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Sector: Project and Program Management
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
About Network Rail
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Brief Description
This role is an excellent opportunity to work in a collaborative team delivering E&P (electrification and plant) projects across North West and Central. As a Project Manager, you will work across the full portfolio of Network Rail's infrastructure investment from minor renewals through to complex multi-disciplinary programmes. Accountable for managing the safe and effective delivery of all projects from low complexity single discipline through to high complexity multi-disciplinary projects in order to meet client requirements to time, cost, quality, and performance.
About the role (External)
1. Accountable for delivery of complex projects or a portfolio of lower complexity projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality.
2. Support the project Sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.
3. Lead and develop multi-disciplinary teams to identify solutions to client requirements.
4. Empower and inspire others to deliver successful projects.
5. Identify and monitor project risks and plan mitigations.
6. Manage resource allocation plans needed for delivery of the project.
7. Engage with and lead stakeholder relationships.
8. Establish and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of projects.
9. Manage and update business cases that justify projects in terms of benefits, costs and risks.
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 demonstrable experience.
Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management.
Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Successful relevant experience in a complex project environment.
Successful record of project budget management.
Experience in managing ambiguity in a project environment.
Demonstrable Project safety management practice and knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:
Demonstrable experience in the Rail Industry Sector.
Detailed Knowledge of Network Rail's Investment, Commercial and Procurement regulations and practices.
Knowledge of structuring safety cases in support of projects.
Company
Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.
Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees.
We have a range of benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave entitlement.
* A range of discounted offers including childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers.
* Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
* A range of pension schemes.
* 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.
What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces.
Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.
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