Location
Birmingham
Base salary
£46,406 pa to £54,595 pa depending on skills and experience. Flexible benefits fund of 20% on top base salary, fully pensionable.
Employee Inclusion
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. We are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
Role Overview
Operations Manager at HS2 within Land and Property. Provide technical Land Referencing experience to improve consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of the Land Assembly team with a focus on stakeholder experience.
Responsibilities
* Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and comply with organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
* Lead on the implementation, refinement and improvement of the systems necessary to acquire and/or possess the land required for the railway.
* Develop and maintain strong working relationships across DfT, Land and Property, Property policy teams, and the Independent Land Advisor.
* Provide specialist advice to the Land Assembly Managers to ensure land is delivered with the right quality following approved processes and governance.
* Drive improvements in the quality of supplier data and plan submissions to ensure delivery on a “right first time” basis; increase efficiency and cost effectiveness of supplier operations through process improvement and performance management.
* Maintain a robust regime of assurance to ensure compliance is maintained.
* Work with the Land Assembly and Referencing Team to develop and refine processes, policies and Health and Safety procedures for timely acquisition of land in a sympathetic manner to those affected.
* Support development and implementation of a Learning and Development programme for the team to ensure continual improvement in capability and compliance with CPD requirements.
* Improve collaboration with suppliers to ensure coordinated behaviours and activities, outputs delivered within agreed quality, cost and time targets.
* Lead on short‑term business priority projects to further the team’s suite of policies and processes.
Key Skills
* Programme management skills.
* Stakeholder management and influencing.
* Communication skills (report writing and presenting).
* Attention to detail.
* Project and time management techniques.
* Data compilation and analysis.
* Ability to access, analyse and maintain information from multiple IT databases and systems.
Knowledge
* Project management theory, qualifications or planning tools.
* Understanding of acquisition and land assembly processes.
* Working knowledge of government procedures and processes.
* Knowledge of land referencing and assembly including requirements for Hybrid Bills and Transport & Works Act Orders.
Experience
* Experience of compulsory purchase powers including relevant statutes and established practices.
* Experience managing own projects and workload independently, compiling and analysing data using Excel (or equivalent), GIS and database reporting tools.
* Experience working with teams to develop effective working relationships and manage performance to ensure delivery.
* Experience managing a process within a technical discipline.
* Reporting to and engaging day‑to‑day with senior stakeholders; providing high‑quality information targeted for senior managers.
* Delivery experience in a similar environment (e.g., within judicial style process).
* Dealing with public facing complaints, policy development or stakeholder issues.
Equal Opportunities
It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Recruitment & Right to Work
HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
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