Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea
Do you have strong stakeholder management and influencing skills?
Can you drive and manage change and innovation across operational services?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Head of Site Transition and Rationalisation has leadership responsibility for the closure of surplus Goods Vehicle Testing Stations (GVTS). The postholder is required to provide the professional leadership, support, advice and guidance expected of an experienced Civil Servant whilst supporting the delivery of estates and operational strategies, as well as other government and DVSA strategies.
As a member of DVSA's Corporate Senior Leadership Team, the Head of Site Transition and Rationalisation will lead the site transition and rationalisation team successfully through:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Please see the Candidate Pack attached to this job advert for more information about the role and responsibilities.
About you
We are looking for someone who has experience working within a property team or project so that they have experience engaging with external property consultants and/or lawyers.
You must have in-depth knowledge and understanding of developing and leading a team in the delivery of critical business objectives. Someone who is able to develop and promote a team and/or service vision aligned to the organisational strategy and plans.
The successful candidate will have strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Along with a proven track record of driving and managing change and innovation across operational services.
They must also have a clear understanding of delivering business objectives within budgetary constraints.
As regular travel is required, sometimes to remote premises, the successful candidate must have a Full UK Driving Licence.
Additional Information
This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work.
Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process.
If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.
This role can be based in Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Leeds or Swansea. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.
If you have questions regarding how hybrid working is practiced within the business area, or any reasonable adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may currently have or need in place if successful in your application, please contact the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
Regular travel with potential overnight stays may be required. These will always be scheduled in advance.
Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.
Full UK driving licence
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £54,857, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £15,892 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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