The Role
Post: Senior Project Manager
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £45,769 - £59,431 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Monday 18 May 2020 at 16:00 GMT
National Fire Chiefs Council
About us
The National Fire Chiefs Council is a membership organisation and the professional voice of the fire and rescue service in the UK. We have ambitious strategic commitments and a substantial programme of work to deliver improvement that benefits all of our members.
Our Central Programme Office is responsible for managing our programmes in three key areas: community risk, people, and digital and data. In addition, we support the work of the Fire Standards Board.
We are looking for up to seven new project managers who are experienced in working as part of a team, have a flexible approach, bring lots of enthusiasm and a touch of humour too.
What you’ll be doing
You will be working in one of our three programme teams or in our team developing standards for the fire and rescue service. Our project managers work on a number of projects at any one time. You will be responsible for all aspects of project management and be expected to write funding submissions, build business cases and assemble procurement documentation in line with existing rules and frameworks. You will work alongside other project managers and form part of a strong team integral to the successful delivery of the programmes.
Who are we looking for?
You should be an experienced project manager who is driven to get the work done and have a thoughtful and collaborative approach. We are running change projects and programmes, so we need you to bring your experience of working in this way and understand what is required for successful transformation.
You will need to hold professional project management qualifications and ideally be a member of the Association for Project Management. We will support you with your further professional development. We run our projects based on Managing Successful Project methodology, so you will need to share your experience of using this in previous roles.
We need you to be a dab hand at using technology to run your projects; you will need to demonstrate that you are confident with a range of software to get the job done, picking up new skills along the way.
You need to know about the financial and procurement aspects of delivering successful projects along with an ability to bring people with you by articulating the case for change.
You should have developed excellent all-round communication skills and be comfortable working with senior stakeholders. You do not need to have any prior experience of the fire and rescue service, you will work alongside subject matter experts, many of whom are seconded to the CPO from fire and rescue services. You will work to more than one manager so you will need to be happy with matrix management.
What it’s like to work here
We are a friendly team based in London Fire Brigade’s headquarters in Southwark, south London. We are happy to support substantial home working but you should expect to be in London at least one day per week and be prepared to travel in line with the needs of your projects.
You can find out more about the work of the National Fire Chiefs Council at www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk.
To apply, please complete the online application and upload the following documents:
• A cover letter (max. of 1,000 words) clearly outlining the relevant skills and experience you could bring to the role;
• A copy of your up-to-date CV.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications will not be accepted.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
Cover letter, CV and application form.
Stage 2
Assessment stage
Assessment for this role is due to place in May 2020. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
The assessment process will consist of an Interview and Role-related Exercises.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
Additional Information
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios etc.
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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