Project Manager- Technical in Rugby, United Kingdom
Project Manager- Technical
Location: Rugby
Salary: Competitive
Purpose of the Role
To manage and provide technical support for Network Rail owned assets including all vehicles within the Rail Grinding fleet to ensure maximum availability and reliability is achieved. Ensure that the equipment is maintained in accordance with relevant standards, procedures & legislation.
Manage and motivate a specialist team of Technical Support Staff to ensure the efficient and timely repair of plant, supporting the delivery of Network Rail projects for all Plain Line Rail Grinding Machines.
Key Success Measures
Safety - Actively demonstrate support for the implementation of the Colas Rail Limited Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) strategy, associated with the safe operational delivery and performance of Rail Grinding machines and crew.
Profitability - Ensure through the optimisation of machine performance and staff competencies that services are delivered to the expectations of all customers with regard to quality and quantity, driving performance related penalty charges to wards zero.
Quality - The reputation of Colas is significantly influenced by the effectiveness and quality of the services we deliver and the competence and professionalism of the staff delivering and managing (real time) those services, the post holder must ensure that operating crews have the necessary training and competence to safely and consistently deliver the quality demanded by today's railway.
Respect - Treat people in a fair and consistent way at all times and work to understand internal and external client's needs and requirement.
Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Ensure resource availability and allocation
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
Qualifications/Experience
- Bachelor Mechanics or equal by experience, technical background
- PTS or capable of achieving PTS
- Emergency First Aid
- Project management skills
- Training and assessing qualification is desirable
- Excellent understanding of continuous improvement concepts including Six Sigma, Lean, Value Stream mapping etc.
- Experience of designing remediation plans to address productivity and efficiency issues, and track record of following through to ensure closure
- Good geographical knowledge of the railway network and infrastructure
- Possess a demonstrable knowledge of the output and capability of On Track Machines operated by Colas
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word & Excel
Behavioural Skills
- Demonstrate a personal ambition and desire to succeed.
- Be assertive, confident and fair when dealing with any issues and be a proven team player with a logical searching mind.
- Remain focused and driven especially in challenging times.
- Work effectively to display and promote a “one team” approach.
- Champion, support and deliver change to improve the service we provide to our customers.
- Listen and respond to the needs of our clients
- Build and maintain a positive relationship with all our clients.
- Develop pragmatic solutions to complex issues that could change the way we do things
- Ability to work autonomously using initiative
- Energy - 'Get up and go' attitude of a leader
- Energise - Lead, manage and inspire my team
- Edge - Maximise my personal edge
- Execute - Make things happen
- Engage - Stay close to the client
Colas Rail in the United Kingdom values and encourages diversity in our workforce, regardless of background, disability or gender. As part of our aim to deliver quality services, we are committed to promoting equality and eliminating discrimination.
Recruitment agencies
Colas Rail currently works with a number of approved recruitment suppliers. We will therefore not consider CVs or speculative proposals from any other agencies. Recruitment agencies not currently approved as preferred suppliers are kindly requested not to submit speculative CVs to any part of Colas Rail.
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