As Senior IT Service Manager, you will hold a key position within the Corporate Systems Team at the Government Property Agency. Your responsibilities will include leading, governing, and continually enhancing enterprise IT Service Management (ITSM) across strategic platforms. Reporting to the Business Systems Manager, you will be tasked with:

Defining and implementing the enterprise service management strategy, incorporating strong security governance, for all core digital platforms.
Driving ITSM excellence utilizing ServiceNow and JIRA Service Management.
Designing, implementing, and managing robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Request and Vulnerability processes.
Establishing and maturing IT Operations Management (ITOM) within ServiceNow, ensuring a complete Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and comprehensive Business Continuity Management (including Recovery Point Objective/Recovery Time Objective - RPO/RTO).
Embedding robust change management and user engagement, collaborating with the Systems Trainer and the wider enablement team to maximize adoption and continuous improvement.
Championing adherence to UK government standards for digital delivery, design, accessibility, and NCSC 'Secure by Design' guidelines.
Collaborating effectively with internal stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and partners through client/customer/supplier portals and management information dashboards.
Contributing to technical roadmap planning for forthcoming modules, including Digital Twin, Building Information Modelling/Computer-Aided Design (BIM/CAD), Internet of Things (IoT), and Smart Buildings initiatives., Service Strategy & Service Governance
Define and implement the enterprise ITSM strategy, ensuring alignment with the Digital Strategy and adhering to ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) v3/v4 standards as well as 'Secure by Design' principles.
Develop Service Design Packages (SDPs) for all operational services to ensure robust service blueprints.
Maintain rigorous service portfolio and service catalogue governance frameworks.
Ensure full compliance with the Government Service Standard, focusing on user-centered design, security, and measurable outcomes.
Monitor, review, and formally report on key service performance metrics.
Coordinate the response to major incidents and conduct subsequent post-incident reviews.
Liaise effectively with technical resolution teams to ensure the rapid and effective resolution of incidents.
Drive continual service improvement initiatives through systematic root cause analysis.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date operational documentation and ITSM runbooks for all live services.
Define, formally negotiate, and rigorously monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all operational services in collaboration with business and digital stakeholders.
Conduct regular, formal service reviews with stakeholders to critically assess and report on performance.
Identify and pursue opportunities to optimise service levels and achieve cost reduction efficiencies.
Produce comprehensive monthly and quarterly performance reports for presentation to senior leadership.
Establish and execute a process for effectively escalating and managing service level breaches.
Maintain a precise and accurate Configuration Management Database (CMDB), championing data hygiene standards and integration across disparate platforms.
Oversee the entire asset lifecycle management process, encompassing procurement, deployment, and eventual retirement.
Implement automated discovery and reconciliation processes to ensure data integrity.
Ensure complete alignment between CMDB data and the delivery structure of business services.
Conduct regular audits to validate the accuracy and completeness of configuration data.
Develop, rigorously test, and maintain robust recovery plans (defining RPO - Recovery Point Objective, and RTO - Recovery Time Objective) and comprehensive data backup strategies.
Coordinate formal disaster recovery exercises and comprehensive scenario planning.
Ensure the alignment of BCM plans with departmental risk registers and overall risk tolerance.
Review and systematically update continuity plans following major changes or significant incidents.
Facilitate detailed stakeholder workshops for systematic change impact analysis.
Manage the change schedules, lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, and oversee emergency change processes (eCAB).

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government's office estate.
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