Pilots Management (Construction Project Delivery)

Pilots Management (Construction Project Delivery)

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Job Summary

The Pilots Management role is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of innovation and development pilots and strategic capital projects in support of evidence gathering, design development and research for the Education Estates directorate.

Job Description

This role is in the Design Team and will report to the Policy Lead and will include project management, procurement, technical and policy responsibilities.

The role will be undertaken by a design/technical/construction professional (for example, landscape architect, surveyor, services engineer or architect) as they will be expected to contribute to the wider activities of the team in specification development, post occupancy evaluation, business of state, supporting the design process as well as their primary role of construction project delivery.

They will work in the unit, which delivers policy, environmental and engineering advice and development, and will be expected to have a good understanding of current and developing construction practices.

They will be responsible for providing a flexible approach to procurement and data gathering to deliver successful forward-looking outcomes. They will need to ensure that the Department’s standards are maintained throughout the procurement and construction processes and should align these with current industry best practice to deliver robust outcomes.

They must be a construction professional, holding a relevant level 6 qualification and or chartership of a relevant professional body, and be able to demonstrate extensive in the delivery and procurement of construction projects and associated services.

The Key Deliverables Are As Follows:

• Robust procurement and project management,
• Data gathering and financial reporting,
• Technical contribution to the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience and confidence in project management and have a construction background.

They will lead the delivery of a number of strategic pilot projects. They will be experienced in public sector procurement, construction contract forms and systems, and of other widely used contract types.

This role is best suited to someone who thrives in a challenging, creative and rewarding work environment.

You Will Be Required To:

• Lead, manage and deliver multiple projects.
• Prepare business cases.
• Flexibly manage changing and conflicting priorities to respond at pace to emerging issues and pressures.
• Quickly understand new policy areas and develop responses that deliver tangible results.
• Develop, implement and manage control and assurance systems.
• Deliver high-quality advice to senior stakeholders including ministers.
• Obtain, process, track and complete financial documentation in support of internal DfE financial systems.
• Delivering robust processes for risk assurance and data management.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication and engagement skills, with the ability to persuade and influence others within, and outside, the organisation to achieve desired outcomes.
• Lead and inform procurement processes.
• Understand and direct construction delivery, and show significant experience of education or public sector construction projects from inception to in-use.

This role is in the Design Team and will report to the Policy Lead and will include project management, procurement, technical and policy responsibilities.

The role will be undertaken by a design/technical/construction professional (for example, landscape architect, surveyor, services engineer or architect) as they will be expected to contribute to the wider activities of the team in specification development, post occupancy evaluation, business of state, supporting the design process as well as their primary role of construction project delivery.

They will work in the unit, which delivers policy, environmental and engineering advice and development, and will be expected to have a good understanding of current and developing construction practices.

They will be responsible for providing a flexible approach to procurement and data gathering to deliver successful forward-looking outcomes. They will need to ensure that the Department’s standards are maintained throughout the procurement and construction processes and should align these with current industry best practice to deliver robust outcomes.

They must be a construction professional, holding a relevant level 6 qualification and or chartership of a relevant professional body, and be able to demonstrate extensive in the delivery and procurement of construction projects and associated services.

You Will Be Required To:

• Lead, manage and deliver multiple projects.
• Prepare business cases.
• Flexibly manage changing and conflicting priorities to respond at pace to emerging issues and pressures.
• Quickly understand new policy areas and develop responses that deliver tangible results.
• Develop, implement and manage control and assurance systems.
• Deliver high-quality advice to senior stakeholders including ministers.
• Obtain, process, track and complete financial documentation in support of internal DfE financial systems.
• Delivering robust processes for risk assurance and data management.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication and engagement skills, with the ability to persuade and influence others within, and outside, the organisation to achieve desired outcomes.
• Lead and inform procurement processes.
• Understand and direct construction delivery, and show significant experience of education or public sector construction projects from inception to in-use.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

• Lead, manage and deliver multiple projects.
• Quickly understand new policy areas and develop responses that deliver tangible results.
• Develop, implement and manage control and assurance systems.
• Obtain, process, track and complete financial documentation in support of internal DfE financial systems.
• Can lead and inform procurement processes.
• Can understand and direct construction delivery and show significant experience of education or construction projects from inception to in-use.

