Programme Lead, Management, Project & Program Management

For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one of the government’s largest public service departments with a sizeable annual budget, serving over 20 million citizens.

The estate spans
1.4 million square metres across
800+ sitesand supports around
78,000 colleagues.

Our vision includes DWPcolleagues,supply chain, partners and,most fundamentally, the customers the Department exists to serve. They are the reasonfor our existence.

We are responsible for theday-to-day operation of our vast Estate by managing a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as Security Guarding, Maintenance, Property and Leasehold Management, Construction, Cleaning and Facilities Management.

DWP Estates is not just about maintaining buildings - it’s about transformation. Our strategic goals include:

• Transitioning to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estateto meet future needs
• Investing in infrastructure through planned replacement works
• Embedding sustainability in line with Government Greening Commitments (GGCs)
• Delivering cost-effective services while maintaining high standards
• Creating a professional, best-in-class working culture across the Government Property profession

Our Estates strategy ambitions have been refreshed to take us through to 2030:

• OPTIMISE:
  Continue to transition to a more affordable and adaptable DWP estate that creates productive environments
• INVEST:
  Investment in an improved environment that better meets the needs of customers and colleagues and minimises service disruption
• SUPPORT the drive for sustainability throughout DWP
• DELIVER:
  Expertly deliver improving, cost-effective services for DWP
• THRIVE:
  Continue to develop a working culture for DWP Estates that is best in class across government

There is no better time to join the award winning DWP Estates team.

This Programme Management role is based within DWP’s Estates Function as part of Corporate Transformation and will be responsible for proactively managing the project related professional services consultancy and contractor supplier partners with a key responsibility in the oversight of how Project Management services are provided to successfully deliver a range of Capex Programmes across a large portfolio, along with budget challenge and approval for projects and give assurance to stakeholders in the delivery of projects.

This role will work closely with colleagues across the Estates function and a full range of supply chain partners.

This role sits within the following:

• Job Family – Property & Construction Projects
• Core Role
  - Property & Construction Project Management

Travel
- Travel and overnight stays as required in line with project and programme expectations

Key accountabilities

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive strategy for Project Stakeholder management and engagement, including liaison with senior clients, internal and external stakeholders and supply chain partners to successfully deliver projects within their portfolio.
• Support the definition of a robust process to ensure long term strategic DWP sites are fit for purpose, allowing maximum occupation to support the Authorities business.
• Evaluate and approval of project feasibility reports
• Support colleagues in the development of Financial Business Case documentation for projects, and take responsibility for FBC2, ensuring projects are initiated on the basis of a defined scope, with robust cost and programme parameters.
• Responsibility for the successful E2E delivery of projects within their portfolio with contractual responsibility for and management of the supplier partners implementing the design and delivery of all construction/fit out works
• Lead the project teams through the governance/financial…