UK Health Security Agency
Project Coordinator
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Job Summary
The Radiation, Chemical, Climate & Environmental Hazards Directorate (RCCE) is part of the UKHSA Chief Scientific Officer Group and is responsible for promoting improved health and reduced harm from:
- Radiation
- Hazardous chemicals in the environment
- Environmental change
- Extreme weather events such as flooding.
RCCE’s functions & responsibilities include providing advice, assessment of health risks through research & projects, providing commercial services & covering key roles in the RCCE Emergency Plans.
Personal Dosimetry Service
The Personal Dosimetry Service (PDS) is a commercial service, approved by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) that serves over 5,500 employers working with ionising radiation in the industrial, research & medical sectors, by assessing the radiation doses to their employees. This is carried out by means of passive personal dosemeters, which are worn by the employee for a period then returned to PDS for processing and reporting. PDS is a group of around 35 staff issuing dosemeters to over 90,000 workers in the UK and overseas.
Supporting PDS is specialist equipment, supplies and software which requires on-going management, support, & development. The operations team is responsible for maintaining the reliability and resilience of these business-critical items and ensuring PDS continues to meet its requirements as an Approved Dosimetry Service and ISO17025 Laboratory.
Job Description
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the PDS Manager and Technical Development Manager in the organisation and support of PDS projects, new and existing and will include:
- Promoting liaison between UKHSA PDS, suppliers, and other sections of UKHSA including Procurement, Facilities, Finance and IT.
- When required, assist in pursuing progress against agreed targets as set out in the project documentation and expenditure including capital.
- Working with PDS operational staff and suppliers, to ensure that the planned solutions meet their needs of the business and the customer, pursuing adjustments where necessary.
- Working with suppliers and PDS staff to deliver new equipment/services.
- Managing customer facing inbox.
- Provide customer demonstrations and answer queries on PDS operations.
- Raise and receipt all purchases for PDS group.
- Manage Inventory for PDS group.
- Working with PDS staff to research and advise on items and any new equipment available to procure.
- To work on new projects such as replacement document/CRM system, replacement Lab equipment and support contracts.
- Responsibility for administration of ISO17025 Accreditation to include:
- Assisting with monthly audits
- Provide support for continued ISO approval
- Managing the Audit Schedule
- Liaising with staff and suppliers to resolve any issues.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To fully understand the service context, the post holder will be required to familiarise themselves with PDS’s routine operations and business functions. This will involve working closely with laboratory and office supervisors of each team to gain experience of various operational tasks.
The post holder will be expected to develop a close working relationship with PDS’s appointed contractors/suppliers, helping to ensure that they understand and are delivering PDS’s requirements, to feed back their questions to PDS and to ensure that any queries are speedily resolved. This will entail frequent telephone and electronic communication and occasional face-to-face meetings, potentially including travelling to the contractor’s premises.
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The post holder’s main duties will be to liaise with all parties involved in projects, assist the project team, ensuring deadlines are kept. This will require the post holder to have a good level of knowledge of each of the areas of the group and their interactions with internal and external systems. The post holder will offer suggestions for improvements and resolutions to problems. They will have a proactive approach to work and ensure projects run smoothly and on time.
This role requires a high level of organisational skills to include thoroughness, good attention to detail and checking to ensure orders and financial details are accurate. Full on-the-job training will be provided.
The Post Holder Should Have:
- Good IT experience
- A good understanding of customer care
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Experience in procurement and supply chain management
- Good prioritisation and time management skills
And Will Need To:
- Liaise with PDS teams including the PDS Manager, responding to their queries and complaints in a timely manner.
- Maintain a professional business approach.
- Build business relationships with stakeholders to understand their needs; including procurement and suppliers to ensure resilience.
The jobholder will be responsible for his/her own work. This will be carried out by accurately interpreting requirements and reviewing these against business capabilities.
This list is not exhaustive.
Person specification
Essentia Criteria:
- A Levels and GCSEs including Maths and Science (or equivalent level of qualification) or experience in project management or administration.
- Experience of working in a commercial environment to include direct contact with customers.
- Experience of procurement and support contracts.
- Experience of working in a team & running projects.
- Ability to form good working relationships with customers, staff and suppliers; working flexibly within the PDS team.
- Ability to communicate effectively: orally and in writing to customers and colleagues.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills; including prioritisation.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of working in a scientific environment with general awareness of radiation safety issues.
- Good degree of self-motivation; ability to motivate others.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £30,441, UK Health Security Agency contributes £8,818 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Diversity and Inclusion
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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Selection process details
This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
Competency Based
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 7 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:
- Application form (Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
- 1500 word supporting statement.
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V –please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.
Longlisting:
In the event of a large number of applications, we will longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
If used, the pile ‘Meets all essential criteria’ will proceed to shortlisting.
Shortlisting:
In the event of a large number of applications we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:
- Experience of procurement and support contracts (Lead)
- Excellent organisational and planning skills; including prioritisation.
Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2: Interview
Competency Based
You will be invited to a face to face interview at Chilton, Didcot.
If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Location
This role is based at Chilton. Didcot. Please note hybrid working is not available for this role.
This role is being offered as office/lab based at our site in Chilton. Didcot. You will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
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