Business Case Manager

The Programme and Project Partners (PPP) model was mobilised in 2019 with the purpose of transforming major project delivery at the Sellafield nuclear site.
The partnership brings together KBR, Jacobs, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Altrad Babcock and Sellafield Ltd to deliver a 20-year pipeline of major infrastructure projects to support the decommissioning of Sellafield and to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.
In delivering its pipeline of large-scale infrastructure projects, PPP is creating opportunities for its people, supply chain, economy and communities.
KBR’s rapidly growing nuclear team of teams is working at the forefront of the UK’s nuclear space on some of the most exciting new-build, defence and decommissioning programmes.
BUSINESS CASE MANAGER
Location: Cumbria, 2 / 3 days per week on site with travel to opposite site Warrington potentially once per month
Job Description: The role is part of the PPP support to the Digital Asset Management (DAM) programme within Sellafield. The PPP support to DAM is an integrated project team with members from PPP and Sellafield’s asset management capability.
The DAM programme is a site wide delivery improvement programme supporting Sellafield’s improvement requirements, the programme aims to address a number of issues with Sellafield’s asset management arrangements with a targeted outcome of: “An integrated information line of sight from the asset through to the enterprise that integrates activities across the asset lifecycle, removes the burden of paper-based work processes from our teams and engages everyone in the use of modern digital technologies to inform decision making”
The Business Case Manager will be responsible for:
• Leading the planning, development, drafting, and overseeing the production of Business Cases.
• Responsible for ensuring the business complies with organisational and Sellafield requirements.
• Business cases will provide evidence base for intervention required, appraisal for possible delivery and activity options, and roadmap for financial and commercial management.
• Engage with the stakeholder community to understand requirements and build consensus on the business cases, drawing on SME expertise where possible.
Generating modelling analysis and creating support material to allow the project to make informed decisions and develop Business Cases, and specifically the Financial and Economic Cases
• the deltas and key options for consideration capturing benefits, risks, and key sensitivities.
o Influence, inspire and effect change in the way projects and programmes are delivered and governed
Supporting the development of other colleagues, through informal training and skills transfer sessions
Experience of delivering the Business Case analysis for complex projects and programmes including:
o Understanding of Green Book, and experience in business case development to justify investment and make the case for change
o Undertake Group wide options appraisals valuations and financial modelling at all levels of P3M based on validated data outputs, making reasonable judgements to inform decisions over and above pure data outputs.
o Implement the decision and monitoring the performance of the decision outcome.
The gravitas to ‘hold their own’ when challenged on recommendations and direction of travel To inform decisions of key stakeholders, particularly driving value for money
Ability to present ideas in business-friendly ‘plain English' way.
o Proven ability to integrate well into a team and build relationships well with senior stakeholders
o Consultancy soft skills, to enable building of great relationships with clients, facilitate workshops, chair working groups, and influence outcomes
A wider understanding of non-financial benefits, specifically sustainability and social value
• Ability to have an innovative approach when there is a lack of data, and/or a lack of buy in from stakeholders
• Good knowledge of the MS Office Suite, strong practical knowledge of Excel
o Excel skills to scope, specify and build a model in line with Best Practice Modelling
Analysing data and the ability to provide efficiency insights and bring data to life through different presentational outputs – eg business reporting in Tableau or PowerBI
• Experience of using collaborative software such as Skype, Confluence, Sococo etc.
• Previous experience of working with Policing, National Security or Defence, and/or a regulatory driven environment
• Previous experience of delivering within a change management / transformation programme
• Knowledge of key financial indicators like RoI, IRR, NPV and how a P&L and Cashflow operate
• Understanding of Business Analysis frameworks, value cycles, business processes and business requirements, and applying these appropriately
Building Relationships – able to engage with and maintain productive relationships with a wide range of people with differing skills and experience.
• People Management – fosters team/individual performance, achieves results, sets targets and reviews against them, leads, motivates and empowers others, coaches and encourages.
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