Senior Product Manager - Planning Inspectorate - SEO

Location

Bristol, South West England, BS1 6PN

About the job

Job summary

This role sits within the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Reform team, responsible for providing digital and technological enhancements for the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project case management and examination processes. A key part of a multi-disciplinary team this individual will be working with Civil Servants and contracted digital delivery consultants to deliver key results from the existing NSIP Reform workstreams.

Job description

We are looking for a proactive, organised and communicative Product Manager to manage this key portfolio of products. You will be confident in being both a leader and a team player. The ability to collaborate and converse with colleagues within and outside your teams on a level that builds trust and respect is essential.  You must be willing to learn but bring experience and a willingness to challenge. 

Planning Inspectorate product managers reach and influence outside of Digital and Data unit, working with civil servants, public and private sector stakeholders to deliver value and customer-focussed outcomes.  While you will sit within Digital and Data, you will be in constant engagement with colleagues across the business, understanding user needs and interpreting them to design, as well as leading on and managing products and services for internal and external customers. In this role you will be responsible for managing the product roadmaps for several different workstreams spanning initiatives in Artificial Intelligence, Geospatial Data and more. Reporting into your Service Manager, you will be the driver for building and maintaining this key portfolio and providing value to internal and external service users.

Salary

New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest

This role is being advertised at Senior Executive Officer Grade.

Salary range for the Grade role is £45,219 - £49,462

Working hours:

Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available

Part time at 30 hours or above, flexible working hours policy available

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.

For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Civil Service Careers

Office Attendance

This role is contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.

Person specification

We will assess your application against the Essential Criteria and Success Profile elements listed:

Essential Criteria

• Experience of leading technical specialists in a multidisciplinary team.  
• Stakeholder management skills including engaging and influencing senior management and managing third party suppliers or consultants.  
• Ability to understand complex technical, managerial, or operational problems and evaluate options based on relevant information, resources, well-rounded experience, and knowledge.  
• Experience of building a product roadmap, prioritising a product backlog running a product through its lifecycle, and translating user needs into deliverables.  
• Experience of a continuous improvement and agile environment focusing on user needs.  

 Desirable Criteria

• Relevant degree or professional qualification
• Able to secure funding for agile delivery through a business case and through delivering a good pitch.
• Able to understand and work within the given constraints (including but not limited to technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, social user constraints) and to challenge constraints that can be changed.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Changing and Improving