Nuclear Waste Services are seeking an Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Programme Director to join the team flexible working across the NWS estate.
This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to enhance delivery of the NDA Waste Strategy.
This role is to provide leadership of the Integrated Waste Management Portfolio, with responsibility to drive a group wide approach to improving the management of solid waste across the NDA estate along two main components:
- The establishment and maintenance of a Group Portfolio and associated governance arrangements to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual to optimise value for money in the delivery of IWM strategic outcomes
- The initiation, co-ordination and assurance of NWS owned group waste programmes aligned with best practice.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Development of governance, management and cultural architecture to enable group waste change programme delivery in a balanced and prioritised manner;
- Engagement of diverse intergroup stakeholders, building and maintaining support to delivery of group waste change programmes;
- To oversee the organisation and management of the specific programme(s), ensuring the appropriate programme documentation, programme delivery structure, appropriation of funds, strategy, and planning.
- Lead on analysis and management of group IWM portfolio and programme risks, opportunities and issues are undertaken, effectively owned, and communicated.
- Oversee the Programme Managers to ensure the effective management of any programme supply chain framework arrangements including for example the performance management, by maintaining strategic level working relationships with supply chain partners.
- Will ensure that Programme Managers are reporting on their plans, progress against delivery of the specific group outcomes that support business benefits and strategic objectives.
- Will hold to account the Programme Managers, Project Managers and Study Specialists assigned, who are responsible for managing and delivering technical work within the distinct areas of IWMP.
- Will work in unison with other post holders there will be a collective responsibility for the development and delivery of future frameworks to enable the IWMP to have access to an array of technical specialist skills and expertise from the supply chain.
- Where required, will represent the IWMP as a stakeholder across other relevant NDA programmes.
Experience Required
- Proven high level of competence in leading Projects, Programmes and Portfolio Management.
- Degree in relevant discipline and preferably chartered with a professional body or demonstrable experience in similar role.
- Must have a proven leadership skill, a high level of business resilience and the ability to work under pressure, to effectively drive programme delivery in a complex multiple stakeholder environment.
- Has evidence of competence in the delivery of both transformational led and specification led programmes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience in engaging with a range of stakeholders from operations managers, waste management professionals, Regulators, external bodies, and supply chain.
- Broadly-based familiarity with the overall NDA estate and radioactive waste management in the UK is desirable.
What is in it for you
- On appointment to NWS you will receive 25.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and you can accrue up to 13 extra days leave
- Rewarding performance (annual bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous pension scheme through CNNP
- Learning and development support
- Payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