Desirable Criteria

• Prepare business cases.
• Deliver high-quality advice to senior stakeholders including ministers.
• Flexibly manage changing and conflicting priorities to respond at pace to emerging issues and pressures.

Desirable criteria will only be assessed at interview, in the event of a tie break situation, to make an informed decision.

Memberships

You must hold chartership of a relevant professional body and/or a construction related Level 6 qualification.

Behaviours

We\’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We\’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Project Delivery

Alongside your salary of £56,353, Department for Education contributes £16,325 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department’s transfer / promotion policies.

As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK.

You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, all staff receive the King’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days’ bank and public holidays.

We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.

Most DfE employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending at least 60% of their time in an office or work setting. Changes to these working arrangements are available in exceptional circumstances but must be agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DfE, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered.

As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application

To apply for this role, you will be required to provide a CV and Statement of Suitability (statement max word count 750 words).

We will use your CV and statement to assess your suitability for the role against the essential criteria listed in the person specification section above.

To confirm, the maximum word count for the personal statement/ statement of suitability is 750. Please adhere to this limit as anything over 750 words will not be taken into account.

Interviews

Interviews are likely to be held in August, please note these dates are subject to change.

Interviews will be held face to face in Manchester.

At interview you will be asked questions around the behaviours listed in the advert.

At interview you will be asked questions around the technical skills listed in the advert.

Other Information

In your application, please don’t include personal information that identifies you.

This means we can recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background, gender or ethnicity – it\’s called name blind recruitment (opens in a new window).

Please ensure that you remove from your application, all references to your:

• name/title
• educational institutions
• age
• gender
• email address
• postal address
• phone number
• nationality/immigration status

We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own.

We reserve the right to raise the minimum pass mark in the event of a high volume or strong field of candidates.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK from the location options provided and not from overseas.

The government is committed to supporting apprenticeships, enabling people to learn and progress in a role whilst earning. We want to monitor the number of people who have completed apprenticeships who are now applying to progress further in their career and are asking this question to all candidates, on all vacancies. You will be asked a question as part of the application process about any previous apprenticeships you have completed. Your response to this question will not affect your application and it is not a requirement of the role to have completed a previous apprenticeship.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check maybe carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Department of Education of your intention by emailing Pre-Employment.Checks.DFE@education.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Department for Education do not cover the cost of travel to your interview/assessment unless otherwise stated.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

Candidates will be posted in merit order based upon location preference. Where more than one location is advertised you will be asked to state your preferred location.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

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.

Terms and conditions of candidates transferring from ALBs and NDPBs

Bodies that are not accredited by the Civil Service Commission and are not able to advertise at Across Government on Civil Service jobs will be treated as external new starters and will come into DfE on modernised terms and conditions with a salary at the band minimum.

Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission but do not have civil service status will be offered modernised terms and will not have continuous service recognised for leave or sickness benefits. Salaries should be offered at band minimum, but there is some flexibility where this would cause a detriment to the individual.

Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission and do have Civil Service status will be treated as OGD transfers. Staff appointed on lateral transfer will move on to pre-modernised DfE terms (unless they were on modernised terms in their previous organisation). Staff appointed on promotion will move on to modernised DfE terms. Staff will transfer over on their existing salary (on lateral transfer) and any pay above the DfE pay band maximum will be paid as a mark time allowance. Staff moving on promotion will have their salaries calculated using the principles set out in the attached OGD transfer supplementary information.

Reasonable adjustment

If a Person With Disabilities Is Put At a Substantial Disadvantage Compared To a Non-disabled Person, We Have a Duty To Make Reasonable Changes To Our Processes. If You Need a Change To Be Made So That You Can Make Your Application, You Should:

Contact Department of Education via centralrecruitment.operations@education.gov.uk soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Please refer to the attached ‘Reasonable Adjustments Guide 05_2025 – accessible version’ at the bottom of the advert, for further information.

Childcare Vouchers

Any move to Department for Education (DfE) will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission\’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission\’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Duncan Craig
• Email : Duncan.craig@Education.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Centralrecruitment.operations@education.gov.uk

Further information

The Department for Education’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles, which outlines that selection for appointment is made on merit based on fair and open competition. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned via CentralRecruitment.Operations@education.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages

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