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Assistant Project Manager

Bedfordshire
33340.00 - 36674.00 GBP Annual

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

FIX

Your new role

You will be accountable for providing delivery support to the (award winning) Sponsorship Team within our Complex Infrastructure Programme (CIP) by working to set timeframes and liaise with several external stakeholders including central government. You will manage a small team to support the Sponsorship Director and Project Sponsors in ensuring appropriate timing of governance and assurance activities. This role can be based at any of our Highways England offices but will require frequent travel to project sites, including London, Bristol, Bedford and Cambridge.

What you'll be doing

You will be an integral part of the team to own and lead the delivery of the assurance programme for all four projects in accordance with the Tier 1 governance and assurance process, work directly with the Sponsorship and Project Directors, Project Teams, external Independent Expert Reviewers and Central Government to ensure careful and detailed planning of assurance reviews meet government timescales;
- Coordinate and develop Terms of Reference and associated documentation ensuring they meet the needs of the business, are compliant, and fit with overarching strategy and objectives of the value;
- Ensure a consistent approach to planning and delivery of assurance reviews across the programme by providing guidance on timescales, interview schedule, costs and a standardised checklist as well as organise and prepare briefing documents;
- Ensure the recommendations and lessons learned from the reviews are implemented and fed into the appropriate approval submissions or logged;
Secretariat for executive review meeting, plan and collate the latest project information from across the programme in preparation for monthly meetings with Highways England Executives, track progress of previous actions and draft and distribute the minutes;
Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as; Department for Transport (DfT), Infrastructure Project's Authority (IPA), Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT), and external Independent Expert Reviewers;
Responsible for managing all aspects of delivery for governance and assurance activities within CIP to a set timescale. This includes; scheduling of activities, forward looking, tracking milestones and working collaboratively with project teams to ensure consistent quality;
Work collaboratively across the Tier 1 community and contribute to the wider Sponsorship agenda across the business
Provide guidance and line management to a small team of (currently) 4;
Be responsible and accountable for the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself, colleagues and stakeholders.

To be successful

Evidence of exceptional planning, time management and organisational skills;
Ability to prioritise own workload according to business and team needs, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail;
Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management at all levels;
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels;
Experience of working in a structured project or programme management environment;
Experience of using Microsoft Packages including; Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Excel;
Strong teamwork ethos and exhibit collaborative behaviours;
Desirable - appropriate project management qualifications (e.g. Prince 2, APM PMQ) and/or membership of appropriate professional body.

A bit about us

The Complex Infrastructure Programme was established in 2014 to create a focus within Highways England to grow the expertise and capability to deliver large and complex Projects. The Programme has a strong focus on growing expertise and capability through learning and developing best practice from across the Projects. Our vision is 'To be acknowledged as the UK leaders in delivery of large and complex infrastructure' and to do this we are seeking to become a more intelligent client, becoming more effective in our role to derive greatest value from our investments.

The Complex Infrastructure Programme has a total value of over GBP12 billion, currently comprising of four projects; A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme, Lower Thames Crossing, A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet, and A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge).

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Why you should join us

At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

And finally

And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.

Assistant Project Manager

Bedfordshire
33340.00 - 36674.00 GBP Annual

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

FIX

Your new role

You will be accountable for providing delivery support to the (award winning) Sponsorship Team within our Complex Infrastructure Programme (CIP) by working to set timeframes and liaise with several external stakeholders including central government. You will manage a small team to support the Sponsorship Director and Project Sponsors in ensuring appropriate timing of governance and assurance activities. This role can be based at any of our Highways England offices but will require frequent travel to project sites, including London, Bristol, Bedford and Cambridge.

What you'll be doing

You will be an integral part of the team to own and lead the delivery of the assurance programme for all four projects in accordance with the Tier 1 governance and assurance process, work directly with the Sponsorship and Project Directors, Project Teams, external Independent Expert Reviewers and Central Government to ensure careful and detailed planning of assurance reviews meet government timescales;
- Coordinate and develop Terms of Reference and associated documentation ensuring they meet the needs of the business, are compliant, and fit with overarching strategy and objectives of the value;
- Ensure a consistent approach to planning and delivery of assurance reviews across the programme by providing guidance on timescales, interview schedule, costs and a standardised checklist as well as organise and prepare briefing documents;
- Ensure the recommendations and lessons learned from the reviews are implemented and fed into the appropriate approval submissions or logged;
Secretariat for executive review meeting, plan and collate the latest project information from across the programme in preparation for monthly meetings with Highways England Executives, track progress of previous actions and draft and distribute the minutes;
Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as; Department for Transport (DfT), Infrastructure Project's Authority (IPA), Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT), and external Independent Expert Reviewers;
Responsible for managing all aspects of delivery for governance and assurance activities within CIP to a set timescale. This includes; scheduling of activities, forward looking, tracking milestones and working collaboratively with project teams to ensure consistent quality;
Work collaboratively across the Tier 1 community and contribute to the wider Sponsorship agenda across the business
Provide guidance and line management to a small team of (currently) 4;
Be responsible and accountable for the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself, colleagues and stakeholders.

