Manage the development and delivery of designated rail related programme and projects to time, budget and quality standards in compliance within agreed project management standards and procedures.

Role Profile:

* Under the direction of the Programme Manager - NPR pro-actively support programme management of the Northern Powerhouse Rail work-stream to time and budget.
* Ensure compliance with all agreed procedures and compliance with all procurement, standing orders, financial regulations, relevant legislation and other statutory requirements.
* Actively contribute to the development of the PMS function and organisational procedures.
* Ensure PEPs and Programme Plans are initiated and kept up to date for each project including risk and issue management.
* Review progress by activity ahead of monthly progress meetings and identify delivery risks, opportunities and potential mitigation.
* Manage, and continuously monitor, specific projects and programmes to ensure satisfactory progress and consistent delivery of projects aligned to the agreed funding, outputs and timescales for those projects.
*Proactively manage stakeholder needs and expectations in relation to projects / programmes.
*Ensure problems and issues are effectively resolved.
*Lead and / or participate in appropriate reviews and lessons learnt exercises at the various stages of the lifecycle process.
* Manage project and programme working groups and/or sub-groups to deliver the NPR agreed objectives, whilst reviewing and confirming compliance with appropriate governance, standards and procedures.
*Develop and undertake all necessary reporting requirements aligned to agreed programme management procedures to ensure projects and programme meet agreed Programme Plans.
*Take responsibility for setting task briefs with key deliverables, monitoring progress and taking appropriate action to ensure performance against defined time, cost and quality criteria.
Stakeholder communication strategies in place for designated projects and programme activities and stakeholders made aware of project progress.

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