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#DESNZ
The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero for 2023 are as follows:
- Delivering security of energy supply
- Ensuring properly functioning energy markets
- Encouraging greater energy efficiency
- Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industrie
For 2023, our priorities are:
- Ensure security of energy supply this winter, next winter and in the longer-term – bringing down energy bills and reducing inflation.
- Ensure the UK is on track to meet its legally binding Net Zero commitments and support economic growth by significantly speeding up delivery of network infrastructure and domestic energy production.
- Improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, businesses and public sector buildings to meet the 15% demand reduction ambition.
- Deliver current schemes to support energy consumers with their bills and develop options for long-term reform to improve how the electricity market works for families and businesses.
- Seize the economic benefits of Net Zero, including the jobs and growth created through investment in new green industries.
- Pass the Energy Bill to support the emerging CCUS and hydrogen sectors; to update the governance of the energy system; and to reduce the time taken to consent offshore wind.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
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The role and our team
Would you like to contribute to the delivery of major infrastructure projects addressing climate change? In 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to legislate to have “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, meaning we will no longer be a net emitter of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change.
Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) can play an essential role in reaching net zero. It can be an engine to drive cleaner, sustainable growth, transforming our industrial heartlands. It can also unlock new jobs and innovative businesses, raising productivity and competitiveness across the UK.
The fact that we are moving from a policy development to projects execution phase, combined with a publicly announced timeline that requires us to move quickly, means that successful candidates will have the opportunity to be involved in multiple stages in the policy development cycle.
We are a friendly and inclusive team and place a strong emphasis on personal development. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are happy to accommodate flexible working arrangements for successful candidates.
Our team works collaboratively with Transport and Storage (T&S) projects developers and other government departments to collectively advance CCUS deployment, both in the UK and internationally. Our work is at the heart of some of Government’s most complex and high-profile priorities, including industrial decarbonisation and meeting net zero.
Person specification
Key responsibilities
The successful candidate would have a rare opportunity to gain first-hand experience of leading the commercial and technical assurance activities of major infrastructure projects. This will involve leading the assessment of the project technical arrangements, integrated schedules, and risk registers. The breadth of work ranges from scrutinising commercial and contractual arrangements to report drafting and stakeholder engagement. Your management of people will also allow team members to play to their strengths or develop in new areas. The successful candidate will be working alongside other policy colleagues to deliver new CCUS business models for transport and Storage. These business models are designed to meet our delivery objectives to abate of 10 MTCo2/pa by 2030. The role provides a unique insight into the underlying fundamentals of project delivery and the opportunity to shape deployment of CCUS in the UK and beyond. Successful candidates will need to be adaptable and flexible in their approach to work as they could be asked to move to different roles as and when required to help deliver key priority areas of the CCUS programme.
Typical role responsibilities include:
- Responsible for leading Assurance within a major CCUS project or across a portfolio of projects.
- Ensure proportionate reviews at relevant GMPP (Government Major Projects Portfolio) gateways, key milestones and management of recommendations.
Oversees the planning, scheduling and management of assurance activities across a major project or portfolio of projects. Ensures the alignment of key assurance activities to major delivery milestones and ensure these are integrated across interdependent projects.
Reports the outcomes of reviews to all relevant stakeholders, confirms their understanding and acceptance, and agrees resulting actions.
Oversees the timely and accurate reporting of assurance to departmental or Cabinet Office teams to ensure transparency.
Our Key areas for evaluation in assurance reviews include: Alignment with the business case; management processes; overall progress towards output in terms of time, cost & quality; stakeholder relationships & perceptions; final outcomes & lessons learned.
Skills and experience
Essential Experience
- Experienced in projects assurance, commercial, due diligence, risk analysis and/or delivery of major infrastructure projects (preferably in the CCUS or Oil & Gas sectors).
Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to think critically, validate and analyse complex data and to challenge and sense check results both quantitatively and qualitatively.
Good project management skills with a strong track record of delivery against
Experienced in effective management of a wide range of external and internal stakeholders such as projects developers and other governmental bodies.
Ability to manage a team, provide inputs to others and collaborate on interface areas.
In order to be eligible for the pay allowance, you will need to have at least one recognised accreditation under the PDCF in professional project management, such as one or more of the following:
- PRINCE 2 Practitioner
- Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
- APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner
- PMI Project Management Professional
- APM Chartered Project Professional
Desirable Experience
- Experience in economic regulation
Technical skills
To be assessed:
Assurance - Plan and manage reviews at appropriate points during all stages of the project life cycle to provide evaluations of progress against time, cost, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/civil-service-project-delivery-profession/about
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Assurance
Benefits
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
- Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
- A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 750 words) to provide a clear and concise example demonstrating your suitability for the advertised role
Applications will be sifted on CV and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the CV.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: from 01/08/2023
Interview dates: w/c 07/08/2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
The successful candidate may be eligible for a £3,000 pay enhancement subject to having a valid qualification from the list of ‘typical qualifications’ as defined in the Project Delivery Capability Framework for Assurance Manager level 4 : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-delivery-capability-framework-for-civil-servants
Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
We fully support adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.
We do not have an exhaustive list of adjustments that we support but just some examples include additional time to complete your application form, behaviour questions up to 72 hours prior to interview and having extra time at interview.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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