Project Manager (New Build)

July 21

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Delivering innovative, sustainable, and reliable rolling stock and asset management at the heart of Britain’s railway.

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💰 Grant on 2020-06

Description

• To manage specific projects to support the safe operation of the fleets • Deliver Porterbrook’s lease obligations for delivery of New Rolling Stock, associated Contract Variations, Heavy Maintenance and Modifications • Ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and an acceptable level of quality

Requirements

• Ensure that all projects are managed to support the safe operations of Porterbrook owned vehicles on the railway system, with due consideration to respective lease obligations • Review National Incident Reports (NIRs) allocated to you to identify appropriate remedial actions and manage the implementation of remedial actions as necessary • Support the supplier accreditation process • Support the supplier audit activities/process. Manage audit CARs allocated to you to closure • Working with supplier services as required, ensure that the projects allocated to you are managed to deliver their time, cost and quality objectives • Ensure that the projects that are allocated to you are reported so the business has sufficient visibility of the progress, issues, costs, risks and opportunities within your projects. This will normally take the form of monthly reporting or as required by the business, following the format developed and governed by The PMO • Undertake regular project reviews to monitor overall project performance and provide robust forecasts on costs vs budget • Ensure all information, relevant to the projects that you manage, is shared within the business in a timely manner, including ensuring that logistics are kept up to date with project schedules • Ensure Project Execution Plans (PEPs) and workbooks for your projects are up to date and are compiled in accordance with the issued Porterbrook Procedure • Chair the regular contract review meetings as specified in the relevant contract and produce and issue minutes in a timely manner • Ensure the payment of supplier invoices are progressed in accordance with the business processes in a timely manner • Ensure that milestone payments due to the business are progressed in accordance with the contractual arrangements where applicable • Manage Contract Variations ensuring that such variations are applicable and offer an acceptable value for money for the business • Compile Engineering Change requests where applicable to support contract variations • Make the best use of the Porterbrook Resident Engineers and Support Engineers on site at depots / heavy maintenance locations – this should include where practicable the carrying out of input and output vehicle inspections • Support the development of maintenance specifications, particularly any updates that are required during a project • Support the audit of suppliers of maintenance/overhaul activities to ensure all necessary compliance is achieved • Manage applicable warranty systems with both operators and suppliers to minimise risk to all parties • Support and Develop a clear Project to Services route map, ensuring a clear plan for transition from projects to business as usual • Engage extensively with the PMO to ensure a standard operations procedure is developed and followed to allow for standardisation of project / programme delivery • Where requested, in liaison with the Head of Fleet Services North, Midlands or South, provide direct support to customers on all technical issues affecting the vehicles that they lease that arise from projects. Ensure that these matters are appropriately prioritised and addressed • Ensure asset deterioration (e.g. corrosion) is addressed as part of maintenance/overhaul programmes as appropriate to protect the residual value of the asset • Share learning across the business on asset protection issues from heavy maintenance e.g. corrosion, vehicle condition • Where requested/required, support the development of the graduate trainees/engineering apprentices to ensure they are effectively deployed to support project requirements. Delegate tasks as appropriate • Support suppliers in their development of working practices, promoting an environment of continuous improvement • Assist in providing general engineering services to/across the business as and when required

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme • Financial wellbeing support • Flexible working • Enhanced family friendly policies • Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits • Enhanced Armed Forces policies • Ongoing support with professional and personal development • Long service awards • Porterbrook Star awards • Life assurance • Healthcare cash plan • 25 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ additional leave • Additional days annual leave for long service • Season ticket loan • Cycle to work scheme • Free parking at our Derby and Long Marston sites