C4ISR Scheduler

Tender description

Summary of the work Including but not limited to: Production of reporting detail on status/quality of project plans Providing evidence to support robust governance/reporting Ensuring Risk/Resource adjusted plans are produced Provide evidence for decision making Effective planning/scheduling Monitoring/development of delivery schedule. Update priority workstreams and other related documents Support C4ISR Governance meetings. Specialist role Programme manager Expected Contract Length 4 months, including extension periods: 12 months + 6 months pending financial approval Latest start date Sunday 23 April 2023 Maximum Day Rate £650 ex VAT Who Speclialist Work With Civilian, Military and contractors within the MOD and wider Defence industry. What Specialists Work On Support the C4ISR Programme Manager in any reports and returns/activities that need to be completed and expected. Provide project scheduling updates in consultation with the relevant Project Manager and ensure that the appropriate project controls are in place to ensure the schedules are Defence Digital compliant. Schedules to be assured and ensure that risks/dependencies are documented within the schedule information and be able to adapt to both waterfall and agile approaches. Act as Scrum Master for Stand Up sessions and engage with the Project Managers to ensure the latest position for the Kanban Board and the priority workstreams Skills & Experience • Give an example of your Expert level usage of Microsoft Project-On-Line with experience of developing/maintaining an Integrated Master schedule (IMS) of multiple projects including linking dependencies, baselining, and tracking (10%) • Demonstrate recent experience of working within a large-scale IT software & hardware multi-year delivery programme in the last 5 years (10%) • Demonstrate experience and knowledge in Agile scheduling, including leading Scrum reporting, managing Kanban boards, representing prioritisation of work and backlogs (10%) • Conformation of Expertise in Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) application and processes and presenting results to support business cases (10%) • Give an example of generating, analysing, and presenting accurate and current reporting including High light reports (HLR) and Business Progress Reports (BPR), etc. (10%) • Demonstrate experience of tracking supplier payment planning and creating financial views to support financial outcome planning (FOO) (10%) • Provide an example of your ability of managing project management product and artefacts and configuration control (10%) • Expertise of organising, preparing, and running monthly Programme Reviews with reference to the scheduling for the Programme manager (10%) • Give an example of your understanding regarding programme objectives and risk (use of ARM) and proactively linking these to scheduling (10%) Nice to Haves • Give recent experience of incorporating Defence ISP Agreement Plans and Demands into schedules (5%) • Experience of adherence to Defence EPMO scheduling policies and standards (5%) Work Location DD C4ISR are based at Mustang Building and Building 405, Westwells Road, MOD Corsham, SN13 9NR. Working Arrangments The successful candidate will need to work between 4 and 5 days per week. Opportunities for some home working are available. This individual will report to the C4ISR Programme Manager in DD MIX. Security Clearance Valid SC clearance must be in place prior to the contract starting and for the duration of the contract due to the projects the individual is required to work with. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria • Knowledge and experience of working at a senior/influencing level in a large (>150 people) multi-disciplinary team responsible for delivering a complex capability to a customer (25%) • Provide experience of training and assisting others in planning & scheduling to Best practice standards (25%) • A time you have remained transparent and collaborative when making decisions (25%) • A time you have worked as a team with a complex organisation and other suppliers, including knowledge and experience of scaled Agile ways of working (25%) Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers 1. Is there an incumbent? No 2. What’s the maximum number of days our candidate can work from home per week? The candidate will be expected to work at the base location 5 days per week, however there may be opportunity to work remotely if aligns with business needs. 3. Can you advise whether this is a Scheduler role or a Programme Manager role? Both terms are used in the description of the the job role. This is a Scheduler Role. 4. Would a hybrid working pattern of 2 days on-site be considered? No.