Navy Command, Tranche Integration Lead

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 391186

**Salary**:

- £59,690
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy - Navy Command - Clyde Capital Works - Euston

**Type of role**:

- Project Delivery

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

**Number of jobs available**:

- 2

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX and MOD Abbey Wood, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8QW

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) is the nerve centre of the Naval Service. It supports operations around the globe and provides the ships, people, aircraft, and equipment to deliver the UK’s defence policy.

In Navy Command, our civil servants work alongside their military colleagues in jobs that matter; jobs which often have a direct impact on the quality of the operational capabilities we deliver. Roles can offer excellent job satisfaction and there are many opportunities to develop and progress both within the Ministry of Defence and across the wider Civil Service.

The Submarine Directorate in Navy Command is responsible for all submarine in service capability and availability, including oversight of the Submarine Flotilla and Clyde Naval Base.

Programme Euston: a programme of work comprising new build floating and shore-based infrastructure to enable current and future out of water engineering capabilities for Submarine operations on HMNB Clyde. The programme of work is part of Government Major Programmes & Projects and is considered a top one hundred government programmes. This is an exciting time to join the team and contribute to the delivery of a challenging and rewarding nationally important programme.

The Tranche integration manager provides leadership guidance to an integrated team of multiple functions and technical disciplines in the delivery of a Complex infrastructure programme. The Tranche Integration Manager will report to Navy Command Programme Manager and where required deputise for the Programme Manager including delegated responsibilities.

As Tranche Integration Manager, you will be responsible for working with leadership from all delivery agents to ensure integration of activities and outputs undertaken by your tranche, and for ensuring your tranche remains aligned with the other tranches.

The Tranche Integration Manager will be a key conduit for integration development against a common programme Work Breakdown Structure across the Delivery Agents - ensuring that a credible and affordable schedule of works is maintained that meets Programme readiness dates in line with the Statement of Requirements.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
**Leadership**
- A self-starter, capable of providing management and leadership support to Delivery Agents and team members.
- Provide authoritative and credible direction, advice and coaching on programme management best practice to programme colleagues.
- Leads by example. Results driven whilst also demonstrating and championing the right culture and behaviours.
- Promotes strong collaborative working relationships both within the Programme and its external stakeholders.
- Ensures performance is managed consistently and fairly, including Diversity and Inclusion principles and provide regular feedback.
- Working with Delivery Agents, Identify and develop capability needs, ensuring robust Development Plans are in place for yourself / delivery agent resources as required.
- Ensure own and Delivery Agent compliance with mandatory requirements (e.g. H&S training, Security, Environmental) and a commitment to learning days (Continuing Professional Development).
- Inspire, motivate, and engage with the Integrated Programme Management Team and with other teams across the HMNB Clyde establishment community, Navy Command, DIO, and MoD by providing positive working environment and empowering the teams at all levels.
- Provide support to Programme Lead to deliver departmental outputs with mínimal supervision.
- Recruit and line manage staff as required.
- Any other ad-hoc duties re required by the Programme Director.

**Programme Management**
- Proactively monitor the progress of the programme, driving clarity of objective, integration of activities, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action.
- Working to ensure integration between Tranches is credible, affordable and maintained.
- Ensure Delivery Partners work to common requirements, WBS, assumptions and an integrated schedule.
- Develop key milestones and KPIs - tracking progress through reporting and governance.
- Define, implement, and act to continuously improve programme delivery performance to increase delivery confidence and understanding.
- Monitor, manage and rep