Benefits Joining the team at RBG Kew comes with a range of benefits and development opportunities, some of which are detailed below: • 30 days annual leave per annum, excluding bank holidays. This will also rise after 5 years of service. • Group Personal Pension Scheme through Royal London, with an employer contribution of 8% of salary. This is a non-contributory unless you decide to make a voluntary contribution as a % of salary. If a voluntary contribution is made, RBG Kew will match up to a further 2%, making the total possible employer contribution 10%. • You can take the opportunity to develop your skills and career, including access to Civil Service Learning programmes • You can enjoy flexible and family-friendly working arrangements that allow you to balance your work and home life • Generous and comprehensive family-friendly policies: maternity, paternity and adoption leave, career break. • Free admission to the Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst for two accompanying adults and two children. • The opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC), a not-for-profit organisation aimed at public sector workers positively promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace. CSSC aims to help you to have fun, get active, try out new hobbies or activities and experience the great diversity of the Civil Service. • Vodafone Employee scheme: discount on any Vodafone tariff for the employee and up to 5 of their family and friends. • Eye Care Scheme
Person Specification
Education and Experience Essential
Job Specific Competencies – Skills and abilities specific to the job Essential • Successfully managing and delivering projects using the principles of Best Practice project management methodology (such as Prince II). • Negotiating, and using logic and reason to persuade and influence others to find the solutions and build consensus. • Building and maintaining strong working • Working co-operatively with customers/ stakeholders, maintaining regular, consistent and clear communications to produce innovative and cost effective solutions • Demonstrating leadership and management skills to motivate, coach and mentor teams. • Demonstrating ethical behaviour at all times and promoting our values to others within the department and beyond. • Ability to plan financially and manage a budget. • Researching, writing and presenting robust and comprehensive business cases, and regular progress reports • Demonstrating ability to produce project plans using Microsoft Project. • Successfully representing Estates Department at a senior level in relation to the project delivery at Kew. • Keeping abreast of latest changes and development in areas relevant to post (e.g. CDM legislation, project management, energy management, H&S, etc.) Kew Competency Framework • Seeing the big picture relationships internally and externally in a collaborative style. Influences key stakeholders at all levels.
schemes. • Experience of assisting in the development of multi-year project programmes that take into account, condition, business need, client operations, budget, sustainability goals and site context. • Extensive, successful, construction based working knowledge and experience of Health, Safety & Environmental management. Must be relevant to major refurbishment works and new build projects on occupied, operational sites with direct contact with the general public. • Proven experience and knowledge of managing and successfully delivering significant/complex projects using a structured project management and reporting system. • Good knowledge of construction related Health & Safety and Environmental legislation e.g. Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Environment Act 1990 and CDM Regulation 2007. Must have a working knowledge of the CDM regulations with proven understanding of duty holder’s roles and responsibilities. • Proven experience and knowledge of building contracts and their administration for large and complex projects. Must also be able to demonstrate experience resolving significant contractual/cost disputes. • Proven experience and knowledge of procurement (including Public Sector restrictions) and engagement of construction contracts and design professionals, in support of major capital projects (£50m+) and work programmes. • Excellent written and oral communication skills with demonstratable experience of reporting and presenting to senior management. • Experience of successfully managing and supporting project team members either directly as a line manager or indirectly as the project lead. • Proven experience of delivering large scale scientific build projects including state of the art facilities. Proven experience of overseeing the design of modern, flexible, multi-use scientific workspaces that enable and enhance collaboration and the workplace experience.
• Degree or equivalent in a relevant building/ construction discipline (Architecture, building Surveying, project management). • Member of a recognised building/construction related professional body: CIOB, RIBA, RICS or CIBSE. • Significant and proven experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver significant, complex and diverse projects (including significant M&E and hight sustainability targets, e.g. net zero, passive house, etc), acting in the role of Client representative. The experience should be in the science sectors with proven ability to deliver new build projects involving collections and research facilities. • Track record of consistent delivery against time, cost, and quality targets. The basis of this experience should have been obtained from delivering projects of at least £50m+. • Proven experience of delivering projects on sites containing significant heritage assets or environmental restrictions (SSSI, AONB, SAC, etc) from concept through to completion. • Proven experience managing projects with statutory consent requirements/needs/ issues(planning, listed building consent, building control, etc). Must have thorough understanding of the process and requirement of planning process. • Extensive and sound knowledge of construction techniques, construction technology, including offsite construction and MMC, and building pathology gained through proven delivery of significant projects (£50m+). To include green infrastructure and sustainable approaches to design. • Experience of managing and reporting project budgets throughout the project lifecycle. This must include monthly forecasting, developing project cost plans, appraising third party cost information, assessing valuations, and providing initial cost estimates (order of cost) for prospective projects. • Experience of assisting and supporting the development, drafting and updating of Green Book business cases for major public sector
• Making effective decisions • Leading and communicating • Collaborating and partnering • Building capability for all • Delivering value for money • Managing a quality service
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