Programme Manager

We are looking to appoint a Programme Manager to:

Manage The Clients input to the delivery of the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to support and ensure the delivery of a world-class customer experience ensuring the coordination of TRU workstreams related to customer experience and identifying project interdependencies and risks.

As a member of the Senior Management Team you will provide strong leadership, contribute to developing and delivering the Clients input into TRU to achieve defined business goals. You will be expected to ensure all work and outputs are executed to meet business strategies and unlocking pan-northern growth opportunities.

What we're looking for:

The successful candidate will have significant experience within a senior management role and will have successfully led large complex rail infrastructure schemes of work and franchises with familiarity of TWAO or SCO processes.

With significant knowledge of the rail industry and being commercially aware, you will understand legislative, regulatory and best practice standards with the ability to identify risks and opportunities with a view of translating them into future project/programme plans.

As an excellent communicator and stakeholder manager, you will have the reputation and ability to influence and present to the highest levels within and to senior industry stakeholders as well as the confidence to represent The Client/ Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade in public and professional stakeholder forums at a national level.

Candidates will have gained a degree, similar post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience, along with a relevant Programme Management qualification (e.g. MSP).

In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits include:

• 27 days holiday per annum (Pro-Rata for part time employees)
• Access to the local government pension scheme
• Access to various salary sacrifice benefits, including Travel Pass purchase scheme.
• Access toFlexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per year