Technical Integration Planner

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Summary of the work A Technical Integration Planner service is required to facilitate delivery of work packages and maintenance releases; Stakeholder management; management and reporting of integration and delivery plans in support of delivery roadmaps; weekly integration meetings; written reporting; critical paths and dependencies; Risks and issue management. Specialist role Programme manager Expected Contract Length 3 Months Latest start date 20/03/2017 Maximum Day Rate £750.00 Who Speclialist Work With Reporting will be to the Delivery Lead. In addition, the individual will work with Project Managers, Systems Engineers, Supplier Project Managers and/or Planners, Communication Service Providers project Managers and or Planners, programme PMO, Information Assurance and Business Change. What Specialists Work On A specialist is required to facilitate multiple deliveries of capability that police and other agencies use in order prevent and detect crime and safeguard the public. The ACDS Service requires change resulting from Application Life Cycle (ALM) maintenance releases, legislative change (such as DRIPA JR and Investigative Powers Act) and technical change projects (such as Auto Acquisition). The Service will absorb Technical integration logic from multiple work-streams/projects, multiple suppliers and in liaison with programme engineering plan the optimal integration and release approach with lowest risk delivery approach. A Technical Integration Planner is required to support these deliveries to tight timescale. Skills & Experience • Have Project Management qualification (PRINCE2) • Advanced Microsoft Project Skills • Good Microsoft Visio skills • Good knowledge of Complex Multi-supplier delivery within Government • Good experience in Integration of complex multiple releases. • Stakeholder Engagement • Persuasion and influencing • Setting the direction Nice to Haves Telecom Technology and Project Experience Work Location Based in 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, with adhoc visits to Supplier and Communication Service Providers mostly within a days commute from London. Working Arrangments Monday-Friday 9-5, or as agreed within business hours. Travel expenses will be paid for travel to locations other than 2 Marsham Street. Security Clearance Candidates must hold current and valid SC Clearance in order to undertake this role ( or be willing to undergo clearance) . SC Clearance details (valid from and to dates, which Government Department and SC Clearance number) must be submitted to sally.conquest@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk prior to the closing date of this requirement. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 10 Cultural Fit Criteria • Team working • Collaborative Working • Agile and Iterative Principles • Ability to add Value • Working with, and Challenging Suppliers Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers 1. Hi, Is there any possibility of this being a 6 month opportunity? Thanks. At present, there are no plans to extend this to a 6 month opportunity. The mimimum contract length will be 3 months, with some minimal flexibility to increase for a maximum of 1 further month. 2. Can you accept CTC clearance for this requirement? No, unfortunately not. The minimum requirement is SC Clearance. 3. Can you confirm that this service will be considered outside of the new HMRC Public Sector IR35 review process? We will be contracting with the selected organisation to deliver this service and not the individual therefore IR35 should not apply and the responsibility should sit with the contracting organisation. 4. Will the Technical Integration Planner have access to any information above OFFICIAL? Yes, they will.