Purpose

• To ensure the successful delivery of specific Depot Facility Enhancement projects to time, cost, and quality in accordance with the Client governance and project lifecycle.
• To ensure that the project outcomes and benefits align with Client business strategy and the franchise agreements.
• To act as the key person to advise and guide depot projects with regards to engineering and associated facilities.

Accountabilities

• Liaise with the relevant Depot scheme project managers to ensure project requirements include all relevant engineering needs and are agreed with the Project Sponsor(s)
• To set the strategy and direction for allocated infrastructure programme ensuring successful delivery to time, cost and quality of all Franchise Projects ensuring the intended outcomes, benefits, and strategic objectives of the Clients business are achieved.
• To lead the procurement strategy and process for Phase 2 of the Tyseley Enhancement works.
• To lead the relationship with all main contractors dealing with enhancement works at Tyseley Depot.
• To provide leadership ensuring that all projects to be delivered meet all safety requirements e.g. Safety Validation, Common Safety Method (CSM), Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM2015).
• To lead and provide a first point of contact for effective working relationships with all stakeholders (internal and external) working in a positive and collaborative manner. The relationship with the Tyseley depot team is a key focus for this role.
• Develop strategies and plans for the delivery of projects ensuring mandatory project governance and Client/TOC investment processes are adhered to including the production of Project Mandates and Business Cases.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Technical Advisors including but not limited to fleet, property, safety, and IT in the development of designs and client requirement specification as appropriate.
• Develop robust project plans, RAID logs, and provide input to the "Pillars" process to support the project and to comply with internal Project Governance.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

• Experience of strong leadership skills within a previous rail environment
• Experience of leading the project Management of complex projects involving multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of managing and maintaining depot facilities
• Experience and a strong appreciation of importance of stakeholder engagement, and requisite inter-personal skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong appreciation of importance of customer experience
• Strong ability to produce clear and concise, written reports for use by Executive and Board colleagues
• Successful track record of development and design in a Transportation (Rail orientated) environment within the context of a professional services provider (Preferable in a Depot environment)
• Excellent knowledge of the Railway structure/hierarchy that the Client operate Experience of working within a busy, railway operating environment whilst delivering a complex project.

Desirable:

• Ability to communicate at all levels of an organisation
• Ability to understand depot operating requirements and model changes
• Qualified in either: PRINCE2, APMP or PMIBOK
• Certified member of a professional body - APM, PMI