More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come. 

Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.? 

It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.? 

Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play. 

We operate a hybrid working model, subject to government guidelines, where regular attendance in our Brighton office is required. Attendance in the office is team and role dependent. 

Role 

TPR is looking for an IT Project Manager, who is experienced in all aspects of IT Project delivery. There are two strategic IT projects, one is a redefinition of the IT Access Model and the other is to create and build our Next Generation Desktop, working environment. This is an existing role and will include; Building the case for change, defining the programme of work, supplier selection, installation and commissioning of any IT Infrastructure. 

You will work within a multi discipline team, acting as the interface between the project, TPR’s IT department and TPR’s users and visitors. You will ensure that proposed solutions are fit for purpose and delivered on time and to the agreed budget. Delivery of these projects will require demonstrable technical experience gained through design and delivery of a security architecture, zero-trust networks and multi-factor authentication. The candidate will also be able to demonstrate knowledge of a Cloud First environment based on MS Azure. 

This role will suit an experienced Project Manager who is capable of organising and delegating to a team that will consist of Solution Architects, Installation Engineers, Test and Commissioning Engineers and Technicians. 

The candidate will be expected in working in a Hybrid manner, including from home and TPR’s building as required.

Job description

You will: 

• Define and establish project operations and a project team. 

• Define the project, implement and operate appropriate governance and identify project stakeholders.  

• Document Project Initiation Document (PID) and reach agreement with stakeholders.  

• Lead project operations - be the single point of contact for all activity and maintain Project Controls.  

• Manage project finances tracking internal and supplier costs. 

• Understand and ensure adherence to data security and privacy regulations.  

• Define and agree data quality objectives and ensure project delivery adherence against these.

Responsibilities

Essential and Desirable Criteria 

You will have: 

• Demonstrable experience of establishing project operations within Government or a regulatory environment to achieve expected outcomes within agreed tolerances of time, cost and quality. 

• Experience of delivering IT Security, Access Control and Desktop Environment projects (Multi-factor Authentication, Zero-Trust Networks). 

• Experience of leading projects taking into account many technical perspectives and identifying the best fit solution against agreed stakeholder requirements. 

• Experience of complex risk, issue and dependency management across complex stakeholders within a highly governed environment. 

• Stakeholder management at all levels and facilitation to be able to conclude discussions and 

• reach consensus where multiple stakeholders may have multiple conflicting views. 

• Accredited to Practitioner level in an industry recognised Project management methodology or equivalent experience. 

• Desirable (established Agile operations and change governance through full lifecycle from receipt of request through to implementation). 

Person Specification 

• Proactive and flexible 

• Can do approach 

• Ability to prioritise and use initiative 

• Negotiating skills 

• Communication skills at all levels 

• Attention to detail and accuracy 

• Personable and a team player 

• Excellent customer service 

• Leadership skills

Benefits

As well as a salary between £46,093 and £61,187, we offer: 

• Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world 

• discretionary bonus arrangements 

• access to performance related pay progression 

• 25 days annual leave provision 

• flexible working arrangements 

• development opportunities 

• enhanced parental leave arrangements 

• a free employee assistance programme 

• an excellent office location in Brighton.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

How to apply 

To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 127178 along with:? 

• a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements? 

• a copy of your CV? 

• details of your notice period? 

Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.? 

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.?? 

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.? 

Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis. 

Please be aware, as we are transitioning into a hybrid working model, we are currently holding interviews through Microsoft Teams. 

In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time.?TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us. 

The Pensions Regulator is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service. 

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Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).? 

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact : 

• Name : Amy Fonseca
• Email : recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk

Recruitment team : 

• Email : recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk