Project Manager responsible for delivering strategic rail projects for digital ticketing and stakeholder engagement. Leading cross-functional teams and ensuring projects align with strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
Leading projects – representing them with stakeholders, resolving blockers, whilst coordinating a strong and capable cross-functional team,
With the support of your team, establish, maintain and manage project plans, tracking and monitoring progress and issues and taking necessary actions and decisions.
Develop and maintain productive and professional external and internal senior stakeholder relationships to ensure that programmes are delivering to industry needs and realising the required benefits.
Manage risks, issues and change. Initiate corrective action against identified risks and issues to achieve programme objectives. Manage change considering business benefit and impact on costs and time
Set up the appropriate governance for the Programme in line with RDG’s existing governance structure. Responsible for providing reports and papers for that governance and stakeholders
Line & matrix manage and support project delivery teams in their day-to-day delivery to achieve the performance needed to successfully deliver the objectives of programmes
Adhere to RDG Project Delivery Framework standards and procedures and identify and implement improvements to these standards and procedures.
Requirements
We are looking for someone with experience of working as a project manager, demonstrating a strong aptitude for the role and expert programme and project management knowledge.
Broad vocational experience ideally within Transport, Travel, Retail, Utilities, Professional Services
Full membership of the Association for Project Management is desirable.
Experience working with either or both Agile and Prince 2 methodologies, qualified in programme management (e.g. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Delivery of projects within the agreed constraints of time, budget and high-level scope. This includes demonstrated experience in prioritising activities (including where necessary supplier priorities) and ensuring appropriate actions are regarding managing issues and risks and approving changes.
Experience in projects with a proven track record of delivering results in a complex environment, with multiple external stakeholders.
Leading a project with significant budget (£m) responsibility
Ability to make decisions relating to project priorities, change management (e.g. scope, time, contractual), financial and commercial changes.
Experienced in developing project plans for and assuring delivery of priority projects.
Identifying and documenting risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and decisions and the associated management, with the appropriate action owner, to remediate.
Demonstrated leadership skills, leading and getting the best out of project teams and individuals.
Excellent communication skills, liaising with all senior executives, stakeholders, Industry boards and project team members, through the provision of high-quality multi-media reports, presentations, demonstrations and focus groups to influence decisions, make recommendations and provide support on business management.
The ability to think strategically in your approach to delivery of the project aims.
Benefits
75% off rail travel for personal and family use, plus international rail discounts.
30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
Season ticket loan for commuting costs.
Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave.
Pension scheme – up to 11.58% employer contribution.
Private medical insurance (Vitality PPP) including mental health and specialist care.
Discounted gym membership and access to wellbeing programmes.
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