Project Manager (Examinations And Access Manager)

About US

The Arch Company is the UK’s largest small business landlord, serving thousands of business owners who make a unique and vital contribution to the UK economy. The company purchased Network Rail’s former commercial property estate in early 2019 and have a property portfolio of more than 5,000 railway arches, business estates, former station buildings and other properties.

The Arch Company is proud to be the landlord to a diverse, passionate group of small business owners, entrepreneurs and community organisations across England and Wales. The Arch Company shareholders are TT Group and Blackstone Property Partners.

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, so if you're interested in this job but don't meet every aspect of the job description, we’d still encourage you to apply. You might be the ideal candidate for this role, or other positions.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Project Manager (Examinations & Access Manager) role will be to manage the day to day running of activities from The Arch Company perspective arising from Network Rail (NR) Examinations and works programmes. They will help to develop strategies, processes, and controls in regard to NRs rights under the portfolio lease, to develop joint processes and protocols with NR where applicable and to drive the reporting and collection of examination and Access requests and data across the business.

They will be primary point of contact for operational planning, requests or issues, within The Arch Company, that arise from NR examinations or works requiring NR access to our estate. A large part of the role will be to advise business units on Examinations and Access requests and to actively minimise the impact of those requests on the estate. The role will also involve developing positive working relationships with NR’s internal teams as well as third party service providers, such as Aecom or works contractors.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Developing and managing programmes alongside Network Rail (NR) and third-party contractors to support the delivery of arch Examinations and other works programmes. Being responsible for the delivery of the related The Arch Company programmes.
• Working with the delivery team for Examinations, being responsible for and acting as the main point of contact for programme management and issue resolution, within the allocated region.
• To manage The Arch Company activities in relation to NR project access vacancy windows/temporary access requests, lease backs and buy backs, examinations & inspections access.
• To manage and develop the NR visual inspections and elevations inspections processes for the business and NR (when required).
• To develop and manage effective internal and external stakeholder relationships and develop effective communication plans to help mitigate risk throughout the organisation related to NR's arch examination or works programmes.
• Control project change, risks and contingency within the project life cycle and provide all cost, contingency and programme details for the respective reporting functions.
• Maintaining accurate and complete records and data and contributing to reporting activities.
• Developing and manage systems to record the associated notices attributable to access requests.
• To support any projects as directed by the Head of Examinations & Access including the Arch Examinations Technology Project.
• Support business transformation programmes and performance improvement initiatives across the portfolio and function.
• Identify and implement improvement initiatives.
Follow company procedures to manage appropriate resources, communication strategies, training and competency

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• A track record working on projects within large scale and complex programmes with an element of business change
• Experience in project management and delivery
• Experience in managing customer expectations, stakeholders and developing strong relationships across businesses
• Knowledge of project management principles, methods, techniques and tools
• Strong leadership skills, motivating and inspiring confidence in others
• High levels of flexibility, adaptability and broad thinking

Desirable

• Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry and Commercial Property.
• Experience of system & process control and document control
Formal Programme/Project Management qualifications (e.g. APM/P – Certified Project Manager, Managing Successful Programmes, and Prince 2.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

At The Arch Company, we're on a mission to make our workplace as welcoming and inclusive as possible. We believe that our differences make us stronger, and we're committed to providing everyone with a fair chance at success, no matter where they come from or who they are.

We take pride in celebrating what makes each of us unique. When you join our team, you're not just getting a job; you're becoming a part of our part of our friendly and open-minded team, with an important role to play in creating a more inclusive and diverse future.

The Arch Company is an equal opportunity employer, so if you're excited to be part of a company that champions diversity and inclusion, we invite you to explore our job opportunities.