Brief Description
As a Scheme Project Manager within our Works Delivery Signalling team, you will be responsible for managing the safe and effective delivery of a variety of projects, supporting the Project Manager to deliver key outputs of programmes in order to meet client requirements to time, cost, quality, and performance.
About the role (External)
Day to day you will be…
·Assisting in carrying out activities of the Principle Designer including planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase (design and planning stage) and project close out.
·Producing key deliverables for safe planning and delivery of project works, including Construction Design Management deliverables, risk management mitigation, Environmental assessments using information available or by utilising specialist resource.
·Working with key stake holders including the Delivery unit Maintenance teams, Client, Delivery, Commercial, Construction & Engineering teams, Operations and other identified parties and keeping them informed of the progress.
·Working with P6 planners to develop and implement robust project plans to meet compliant delivery of projects.
·Carrying out assurance activities on Project and Delivery activities to assess compliance to standards and plans.
·Managing the tasks under the remitted work bank for Cost, Quality and Time to deliver the clients requirements to budget and allotted timescales.
Current projects which the Scheme Project Manager will be critical in delivering are…
·Minor signalling renewals including like for like and equivalent renewals across central route. These works vary from Point operating equipment, cables, power upgrades, Ti21 renewals, Signal, treadles renewal projects, asset protection from flooding.
·Level crossing renewals – Works Delivery are remitted a number of number of like for like signalling renewals to increase performance of the signalling assets
·Signal Safety & Signal Structures projects – This are reactive signalling renewals which are remitted by the assets owners, based on failure recommendations from the route teams to improve asset safety on the network.
You will be required to hold PTS for this role.
What we’re looking for
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
·Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
·Member of the Association for Project Management or equivalent, holding or working towards chartered status or equivalent
·Successful experience and detailed knowledge of the application of Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations
·Demonstrable stakeholder engagement and communication skills
·Successful relevant experience including experience of contracting and project delivery
·In depth knowledge and previous experience of project budget management
·Able to demonstrate effective evaluation and decision-making skills
·Successful previous experience of safety management in project delivery
·Detailed knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
·Understanding of Network Rail accident investigation processes and procedures
It’s not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:
·Experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP)
·Knowledge of Network Rail’s Project, Investment, Commercial and Procurement practices
·Experience in risk identification, assessment and mitigation
·Flexible and pro-active approach
·You will be a team player with willingness to learn, challenge and get involved
·Knowledge of Network Rail’s assets and how they are managed