Description
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The Role
The Project Manager will lead the delivery of slab track installation works for the designated section of HS2 Lot 3, ensuring compliance with HS2 standards, contractual obligations, and safety requirements. This role involves managing interfaces with civil works, coordinating suppliers (including for slab track and for S&Cs, and overseeing construction activities from planning through handover.
Key responsibilities
1. Project Delivery & PlanningDevelop and maintain detailed delivery programmes for slab track installation.
2. Ensure alignment with HS2 Works Information and technical specifications Stakeholder & Interface ManagementCoordinate with civil engineering teams, signalling, and other railway systems contractors.Manage internal interfaces at boundaries.
3. Supply Chain CoordinationOversee procurement and logistics for execution of the works including Frost Protection Layer trimming, Concrete bound Layer supply and installation, precast slab units and associated components (S&C units, REDs, buffer stops) etc.
4. Health, Safety & CDM ComplianceImplement CDM roles, inductions, and security protocols for all works.
5. Quality AssuranceEnsure compliance with design obligations and integrate supplier O&M manuals into project documentation.
6. Testing & CommissioningManage site acceptance, static and dynamic testing, and trial operations support.
7. HandoverDeliver as-built drawings, O&M manuals, and HS2 Health & Safety files.
Key skills and experience
8. Proven experience managing large-scale rail infrastructure projects, ideally slab track systems.
9. Strong understanding of railway technical standards and Works Information requirements.
10. Expertise in planning and possession management for rail environments.
11. Ability to manage complex interfaces and multi-disciplinary teams.
12. Familiarity with precast slab logistics and installation methodologies
13. Demonstrated application of commercial and contractual knowledge
14. Experience of working in a cost-conscious environment
15. Good people management experience
16. Experience in managing subcontractors
17. Flexibility
Desirable skills
18. Understanding of High Speed technical standards and Works Information requirements.
19. Knowledge of Austrian Slab Track systems.
20. Experience with dynamic testing and commissioning of high-speed rail systems.
21. Competence in digital project management tools and BIM integration.
22. Strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills for procurement processes
Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.
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