To be successful

Evidence of exceptional planning, time management and organisational skills;
Ability to prioritise own workload according to business and team needs, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail;
Demonstrable experience of stakeholder management at all levels;
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels;
Experience of working in a structured project or programme management environment;
Experience of using Microsoft Packages including; Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Excel;
Strong teamwork ethos and exhibit collaborative behaviours;
Desirable - appropriate project management qualifications (e.g. Prince 2, APM PMQ) and/or membership of appropriate professional body.

A bit about us

The Complex Infrastructure Programme was established in 2014 to create a focus within Highways England to grow the expertise and capability to deliver large and complex Projects. The Programme has a strong focus on growing expertise and capability through learning and developing best practice from across the Projects. Our vision is 'To be acknowledged as the UK leaders in delivery of large and complex infrastructure' and to do this we are seeking to become a more intelligent client, becoming more effective in our role to derive greatest value from our investments.

The Complex Infrastructure Programme has a total value of over GBP12 billion, currently comprising of four projects; A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme, Lower Thames Crossing, A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet, and A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down (Stonehenge).

Want to know more?

Take a look at the

Why you should join us

At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

And finally

And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.

Research Computing User Support Specialist

London
£32,850 to £37,089

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

Linux

We are recruiting a User Support Specialist to join the Research Computing Service at Imperial College London. You will play a leading role in our growing team, provide expert advice to Service customers to provide a high-quality and timely response to incoming support requests.

You will work closely with other team members, acting as main point of contact for service users, and with the ICT Service Desk to enhance first-line response. You will contribute to the public documentation for the Service’s offerings, working with ICT’s Digital Media Manger to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive online presence.

This role presents a career development opportunity for a technically skilled, customer-oriented IT professional. Ideally you will have a broad range of technical knowledge and domain expertise in addition to a strong interest in playing an important and influential role in an expanding, highly capable team. You will be working in a friendly, supportive environment at a world class institution that encourages personal development, proactivity and collaboration.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/rcs

Duties and responsibilities (Please refer to the JD)

The User Support team provides email and face-to-face support for users of the Research Computing Service computing and data services. As a junior member of the team you will be expected to:

Ensure that incidents and requests are handled according to established procedures
Take responsibility for bringing support requests to a satisfactory conclusion, including issues escalated to and from other team members
Assist in the management of major incidents, taking lead role where required
Generate procedures for first-line resolution of common support requests, liaising with Service Desk management and Service Now / ASK developers as required.
Ensure that the RCS web pages provide comprehensive, up-to-date support documentation for Service users, liaising with the Digital Media Manager as appropriate.

Essential requirements (Please refer to the JD)

To carry out these duties you will need:

Experience working in a customer-oriented environment
Demonstrable problem-solving abilities, including proven ability to use initiate, creative-thinking and self-directed learning to resolve unfamiliar issues.
Experience of working in computing in a research context
Experience of delivering workshops/ short courses and group tuition
Linux, including systems-level and administrative competence

Further Information

This is permanent, full-time, on-site role.

Candidates for this role will need to complete an online application, submit a programming assignment and provide details of least one relevant software project to which they have significantly contributed

Should you require any further details on the role please contact

M J Harvey rcs-manager@imperial.ac.uk

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

The College cannot normally apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UKVI’s Points Based System. Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship,?must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an?appropriate immigration route

Research Computing User Support Specialist

London
£32,850 to £37,089

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

Linux

We are recruiting a User Support Specialist to join the Research Computing Service at Imperial College London. You will play a leading role in our growing team, provide expert advice to Service customers to provide a high-quality and timely response to incoming support requests.

You will work closely with other team members, acting as main point of contact for service users, and with the ICT Service Desk to enhance first-line response. You will contribute to the public documentation for the Service’s offerings, working with ICT’s Digital Media Manger to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive online presence.

This role presents a career development opportunity for a technically skilled, customer-oriented IT professional. Ideally you will have a broad range of technical knowledge and domain expertise in addition to a strong interest in playing an important and influential role in an expanding, highly capable team. You will be working in a friendly, supportive environment at a world class institution that encourages personal development, proactivity and collaboration.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/ict/rcs

Duties and responsibilities (Please refer to the JD)

The User Support team provides email and face-to-face support for users of the Research Computing Service computing and data services. As a junior member of the team you will be expected to:

Ensure that incidents and requests are handled according to established procedures
Take responsibility for bringing support requests to a satisfactory conclusion, including issues escalated to and from other team members
Assist in the management of major incidents, taking lead role where required
Generate procedures for first-line resolution of common support requests, liaising with Service Desk management and Service Now / ASK developers as required.
Ensure that the RCS web pages provide comprehensive, up-to-date support documentation for Service users, liaising with the Digital Media Manager as appropriate.

