Scheme Project Manager in Manchester, South West, United Kingdom
Scheme Project Manager Inside IR35
Contract Term: 4 Month
Contracting Authority: Network Rail
Location: Based in Manchester 2-3 Days per week. (You will be required to occasionally travel to Chorley & Wigan)
Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From Crossrail – Europe’s largest civil engineering project – to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!
As a Scheme Project Manager, your main responsibilities will be:
- 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 Governance of Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures including HMRI guidance where appropriate.
- Support the project Sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.
- Manage 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
- Implement and update resource allocation plans needed for delivery of the project including identification and management of critical resource requirements. Secure resources needed for projects from internal and external sources.
- 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 updating configuration documents as required.
- Support accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person.
You will have the following essential skills, knowledge and qualifications:
- Successful relevant experience in a project environment.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent
- Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Project safety management knowledge.
You will have the following desirable qualifications and skills:
- Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management.
- Flexible and pro-active approach
- You will be a team player and a self-starter with willingness to learn, challenge and get involved.
- Knowledge of Network Rail’s Project, Investment, Commercial and Procurement practices.
- Experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP, and Construction Design Management (CDM) on simple projects).
If this Scheme Project Manager sounds of interest to you and you would be interested in being added to our pipeline, please click the link to apply.
Network Rail are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.
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