Job Title - Project Manager

Location - London Eastbourne Terrace and Waterloo

Rates - £370 - £400 per day

About the role / project:

As Network Rail's Project Manager for SCADA you will be responsible for driving and enabling the delivery of new SCADA system infrastructure through our Principal Contractor. This includes Project Management of system configuration, SCADA screens, LAN/FTN networks, RTU's (Remote Telemetry Units), DNO supplies, fibre, VOIP etc. Liaison with Routes and dependent projects. Change control. Enabling end to end configuration, testing and entry into service, AMP process, handover etc.

Able to operate with little supervision, coordinating the work in a collaborative way while keeping relevant parties informed and reporting issues and progress of team and contractor.

Able to work closely with commercial team to monitor and control contractor's costs, and NR exposure, while ensuring progress is not held up.

What you will do:

• To fully support the Senior Project Manager and Project Director in discharging their corporate, project and safety responsibilities.
• To manage the works in accordance with GRIP, Contract Scope & Program.
• Prepare project management plans and associated AMP's & Readiness Reviews on time with all stakeholders.
• Prepare progress reports such as SOFT and Visualisation including risks / issues.
• Lead all timely problem solving and / or escalation to senior management team.
• Development of meaningful KPI's
• Check that work is completed to standards & scope.
• Check that safety, compliance, performance and business processes are followed.
• Have understood the requirements of the Project Safety Strategy and implement this throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor delivery, productivity and efficiency against programme.
• Undertake an agreed programme of safety tours, staff surveillance and work quality checks.

Essential:

• Experience of Network Rail processes and procedures.
• Project management processes and techniques
• Health and safety management and compliance management processes
• Knowledge of Construction Design Management (CDM) 2015 requirements.
• Knowledge of the Common Safety Method (CSM) requirements.
• Business management processes and techniques experience
• Knowledge of relevant standards and procedures
• Knowledge of operational railway environment
• Knowledge of other functional disciplines
• Ability to work within a complex matrix organisation with multiple national stakeholders.
• Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills

Desirable:

• PTS Certification
• Membership of a relevant professional body and/or educated to degree level.
• Knowledge of SCADA or Systems Engineering applications.
• Knowledge of coaching & mentoring techniques

What you'll get in return

Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you - this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.

About our client - Network Rail

Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.

What we hope you will do next

Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.

Network Rail welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, disability or gender and is committed to interviewing all applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria advertised. We are striving to achieve the 'two ticks' disability symbol and to create a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.

Network Rail is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.