Essential requirements (Please refer to the JD)

To carry out these duties you will need:

Experience working in a customer-oriented environment
Demonstrable problem-solving abilities, including proven ability to use initiate, creative-thinking and self-directed learning to resolve unfamiliar issues.
Experience of working in computing in a research context
Experience of delivering workshops/ short courses and group tuition
Linux, including systems-level and administrative competence

Further Information

This is permanent, full-time, on-site role.

Candidates for this role will need to complete an online application, submit a programming assignment and provide details of least one relevant software project to which they have significantly contributed

Should you require any further details on the role please contact

M J Harvey rcs-manager@imperial.ac.uk

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Committed to equality and valuing diversity, we are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

The College cannot normally apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post under Tier 2 of the UKVI’s Points Based System. Any candidate, who is considering applying for this position and requires sponsorship,?must ensure that they are able to obtain permission to work in the UK through an?appropriate immigration route

Cyber Security Analyst/Developer

London
£38,900 to £45,000 + £2,000 per annum will be allocated to training and personal development

- Contract
06 Mar 2020

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is fixed term for 2 years.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Analyst/Developer to manage an ambitious computer security/data governance project. Working with industry and academic experts, you will help Mezzo Labs become a market leader in data governance and security with innovative security software and governance processes. The university experts and Mezzo Labs already have a long-standing partnership, having just completed a successful KTP in machine learning.

Whilst being supported by university experts throughout the two-year project, the post holder will work within a data science team at Mezzo Labs and apply their work to the consultancy’s clients in the financial services sector. You will have the opportunity to produce academic research papers and/or industry news articles on the work.

This post forms an integral role in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project. It provides unique opportunity to be based in a company to deliver a strategic project and have access to university expertise and support.

The key parts of this role include developing algorithms and other technical solutions for security, developing and implementing data governance policies and processes and monitoring implementation through process mining. As part of the KTP role, you will gain project management skills by attending a project management course and then project managing the KTP programme itself.

The successful candidate will possess strong technical skills/experience in software development with multiple languages, data governance, security frameworks and risk management and implementing cryptography algorithms. Responsibilities in this role include, developing, testing and embedding software solutions using computer security and machine learning algorithms, developing and embedding data governance policies and processes, collating and presenting project updates to senior stakeholders and colleagues and producing management reports and research papers.

Opportunities available to you:

£2k p.a. in training allowance
10% of your time to personal development
25 days of holiday p.a. +1 extra day on your birthday
Two ‘one week’ management residential training programmes

About Mezzo Labs:

Mezzo Labs is the UK’s premier digital analytics consultancy. Based in London with 25 employees, it specialises in collecting and analysing digital marketing data. It helps improve digital marketing performance of major corporates, including Barclays, HSBC, William Hill, Three and many others across various sectors. It recently opened an office in Hong Kong and is expanding into Asia-Pacific. It also recently launched its own AI-product, Uplifter.

For further information and to apply for this post, please click apply and you will be redirected to our website.

Closing date: Midnight on 5 April 2020

Interviews are likely to be held on: week commencing 20 April 2020

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

Please note: We are unable to accept applications by email. All applications must be made online. CVs in isolation or incomplete application forms will not be accepted.

Embracing diversity and promoting equality

Cyber Security Analyst/Developer

London
£38,900 to £45,000 + £2,000 per annum will be allocated to training and personal development

- Contract
06 Mar 2020

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is fixed term for 2 years.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Cyber Security Analyst/Developer to manage an ambitious computer security/data governance project. Working with industry and academic experts, you will help Mezzo Labs become a market leader in data governance and security with innovative security software and governance processes. The university experts and Mezzo Labs already have a long-standing partnership, having just completed a successful KTP in machine learning.

Whilst being supported by university experts throughout the two-year project, the post holder will work within a data science team at Mezzo Labs and apply their work to the consultancy’s clients in the financial services sector. You will have the opportunity to produce academic research papers and/or industry news articles on the work.

This post forms an integral role in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project. It provides unique opportunity to be based in a company to deliver a strategic project and have access to university expertise and support.

The key parts of this role include developing algorithms and other technical solutions for security, developing and implementing data governance policies and processes and monitoring implementation through process mining. As part of the KTP role, you will gain project management skills by attending a project management course and then project managing the KTP programme itself.

