enable effective change and realisation of projected benefits.

The Role

- Provide effective leadership and management controls, identify, schedule, and make key decisions to ensure programmes, projects and operations continue without delay
- Develop, own and run a comprehensive and best-in-class suite of management Information for the Programme, including progress reporting and visualisation
- Adhere to the expectations of UK Government Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA), ensuring clarity and alignment across the programme
- Drive clarity across the programme on day-to-day operations, including route to tasking work
- Identify and escalate programme level issues/ conflicts to the Programme Manager and Executive
- Lead the Programme and Information Controls Team

Essential Background

- Proven track record of leading and delivering significant multi £m scale projects and programmes in complex, technical and highly regulated environments
- Knowledge of working on conceptual development phase of programmes and understand the balance needed between robust controls and flexibility as the design evolves
- Leading a team of project managers
- Comfortable with change and able to work autonomously with an organisation that is undergoing significant transformation. Proven ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capability
- Working with technical and operational ambiguity in fast-developing programmes

Desirable Background

- Extensive experience using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and engage effectively with technical and non-technical professionals in a complex matrix organisation
- Strong understanding of budget, commercial and project/ programme methods

Further Information

Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive, an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, Flexible working options including family friendly policies, Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave (30.5 days rising to 35.5), wide range of career development opportunities, outstanding defined benefit pension scheme; Corporate bonus scheme and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities and women. The Executive Team with support from our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, is actively promoting EDI and taking steps to increase the diversity of our people throughout recruitment and selection, and revaluating approaches where it is clear we can remove barriers to success.

This vacancy will close on or before 26/ 09/ 2022.

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