Business Manager

HS2 (High Speed Two); Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 47 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

HS2 Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a PMO leader to provide day-to-day operational support and drive the directorate's business plan, workforce planning and performance reporting. You will lead on recruitment processes, communications, and cross-functional governance, ensuring delivery of improvements and strategic initiatives.

The role requires senior stakeholder engagement, data-driven decision making, and collaboration across corporate support functions.

Qualificações

• Project management experience.
• Experience of supplier and stakeholder management.
• Experience of developing, managing and monitoring budgets and resource requirements.
• Experience of monitoring business performance and developing reports.
• Experience operating within governance frameworks.

Responsabilidades

• Manage and improve the delivery of the PMO Department annual business plan, quarterly financial forecasts, monthly management information, monitoring and reporting performance against plan.
• Deliver and improve on workforce planning for the PMO Department, providing a central point of contact for workforce changes and requirements, RAP approval and submissions, and monitoring and reporting performance against plan.
• Initiate and manage weekly recruitment approval and contract extension processes for the PMO Departments.
• Be responsible for the PMO Communications Strategy and delivery of the Communication Plan.
• Support the day-to-day running of the PMO Department by resolving operational issues across the PMO teams and queries from corporate support functions (e.g. CEO, Finance, Facilities, Comms, etc.).
• Manage and deliver special or continuous improvement projects, as required by the PMO Director.
• Support the PMO Senior Leadership team on governance, including but not limited to the management of delegations within the directorate.
• Support the PMO teams with procurement processes, including purchase orders and contract variations, including monthly accruals.
• Act as an information conduit between PMO department leadership teams and corporate support functions.
• Actively promote and embed equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Conhecimentos

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

Location: Birmingham

Salary from: £55687 inclusive of 20% flex fund

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A FTC ENDING 31/03/2027

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

To provide day-to-day operational support and leadership to the directorate, managing business and workforce planning, monitoring and reporting performance; and delivering special or continuous improvement projects, as required.

About the Role

• Manage and improve the delivery of the PMO Department annual business plan, quarterly financial forecasts, monthly management information, monitoring and reporting performance against plan.
• Deliver and improve on workforce planning for the PMO Department, providing a central point of contact for workforce changes and requirements, RAP approval and submissions, and monitoring and reporting performance against plan.
• Initiate and manage weekly recruitment approval and contract extension processes for the PMO Departments.
• Be responsible for the PMO Communications Strategy and delivery of the Communication Plan.
• Support the day-to-day running of the PMO Department by resolving operational issues across the PMO teams and queries from corporate support functions (e.g. CEO, Finance, Facilities, Comms, etc.).
• Manage and deliver special or continuous improvement projects, as required by the PMO Director.
• Support the PMO Senior Leadership team on governance, including but not limited to the management of delegations within the directorate.
• Support the PMO teams with procurement processes, including purchase orders and contract variations, including monthly accruals.
• Act as an information conduit between PMO department leadership teams and corporate support functions.
• Actively promote and embed equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About You

Skills:

• Ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders effectively, working to agreed deadlines and managing competing priorities
• Ability to manage and support projects, mitigating risks and escalating issues appropriately
• Ability to collate and analyse data and information, presenting this clearly
• Ability to collaborate with a range of subject matter and technical experts, achieving desired outcomes

Knowledge:

• Understanding of HR and Finance data, processes and reporting
• Understanding of business processes and how to effectively operate across organisational functions
• Understanding of the application of effective governance and control frameworks
• Understanding of project management tools and techniques
• Understanding of Matrix Organisations

Type of experience:

• Project management experience
• Experience of supplier and stakeholder management
• Experience of developing, managing and monitoring budgets and resource requirements
• Experience of monitoring business performance and developing reports
• The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with HS2 company values.
• Experience of operating in a controlled environment and following defined governance frameworks

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. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

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

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

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.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.