The successful candidate will possess strong technical skills/experience in software development with multiple languages, data governance, security frameworks and risk management and implementing cryptography algorithms. Responsibilities in this role include, developing, testing and embedding software solutions using computer security and machine learning algorithms, developing and embedding data governance policies and processes, collating and presenting project updates to senior stakeholders and colleagues and producing management reports and research papers.

Opportunities available to you:

£2k p.a. in training allowance
10% of your time to personal development
25 days of holiday p.a. +1 extra day on your birthday
Two ‘one week’ management residential training programmes

About Mezzo Labs:

Mezzo Labs is the UK’s premier digital analytics consultancy. Based in London with 25 employees, it specialises in collecting and analysing digital marketing data. It helps improve digital marketing performance of major corporates, including Barclays, HSBC, William Hill, Three and many others across various sectors. It recently opened an office in Hong Kong and is expanding into Asia-Pacific. It also recently launched its own AI-product, Uplifter.

For further information and to apply for this post, please click apply and you will be redirected to our website.

Closing date: Midnight on 5 April 2020

Interviews are likely to be held on: week commencing 20 April 2020

Administrative contact (for queries only): Recruitment@westminster.ac.uk

Please note: We are unable to accept applications by email. All applications must be made online. CVs in isolation or incomplete application forms will not be accepted.

Embracing diversity and promoting equality

Research Nurse Manager

Glasgow
£35,845 to £40,322 per annum. Grade, level 7

- Contract
06 Mar 2020

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

Research Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences

Research Nurse Manager - 036601

In this role, you will provide clinical leadership, expertise in clinical research and support staff development within the cardiovascular research team; manage and conduct a large research study within local Glasgow hospitals, as well as the Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre and satellite sites; manage recruitment of subjects, co-ordination and implementation of study follow-up as well as database management for this study; ensure the study is run effectively according to clinical, ethical, financial and legal requirements and meets all targets.

Salary will be on the Technical & Specialist Grade, level 7, £35,845 - £40,322 per annum.

Closing Date: 20 March 2020 23:45

This post is part time (0.4FTE, 14 hours per week) and fixed term until 3 May 2021 (approximately 1 year).

Research Nurse Manager

Glasgow
£35,845 to £40,322 per annum. Grade, level 7

- Contract
06 Mar 2020

College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

Research Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences

Research Nurse Manager - 036601

In this role, you will provide clinical leadership, expertise in clinical research and support staff development within the cardiovascular research team; manage and conduct a large research study within local Glasgow hospitals, as well as the Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre and satellite sites; manage recruitment of subjects, co-ordination and implementation of study follow-up as well as database management for this study; ensure the study is run effectively according to clinical, ethical, financial and legal requirements and meets all targets.

Salary will be on the Technical & Specialist Grade, level 7, £35,845 - £40,322 per annum.

Closing Date: 20 March 2020 23:45

This post is part time (0.4FTE, 14 hours per week) and fixed term until 3 May 2021 (approximately 1 year).

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager

Norwich
£33,797 to £40,322 per annum

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTING SERVICE

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager

Ref: ALC994

£33,797 - £40,322 per annum

Join our growing team at UEA IT Services and help shape and transform the services we deliver.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and motivated IT Service Management professional to work in partnership across all IT teams to shape and manage the following disciplines;

IT Project Service Transition Assurance
IT Service Change Management
IT Service Asset and configuration management.

You will have experience in developing Service Management processes aligned to ITIL, possess a broad range of IT knowledge and experience, and enjoy working within teams and building effective relationships to make a positive difference. You will use these skills to support colleagues and will also have an operational role supporting our IT Major Incident process.

A passion for customer service delivery, problem solving, and excellent communication skills are required.

Closing Date: 31 March 2020

The University is a Silver Athena Swan Award holder.

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager

Norwich
£33,797 to £40,322 per annum

- Permanent
06 Mar 2020

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTING SERVICE

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager

Ref: ALC994

£33,797 - £40,322 per annum

Join our growing team at UEA IT Services and help shape and transform the services we deliver.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and motivated IT Service Management professional to work in partnership across all IT teams to shape and manage the following disciplines;

IT Project Service Transition Assurance
IT Service Change Management
IT Service Asset and configuration management.

You will have experience in developing Service Management processes aligned to ITIL, possess a broad range of IT knowledge and experience, and enjoy working within teams and building effective relationships to make a positive difference. You will use these skills to support colleagues and will also have an operational role supporting our IT Major Incident process.

A passion for customer service delivery, problem solving, and excellent communication skills are required.

Closing Date: 31 March 2020

The University is a Silver Athena Swan Award holder.

Contract Type

Salary/Rate

Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager

Research Computing User Support Specialist

Research Computing User Support Specialist

Cyber Security Analyst/Developer

Cyber Security Analyst/Developer

Research Nurse Manager

Research Nurse Manager

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager

IT Service Transition, Change, Asset and Configuration Manager