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Job Overview
This role sits at the heart of the Route strategy team, supporting the business by providing delivery assurance and tracking progress on our significant enhancement and renewals portfolio. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team managing senior external government stakeholders and supporting end-to-end progress and assurance processes for funded schemes. The role involves close partnership with the client/sponsorship team, ensuring timely and satisfactory periodic reporting, and adherence to DFT change control governance. The ideal candidate should be a people person, customer-focused, and comfortable using tools like Power BI and MS Project. The environment is fast-paced and dynamic, promising a rewarding experience.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead and manage the Investment Governance, Assurance & Reporting Team (4 roles) supporting Wales and Western Sponsorship teams.
2. Provide governance focused on formal change control and business decision processes with the DfT (Investment Decision Framework).
3. Coordinate and support Level 2 assurance requirements and manage Level 1 assurance activities for the portfolio.
4. Support periodic reviews and management reporting at the portfolio level, both internally and externally (e.g., DfT / GWR).
5. Ensure assurance related to Construction Design Management (CDM) and Common Safety Method (CSM), including necessary training.
6. Act as the key contact for the Investment team at the portfolio level, working with stakeholders like Capital Delivery / DEAM on governance, assurance, and reporting improvements.
7. Escalate key issues related to governance, assurance, and reporting to the Route Strategy Director.
About the Role (External)
Key Accountabilities
1. Build effective relationships internally and externally, balancing client, Network Rail, and industry requirements; act as the focal point for escalation.
2. Review client remits for viability, working with stakeholders to establish optimized project scopes considering value, capacity, and costs.
3. Translate client remits into project requirements, develop project plans and budgets, and specify delivery milestones, resources, risks, issues, and funding.
4. Implement cost efficiencies and process improvements to meet control period targets.
5. Manage business cases and investment papers for a portfolio of projects.
6. Devise solutions maintaining ‘business as usual’ accessibility, minimizing disruption, and generating additional benefits across portfolios.
7. Quantify project risks, develop mitigation actions, and review recovery progress periodically.
8. Challenge project plans for deliverability, and manage scope changes with clients.
9. Hold project managers accountable for delivery against cost, time, and scope; conduct periodic reviews.
10. Communicate progress to stakeholders, with contingency plans as needed.
11. Lead negotiations on commercial and contractual terms, resolving external interface issues, and ensuring compliance with regulations and corporate policies.
12. Discharge duties related to CDM Regulations for allocated projects.
Job Skills, Experience, and Qualifications
Essential
* Degree qualification or equivalent.
* Experience managing client portfolios and liaising across levels.
* Ability to translate complex problems into manageable solutions.
* Strong report writing and communication skills.
* Commercial awareness, persuasion, and customer focus.
* Proven influencing and negotiation skills.
* Leadership experience.
Desirable
* Management experience in a commercial environment.
* Postgraduate qualification such as an MBA.
* Experience negotiating contracts with demonstrable commercial success.
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