Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

Location:

Euston, London

Salary Base salary: c£ £59,268 pa to c £69,727 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

Job Purpose

As a Project Manager - Euston will provide project management support to the Senior Project Manager ONW, within a joint HS2 / Network Rail delivery unit.

The primary focus of the role is to assure that requirements and scope developed in the delivery of works on Network Rail assets meet HS2 outcomes.

The Project Manager acts as an HS2 representative responsible for discharging HS2 duties in relation to funding, requirements, and value for money.

It is essential you have experience as a Project Manager in Rail.

About the Role

• Represent the HS2 Client within the delivery unit, supporting the Senior Project Manager as the formal point of interface within the Integrated Project Teams (IPTs).
• Assure that requirements and scope developed meet HS2 outcomes and represent value for money.
• Ensure compliance to U&As and EMRs in the Phase One Act.
• Manage changes within delegated authority and authorised budget, assuring that cost estimates and proposed changes represent value for money.
• Managing project and business risks and support mitigation of HS2 &  level risks.
• Manage relationships with interfacing HS2 functions and projects.

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.

About You

Skills:

• Project Management - Skills profile aligned to APM Project Manager (Intermediate).
• Problem Solving – the ability to identify problems and review related information in order to manage the development and evaluation of options and implementation of solutions and escalate as appropriate.
• Decision Making – the ability to identify, gather, synthesise the necessary information, and facilitate the identification of options and the application of judgement.
• Influencing & Negotiating – the ability to influence and negotiate with internal functions and external supply chain partners and reconcile functional requirements with delivery demands.
• Developing & Maintaining Relationships – Ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to resolve emergent risk situations.

Knowledge:

• Project management knowledge aligned to the level of APM Project Manager (Intermediate).
• Awareness of the technical elements of the relevant scope of work within the overall HS2 programme, including interdependencies.
• Operating within complex interfaces with multiple parties, preferably within the context of a major infrastructure project.
• Project management techniques including risk and reporting.
• Awareness of the nature of the relevant contract / agreement structures and the design and application of appropriate performance systems.

Type of

Experience:

• Experience of collaboration in large multidisciplinary projects, planning, and implementing project activities.
• Experience of working across functions and disciplines to deliver complex objectives.
• Experience of governance and assurance activities.
• Degree level qualification in project management, engineering, commercial management, or the equivalent experience.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised, and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review.

This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.