Asset Protection Scheme Interface Manager

Brief Description:

As the Asset Protection Scheme Interface Manager, you will ensure the safe and seamless integration of externally funded projects into the railway environment while minimizing impacts on railway operations and infrastructure. You will leverage your knowledge and understanding of rail-related risks and constraints to develop solutions that align with external client objectives while meeting all stakeholder requirements.

Additionally, you will provide guidance to the external client team, ensuring compliance with relevant Network Rail and rail industry standards and processes.

There are 2 job opportunities available.

 

Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

1. Develop and deliver solutions for externally funded, high value, politically sensitive and multi-disciplinary projects (Levels of Control 2, 3 & 4) and where mandated, assure delivery in accordance with the GRIP/PACE lifecycle. Manage the seamless integration of all project risks affecting the operational railway.

2. Interrogate the Client remit and programme and provide clarity of operational railway interface requirements, devising solutions to enable early and accurate decision making by the Client.

3. Liaise with Construction Design Management (CDM) Client and other duty holders to establish principles for project compliance with the CDM Regulations.

4. Assist in facilitating agreement between all parties to identify which organisation acts as proposer for infrastructure changes in accordance with the Common Safety Method – Risk Assessment Regulations. Monitor and analyse all aspects of risk and performance over the project lifecycle.

5. Review lessons learned and develop mitigation strategies with stakeholders to refine project proposals to facilitate successful delivery.

6. Build effective relationships with all stakeholders, manage expectations, champion project interests.

7. Identify and progress opportunities to reduce Network Rail asset and maintenance liabilities, resolving conflicting works and driving efficiencies.

8. Assist in facilitating full recovery of Network Rail costs in accordance with the Legal Agreement between the external party and Network Rail.

9. Provide support to accident, incident & close call events, sharing outputs with client teams.

 

You will ideally have:

Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
Membership (or working towards membership) Association for Project Management
Achieved PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent.
Knowledge of the operational railway and railway infrastructure
Demonstrable experience of delivery of projects in the rail environment
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Team player able to quickly build relationships and share knowledge acquired
Demonstrable ability to constructively challenge the ideas of others with good evaluation and decision-making skills.
Understanding of project commercial requirements & programme controls
Knowledge of health, safety & environmental requirements and legislation including CDM Regulations and CSM-RA
Knowledge and experience of project budget management.
Knowledge of GRIP/PACE.

 

What could set you apart:

Knowledge of investment, commercial and procurement practices.
Previous experience working within Asset Protection
Understanding of rail infrastructure maintenance techniques
Knowledge of rail possessions/ isolations.

 

Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum.
Closing date: 18th February 2025.

 

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted.

 

Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzz words for us.

We’re constantly striving to make sure we provide a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We recognise that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we’re working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can.

 

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed.

All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test.

 

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