Job Description

Purpose of the Role

To manage and develop capital project proposals and operations aligned to the needs of the bank.

Accountabilities

• Management, Development, and Execution: Building, real estate, and physical asset security projects and proposals, including workspace, engineering, and facility upgrades.
• Project Management Processes: Management of planning, design, procurement, resourcing, reporting, and construction processes to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Risk Management: Identification of potential risks and issues associated with capital projects and development of risk management strategies to mitigate them by monitoring risk exposure and taking corrective action.
• Budget Management: Management of project budget for real estate and physical security projects by tracking expenses, forecasting costs, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Stakeholder Relations: Management of stakeholder relations including project sponsors, vendors, regulatory agencies, and the facilities management team to align capital project operations with the bank's objectives.
• Process Improvement: Identification of opportunities to improve the delivery processes for capital projects and implement best practices to enhance project performance.
• Quality and Compliance: Execution of capital projects that meet agreed quality standards, and are compliant with relevant laws, regulations, and policies.

Director Expectations

• Business Function Management: To manage a business function, providing significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
• Policy and Procedure Influence: Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage, and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business-wide.
• Team Leadership: They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers, and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organization-wide projects and act as a deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross-functionally.
• Training and Guidance: They will train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long-term profits, organizational risks, and strategic decisions.
• Expert Advice: Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function-wide strategic initiatives.
• Resource and Budget Management: Manage, coordinate, and enable resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function. Escalates breaches of policies/procedure appropriately.
• Compliance and Regulatory Focus: Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed, and that relevant processes are in place to facilitate adherence. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division/Group to achieve the overall business objectives. Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within the own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector/functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments/initiatives.
• Problem Solving: Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/sensitive situations.
• Decision Making: Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within the own area.
• Stakeholder Influence: Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
• Client Relations: Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/business divisions. Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
• Leadership Behaviors: All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviors are:
  • L – Listen and be authentic
  • E – Energise and inspire
  • A – Align across the enterprise
  • D – Develop others
• Barclays Values and Mindset: All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.