Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
AY Project Manager, Special Projects, Direct (850018) G2
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Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.
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Our Route
Central route is at the heart of Britain's railway. The route covers a major part of the national rail network and is a key commuter line in and out of Birmingham, with hundreds of thousands of passengers, and thousands of tonnes of freight carried within our route each week. Within our route is the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and the West Midlands, the Snow Hill line from Stratford-upon-Avon to Worcester, the Cross City line in Birmingham, and lines to other cities including Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford.
We are home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest station outside of London with more than 170,000 passengers using it every day.
Brief Description
To develop and deliver a specific programme of work in line with business requirements and customer expectations. The programme should be undertaken in a safe and environmentally responsible manner to cost, time and quality in line with Corporate Governance, Company Standards and procedures.
About The Role (External)
What will you be doing?
As a Programme Manager, you will be responsible for the following.
- Develop and deliver a specific programme of work, on time, to budget and to other agreed success criteria within corporate guidelines including the Investment Competence Framework.
- Work with the client to establish an effective relationship supporting effective delivery, performance measurement and management of change. This should encompass where appropriate communications with outside bodies.
- Develop and manage the Programme team (including external suppliers), monitoring adequate resources available to deliver a flexible, competent, skilled and effective workforce at all times.
- Achieve the programme outturn and margins as agreed with the Programme Director.
- Develop an appropriate strategy for the development and delivery of the Programme work scope.
- Identify priority opportunities within the programme and lead promotion and sharing of best practice between programmes.
- Monitor planning so that it considers cross-programme requirements and supports the effective delivery of contracted obligations.
- Undertake accident investigation when remitted by the relevant designated competent person
- Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Lead and inspire the team to maintain full engagement in meeting business objectives.
- Manage and comply with company procedures to provide appropriate resources, communication strategies, training, competency and evaluate fitness of staff to safely deliver their accountabilities.
- Act upon and discharge of, all Construction Design Management (CDM) obligations for projects as directed.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
- Able to lead a team and motivate team members.
- Relevant experience in the successful management of major programmes of work in the construction and/or rail industries.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
- Knowledge of the principles of investment processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of the principles of Health & Safety legislation, environmental and best practice.
- Construction design management competence
- Project safety management experience
- Accident investigation experience.
It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:
How To Apply (External)
Salary: starting from£71,163 raising to £80,060. Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.
Closing date :
: 2nd January 2025 . Late applications will not be accepted.
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Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.