Senior Programme Manager - Safety Transformation STF2

Network Rail; Blackfriars; Hybrid; GBP 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Defined benefit pension scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Up to 75% rail/underground season-tick

Interest-free season ticket loans

Health and wellbeing support

Enhanced family policies

Carer's leave

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the Southern region's Safety Task Force 2 programme, driving safer work practices and coordination across regional units. You will oversee complex implementation, stakeholder engagement and performance delivery in a senior leadership capacity.

This 12-month fixed-term role offers hybrid working arrangements, a strong focus on safety culture, and opportunities to influence nationwide safety improvements within the rail network.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
• Excellent interpersonal, management and communication skills.
• Substantial proven experience in programme management.
• Excellent knowledge of programme and project controls processes and systems.
• Proven experience in managing and developing teams to achieve high performance.
• Proven ability to work with senior industry stakeholders to understand their requirements.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Chartered status.
• Knowledge of the rail industry and its regulatory framework.
• Knowledge of the principles of investment processes and procedures.
• Experience of working in a commercial environment in a programme management role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a portfolio of programmes and/or projects.
• Implement an assurance framework and KPIs for programme management activities.
• Develop and implement relevant programme management standards, processes and procedures.
• Develop and deliver a specific programme/project on time, to budget and to other agreed success criteria, within corporate guidelines.
• Produce investment plans for the programme in accordance with Investment Regulations.
• Deliver the effective development and management of suppliers and staff to meet all corporate rules and means of control (including standards), in particular those relating to safety, quality and environment, and disseminate lessons learned.
• Deliver the effective development and management of suppliers to meet programme requirements.
• Establish and manage collaborative cross-functional virtual teams to deliver change projects, where appropriate.
• Identify and implement quality and efficiency improvement initiatives.
• Develop the capability and professional development of staff within the programme and project management teams.
• Liaise with internal and external customers to address customer needs by fully understanding them and taking them into consideration in any strategic or policy changes that may arise.
• Discharge Network Rail's CDM related duties as required by company process.

Skills

Programme management

Interpersonal skills

Management and communication

Controls processes and systems

Team development

Stakeholder engagement

Professional body membership

Chartered status

Rail industry knowledge

Investment processes knowledge

Commercial environment experience

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Job description

Network Rail is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the Southern region's Safety Task Force 2 programme, driving safer work practices and coordination across regional units. You will oversee complex implementation, stakeholder engagement and performance delivery in a senior leadership capacity.

This 12-month fixed-term role offers hybrid working arrangements, a strong focus on safety culture, and opportunities to influence nationwide safety improvements within the rail network.