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About the role
The Senior Product Owner will be a Business Change Manager & Developer who will Lead change initiatives, continuous improvement projects and develop products to improve Alliance practices, safety & environment monitoring as well as supporting the delivery of KRAs. Also they will have an extensive knowledge of change activities with the tools and techniques implemented in past projects. And will Promote and Champion Continuous business improvements for the Alliance.
What you'll be doing
* Identify and exploit new innovative processes, techniques, methodologies and equipment for delivery of national programmes maintaining compliance with standards and Network Rail's safety case and corporate governance.
* Work with key stakeholders to agree an implementation plan of proposed processes, techniques, methodologies for new innovations.
* Work with the teams and key stakeholders to establish an effective relationship Implementing new continuous improvements which will provide quality and efficiency initiatives.
* Co-ordinate and implement respective project, processes, and procedures for the depot and manage the CI ideas from the depot teams.
* Keep the Head of Innovation and Continuous Improvement and programme delivery manager updated on all live projects.
* Produce dashboards which articulate the depot's CI program initiatives and projected efficiencies.
* Articulate to the Track Executive as requested the depots new initiatives
* Support the programme team and encourage Continuous Improvement innovations to meet the business objectives.
* Provide advice on the implementation of new Continuous Improvement strategies to improve cost, time, safety and quality measures.
* Provide CI updates for the portfolio of works.
Who we're looking for
Strong Software Development experience with the following languages; C#/C++ especially around developing User Interfaces. Also a strong SQL knowledge is required for the role.
Ideally hold a Programme management and delivery qualification i.e. MSP, APM, AGILE
Solution & product development including Microsoft Power Platform PowerApps
Understanding of how to implement business change
Outcome based delivery & Business process automation experience
Solution delivery/implementation and service transition as well as Business process and operational analysis experience
User story development & Business process automation experience
Strong communication at all levels of the business. i.e. depot to exec members
Strong appreciation of the business, product and data lifecycle and how information assets and data are interacted upon
The following qualities/experience are Desirable:
* Has a proven record in delivering continuous improvement and innovation in the rail industry
* Understanding of Information & Data governance and master data management
* Has experience of reporting and developing PowerBI Dashboards
* Understanding of BIM and the information lifecycle
* Strong appreciation of meta data and its application in automation
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
We offer a range of benefits including smart working, 25 days paid annual leave, family friendly policies, pension, and more.
Equal Opportunities
Balfour Beatty is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment.
We are also committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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