Scheme Project Manager

Full job description

We are looking for a Scheme Project Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract. This is a hybrid working role (four days per week onsite – London).

Job Purpose:
Scheme Project Managers Works Delivery work across the full portfolio of our Delivery programmes. To be responsible for managing the safe and effective delivery of projects, supporting the Project or Programme Manager to deliver key outputs of programmes in order to meet client requirements to time, cost, quality, and performance.

As a Scheme Project Manager – Works Delivery, your main responsibilities will be:

• Accountable for delivery of Works Delivery projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the Governance of Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), our applicable standards, current legislation and procedures including HMRI guidance where appropriate.
• Work closely with Project Managers to lead, inspire, direct and develop specialist teams to deliver successful projects to meet route objectives for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and implement Construction Design Management (CDM) requirements associated with projects to deliver compliance to regulations.
• Direct multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan to manage and maintain the plans to project completion.
• Identify and Implement the management of resource planning for current and projected work banks, including identification and management of critical resource requirements.
• Support the Project Manager in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements across the project lifecycle, as well as updating business cases that justify projects in terms of benefits, costs and risks in collaboration with clients.
• Manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Manage project reviews at appropriate points throughout project lifecycle which inform governance decisions of projects by identifying, monitoring and providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk (threats and opportunities) contingency, and continuing relevance. Plan and implement mitigations to them, responding to other issues that affect the projects and associated programmes

Essential:

• 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

Desirable:

• 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

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.