We are currently on the hunt for an Interface Manager to join the heart if the UK’s next largest Rail Project HS2.

As the Interface Manager you will manage key external relationships to ensure that the voices of the organisations that we will worth with and impact on, are heard and taken into account as the project moves forward.

A little about the role:

• Maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, keeping them informed, facilitating access and avoiding risks to the project.
• Understand the needs of key stakeholders; work with delivery project managers to collate information and produce a management plan for these stakeholder(s), identifying requirements, risks, programme issues, and constraints on construction methodology, environmental and planning interfaces as well as opportunities for issue resolution.
• Work with the Community Engagement and Communications teams to ensure consistent information is being issued and help prepare information and documents for public events and presentations.
• Identify and escalate risks, issues and concerns to project promptly and effectively, and assist the delivery teams in providing mitigation
• Track and oversee the implementation of any changes to the works or additional requirements identified, including managing the resulting engagement with the programming and cost management functions.
• Research, understand and manage a register of Undertakings and Assurances relevant to your area.

About You:

• Knowledge in one or more of the following categories: Railway engineering, Highway engineering, Transport Planning, Station Design, Commercial Agreements, Environmental and Planning Consents or policy and business case development
• Experience in stakeholder management, including but not limited to technical stakeholders
• Experience of co-ordinating and working with multidisciplinary teams on a variety of issues or projects
• Experience of commercial negotiations
• Ability to understand construction programmes and commercial agreements to support engagement and manage third party agreements

Location: London

Type: Perm

Salary: Upto £50k depending on experience