Scheme Project Manager Inside IR35

Contract Term: 12 Months

Contracting Authority: Network Rail

Location: Wolverhampton

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 job title your main key responsibilities would be to:

• Accountable for delivery of Works Delivery projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with PACE (Project Accelerated in a Controlled Environment), applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures including HMRI guidance where appropriate.
• Work closely with Project Managers to lead, encourage, direct and develop specialist teams including external framework contractors to deliver successful projects to meet route objectives for internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and implement Construction Design Management (CDM) requirements associated with projects to deliver compliance to regulations.
• Direct multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan to manage and maintain the plans to project completion.
• Identify and Implement the management of resource planning for current and projected work banks, including identification and management of critical resource requirements.
• Support the Project Manager in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements across the project lifecycle, as well as updating business cases that support projects in terms of benefits, costs and risks to the clients.
• Handle stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Manage project reviews at appropriate points throughout project lifecycle which inform governance decisions of projects by identifying, monitoring and providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk (threats and opportunities) contingency, and continuing relevance. Plan and implement mitigations to them, responding to other issues that affect the projects and associated programmes.
• Lead change control in collaboration with clients and contractors by establishing, and implementing where necessary, protocols to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required, in line with NR processes.
• Support accident investigations when remitted to by the relevant designated competent person.

You’ll have essential experience of the following demonstrated on your C.V:

• Prince 2
• Civil Engineering or construction experience
• Demonstrable stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Successful relevant experience including experience of contracting and project delivery
• Knowledge and experience of project budget management
• Able to demonstrate effective evaluation and decision-making skills

If this job title role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and get in touch with Kayleigh.moore@<web address removed>

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.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.