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Form of workJob Title: Interface Manager
Contract: Immediate start - Ongoing
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
*OUTSIDE IR35*
Role Description:
- Manage multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to deliver the client requirements.
- Attend progress meetings and chair project reviews.
- Work with the Sponsorship organisation to ensure requirements are defined and met.
- Manage stakeholders.
DELIVERABLES:
- Accountable for delivery of low complexity projects or parts of complex projects in a safe & environmentally responsible manner to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the GRIP or PACE, applicable Network Rail company standards, current legislation and procedures where appropriate.
- Support the project Sponsor in preparing and maintaining definitions of the project requirements.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams including commercial, programme controls, engineering, and others to identify solutions to client requirements and establish a robust baseline plan.
- Identify and monitor project risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement mitigations to them, and respond to other issues that affect the project.
- Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
- Managing project reviews at appropriate points throughout the project lifecycle which will inform governance decisions of projects by providing evaluations of progress, performance, risk, contingency, and continuing relevance.
- Establish, and implement where necessary, protocols to change the scope of projects and update configuration documents as required.
Skills/ Experience:
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
- Good stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Successful relevant experience including experience of contracting and project delivery.
- Knowledge and experience of project budget management.
- Good evaluation and decision-making skills.
- Project safety management and Health and Safety legislation knowledge.
- Knowledge of safety cases in support of projects.
Desirable
- Experience in the Rail Industry Sector (including application of GRIP, and Construction Design Management (CDM) on simple projects).
- Knowledge of Network Rail’s Project, Investment, Commercial and Procurement practices.
- Experience in risk identification, assessment and mitigation.
- Flexible and proactive approach.
- You will be a team player with a willingness to learn, challenge and get involved.
- Knowledge of Network Rail’s assets and how they are managed
Please apply with an up to date CV to be considered.
