Scheme Project Manager Job at Network Rail, Basingstoke RG21

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Job Description

Scheme Project Manager


Location


Basingstoke, GB


Department Name


Southern Region


About Network Rail


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About our people and the recruitment process -
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.


Brief Description


The Scheme Project Manager [Planning & Safe Systems] will be responsible for supporting the project manager in the introduction of significant changes to how maintenance integrates with access planning to drive better use of safer access. They will be directly involved with improvements and efficiencies within the maintenance function in line with business needs. You will work closely with the programme team and maintenance teams including front line leaders.

These roles work within the Wessex Maintenance Infrastructure Projects Team, introducing programmes of change to deliver a safer and more effective Maintenance organisation.

We will consider offering this role as a Secondment Opportunity


About the role (External)


Key Accountabilities:


1. Deliver individual projects or parts of projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP), applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures including HMRI guidance where appropriate.

2. Provide a professional, consistent and effective project management service including the use of performance indicators and project reporting systems in accordance with Railway Group and Network Rail’s company standards and guidelines.

3. Manage the development and delivery of change projects in compliance with company processes and procedures.

4. Manage tactical change and risks within the project life cycle for allocated schemes.

5. Assist or lead in the provision of a safe working environment in the execution of managed work.

6. Comply with the Investment Competence Framework.

7. Manage the production of project management plans

8. Manage project budgets within agreed targets

9. Deliver regular progress reports on change projects, including relevant risks and issues, to the Programme Manager.

10. Promote and monitor the use of efficiency improvement methods.

11. Disseminate lessons learnt.


Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:


Essential

  • Successful relevant experience including project management.
  • Educated to HNC/HND or similar standard.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Project safety management experience
  • Knowledge of Oracle Projects
  • Knowledge of safety, quality and environmental procedures.
  • Knowledge of commercial and financial procedures.


Desirable

  • Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management or other professional body.
  • A degree or equivalent.
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt.

Salary: £34,050 – £38,305 plus Inner London allowance of £3,270 per annum

Network Rail adheres to pre-employment Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS), this is government standard for pre –employment vetting. BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting requires Network Rail to screen a potential employee’s unspent criminal convictions and undertake 3 year career checks. Employment at Network Rail is subject to employees meeting the BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.


Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.

Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3000 (to a maximum amount of £2,250).

Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

Closing date: 26th April 2023, late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.

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