As the Project Manager for Rail Systems delivery project(s) at HS2 you will be responsible for the successful delivery of the contract(s) to time, budget, scope and quality. You will manage the conclusion of the procurement process, preparation for contract award and delivery of the Phase One and 2a works. You will be joining HS2 at an exciting time as we move through the final stages of procurement and into contract award. The scope of the contracts will bring innovative technology to the UK railway and support delivery of this transformational project.

About the Role

• To be responsible for providing project management support to one or more of the Rail Systems Senior Project Managers / Heads of Delivery for their allocated project.
• To be responsible for supporting in the successful delivery of Railway Systems objectives outcomes.
• Interface with relevant Railway Systems stakeholders, for their particular project, as required
• To support the monitoring of the change generated from both the Construction/Delivery teams is appropriately managed; including scope changes and cost changes that impact on the affordability of the project, escalating issues to the Senior Project / Project Manager as required
• To support the monitoring of the change generated from both the Construction/Delivery teams is appropriately managed; including scope changes and cost changes that impact on the affordability of the project, escalating issues to the Senior Project / Head of Delivery as required
• To support robust reporting on the progression of their project deliverables to the Senior Project Manager/ Head of Delivery and more broadly within the Railway systems programme at any required forums / panels, on a routine and ad hoc basis
• To support the Senior Project Manager / Head of Delivery for ensuring that project plans are developed, maintained and analysed in order to identify and mitigate delivery risks
• To support the Senior Project Manager / Head of Delivery in identifying and ensuring that appropriate mitigating actions are implemented to address potential milestone slippages and escalating issues as required
• To be activity involved in the integrated HS2 team, including matrixed team members and any agency staff or consultants, providing day to day co-ordinating to deliver project and / or contract requirements to the agreed schedule.
• To manage the package contractor(s) to ensure successful delivery of the project to time, budget, scope and quality.
• To ensure the project is successfully integrated with other related HS2 and Network Rail projects.
• To undertake the duties of the Project Manager under an NEC3 contract.
• Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You

Skills:

• Project management – the ability to develop, plan and integrate projects to optimise target costs and project benefits.
• Problem solving – identifying problems and reviewing related information to manage the development and evaluation of options and the implementation of solutions. This includes the management and planning of multiple workstreams, considering the competing demands of stakeholders, cost, time and quality.
• Decision quality – identifying the necessary information, managing the gathering and synthesising of that information, facilitating the identification of options and the application of judgement based on logic and reason.
• Clear direction – analysing inputs, assessing data, defining strategies and documenting supporting rationales.
• Influencing and negotiating skills – including internal functions and external supply chain partners.

Knowledge:

• Project management knowledge aligned to the level of APM Project Manager.
• Understanding of risk identification and management.
• Understanding of project schedule management, dependencies and risk assessment.
• Understanding of the complexities of delivering projects with multiple interfaces.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent NVQ in project management, engineering, commercial management or the equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of railway systems and/or telecommunications would be advantageous.

Type of experience:

• Experience of managing high value, complex projects.
• Experience of the project lifecycle from pre-contract award through to design, installation, testing and commissioning.
• Experience of working across functions and disciplines to deliver objectives.
• Experience of managing people directly and in a matrix environment.
• Experience of managing delivery through external contractors and/or suppliers. Link to interfaces