Head of Major Projects - Transport

Are you looking for an exciting, varied, and unique leadership role with lots of freedom and opportunity to influence the delivery of the country\’s key infrastructure projects, with regular Ministerial engagement? If so, we\’d love to hear from you! About the Team The Transport team is a friendly, energetic, and supportive team! We are responsible for managing the Treasury\’s interests in transport policy. We do this both as a finance ministry, managing costs and making sure our spending on transport delivers good value for taxpayers; and as the UK\’s economics ministry, ensuring that our infrastructure investments contribute to a strong and growing economy. We are outward-looking to the Department for Transport (DfT), which has one of the biggest capital budgets in Government. We have a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, welcoming those with both HM Treasury and non-Treasury experience. We are fully committed to developing our team members and helping them grow. About the Job Key accountabilities include: Leading HMT oversight of major transport projects. Each branch member leads on 2 – 3 specific projects. You will take an overarching view of the portfolio, and help your team advise Ministers on strategic decisions, risks or issues, and work with DfT to negotiate and develop policy proposals. You will support the branch on specific spending approvals (such as gateways for major projects to look at whether they are ready to move to the next stage); and on individual budgets (e.g. how spending is profiled across its lifetime; how it is spent in-year; and what level of contingency to allocate, given the complexity and risks that many projects carry.) Lead HMT oversight of HS2 Phase One (London to Birmingham). The remaining phase of HS2 is well underway. Inflation and other issues have posed significant challenges to the programme\’s delivery. You will work closely with DfT, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, HS2 Ltd, and internal HMT teams to advise Ministers on decisions to enable cost-effective delivery. Determine the strategy and funding settlement for major transport projects. You will set the Treasury\’s strategy at the second phase of the Spending Review, aligning with work on the 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, to ensure safe and efficient delivery of the major projects in the portfolio for the medium to long term. Policy and major project leadership. Be responsible for policy leadership for the team and wider Treasury. You will be a thought leader on major projects, sharing best practice and seeking to improve how we approach and deliver major transport projects (e.g. through private and innovative financing models, streamlining business case processes etc). About You Some prior experience of either infrastructure policy, major programme delivery, infrastructure finance and/or spending control is required for the role. However, you will not be required to demonstrate experience in all of these areas. You will be able to lead a complex and fast-paced portfolio, identify and manage risks, capitalise on opportunities, and solve problems; use judgement and strategic thinking to secure wider team and organisational objectives while working with others. You will have strong leadership and management of a team across a diverse range of issues and in a changing external environment, demonstrating a clear commitment to inclusion, development, and support. You will deal with a wide range of complex and uncertain information to make timely and reasonable decisions, which take long-term impacts into account. Some of the Benefits our people love! 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King\’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month. Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours). Generous parental and adoption leave packages. Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28%. Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances. A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity. For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team. #J-18808-Ljbffr