Construction Assurance Manager

Location:
Belfast; Birmingham; Bristol; Leeds; Liverpool; Manchester; Nottingham; Portsmouth; Worthing; Cardiff; Edinburgh; GlasgowSalary: 58,541
- 64,624 per yearEmployment: FlexibleCategory: Property ManagementPosted: Valid to: Employer: HM Revenue and CustomsJob summaryExplore the world of HMRC Estates, where we lead the way in government property transformation. As a key player in one of the UK's largest property programmes, HMRC Estates offers safe, inclusive workplaces and exceptional career development opportunities. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, user-friendly services that enable our colleagues to thrive in an environment where they truly belong. Watch the video below to meet some of our team and come and discover a career in your hands at HMRC.
Build a Career in Property with HMRC EstatesHMRC Estates has delivered one of the largest property transformation programmes in the UK as part of Phase One of the Government Hubs Programme. Much of the estate now comprises newly built Grade A office accommodation. The purpose of Estates is to provide HMRC with a property portfolio that is the right size, in the right locations and capable of meeting the current and future needs of HMRC's business areas. HMRC's estates and locations strategy supports the department's objective of providing a great place to work for colleagues. A key part of this is delivering safe, modern, accessible and digitally enabled workplaces, supported by HMRC's market-leading Inclusive Design Guide. These workplaces are designed to provide attractive, productive and flexible working environments that support business performance and help attract and retain talent. We have further new workplaces to create and also need to operate, maintain and continually improve our existing buildings whilst moving towards a more digitally enabled, data-driven and insight-led estate that reflects the ambitions of the Government Property Strategy. Alongside the operation of an extensive national estate, HMRC continues to undertake workplace creation, refurbishment, asset replacement and building improvement activities. Estates is also committed to improving the systems, standards, governance arrangements, digital tools and assurance processes that support effective project delivery, operational management and continuous improvement across the estate. Professional Services & Estates Assurance provides specialist expertise, assurance, contract management and intelligent client capability across the estate. Within this wider function, the Construction Assurance team supports capital investment, refurbishment, lifecycle, minor works and business-as-usual activities from project inception through to operational occupation and ongoing performance.

Job description
As a Construction Assurance Manager, you will provide design, construction and operational assurance across a broad range of built environment projects and estate activities. You will act as part of HMRC's intelligent client function, supporting projects and operational workstreams from strategic briefing and scope development through design, procurement, delivery, handover and post-occupancy activities. You will be responsible for preparing and developing scope documentation, consultant briefs, technical requirements, specifications and supporting information for a variety of activities. This may include consultant commissions, feasibility studies, option appraisals, minor works projects, lifecycle replacement activities, estate improvement initiatives and client-side guidance for recurring project delivery and technical matters. Working collaboratively with project teams, consultants, contractors and specialist colleagues across Estates, you will review and challenge project scope, design proposals, delivery strategies, costs, programmes and risks to ensure activities are safe, compliant, deliverable and aligned with HMRC's operational requirements and estate standards. You will support project teams in identifying and managing risks throughout the project lifecycle, recognising that successful outcomes are often determined during briefing, design development, planning, technical coordination and procurement, as much as during construction delivery. Beyond individual projects, you will contribute to the continual improvement of HMRC's client-side capability through the development of standards, guidance, governance arrangements, digital tools, reporting processes and assurance approaches that improve consistency, efficiency and project outcomes across the estate.
Person specificationResponsibilities include:Project Assurance and Technical Leadership
- Provide technical assurance across allocated construction and built environment activities throughout briefing, design, procurement, delivery and post-completion phases.
- Review and challenge project briefs, scope documents, design proposals, technical solutions, costs, programmes and delivery strategies.
- Prepare and contri