Job Title: Interface Manager

Contract: Immediate start - Ongoing

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria

*OUTSIDE IR35*

Role Description:

- Manage multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to deliver the client requirements.

- Attend progress meetings and chair project reviews.

- Work with the Sponsorship organisation to ensure requirements are defined and met.

- Manage stakeholders.

DELIVERABLES:

- Accountable for delivery of low complexity projects or parts of complex projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the GRIP or PACE, applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures where appropriate.

- Support the project Sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.

- Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan.

- Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project.

- Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.

- Managing project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle which will inform governance decisions of projects by providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk, contingency, and continuing relevance.

- Establish, and implement where necessary, protocols to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required.

Skills/ Experience:

Essential

- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.

- Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

- Successful relevant experience including experience of contracting and project delivery.

- Knowledge and experience of project budget management.

- Good evaluation and decision-making skills.

- Project safety management and Health and Safety legislation knowledge.

- Knowledge of safety cases in support of projects.

Desirable

- Experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP, and Construction Design Management (CDM) on simple projects).

- Knowledge of Network Rail’s Project, Investment, Commercial and Procurement practices.

- Experience in risk identification, assessment and mitigation.

- Flexible and proactive approach.

- You will be a team player with a willingness to learn, challenge and get involved.

- Knowledge of Network Rail’s assets and how they are managed

Please apply with an up to date CV to be considered.