Centre of Excellence Lead

6 months ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom UK Atomic Energy Authority Full time

Company Description

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 leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

- Outstanding **defined benefit pension scheme, **details of which can be found at the end of this advert.**:

- Corporate **bonus scheme up to **_7_**% **and a **Relocation** allowance (if eligible).
- ** Flexible working options** including family friendly policies.
- ** Employee Assistance Programme** and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
- ** Emergency **paid** leave**, Generous **annual leave allowance **(30.5 days) increased with length of service,
- Wide range of **career development opportunities**:

- A vibrant **culture** committed to being fully **inclusive**

This role requires employees to **complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) i**ncluding The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

**Job Description**:
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As **Centre of Excellence Lead**, you will play a pivotal role in As part of this there is a requirement to establish the optimum Portfolio, Programme and Project (P3M) construct.

The Centre of Excellence Lead will drive forward the Delivery Life Cycle (DLC) culture at UKAEA, ensure that the P3M processes across the organization are effective, that the DLC is being complied with and tailored effectively, develop and deliver appropriate training, manage knowledge (including lessons learned), provide self-reliant assurance, ensure three lines of defence assurance is being complied with, and promote a culture that focuses on a Less is More approach, benefits realisation and demonstrating value for money. They will also act as an internal consultancy offering advice on project selection, controlled start-up, whole lifecycle delivery and benefits realisation.

Projects and programmes at UKAEA vary in risk and complexity and range in value from under £50k to over £0.5bn. Projects span a number of sectors including science, innovation, engineering, regulatory, technology, and facility development; these are delivered by the 150+ project professionals working across the organisation, many of which are matrixed out from the PfMO Department.

**Note**:

- **Salary** £56,556 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension**
- ** UKAEA offers hybrid working, this role is required to be in the office at Culham at least two days a week** **with both part-time and full-time options available.**

**Additional Responsibilities**:

- Conduct the implementation of the Delivery Life Cycle (DLC) good practice at UKAEA, which is based off of P3M methodologies, governance and standards, in particular IPA good practice.
- Set and check adherence to standards (such as the Government Functional Standard for Project Delivery), which will help bolster the PfMO as a project delivery ‘centre of excellence’.
- Act as an internal consultancy offering advice on project selection, controlled project start-up, whole lifecycle delivery, the DLC and benefits realisation.
- In collaboration with the Risk & Assurance department, develop a ‘3 Lines of Defence assurance framework’ for projects and programmes that aligns with IPA good practice.
- Act as a key interface for project professionals across the business, who utilise the PfMO services through a hub and spoke model at UKAEA.
- Build network of Champions around the business to embed good practice in line with the DLC.
- Provide relevant in-house P3M related training and coaching, e.g. deliver workshops to enhance P3M good practice to internal colleagues, training up pools of independent reviewers across the project profession.
- Promote a delivery culture that focuses on benefits realisation and on Value for Money of public funding.
- Influence senior heads in UKAEA to adopt a more professional approach to delivery of programmes and projects.
- Roll out, create awareness of and conduct quarterly trend investigation to inform continuous improvement of the Lessons Learned Platform for project professionals. Embed positive changes identified through the learning from experiences feedback.
- Guide approach for knowledge management tool for project professionals, exploring existing approaches in-house
- Participate in assurance activities as needed on Tier 1 a

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