Associate Sponsors x2 Manchester, England
Job description
Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
SC North West Programmes (115905) G1
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Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year.
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we’re empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.
We’re passionate about great service and we ask ourselves, what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do? With this in mind, we pull together as one industry because we care about people and teamwork is key.
This is an exciting time to join Network Rail. We’re passionate about great service and commit to our service equation vision by “putting passengers first”. Performance, safety and getting the fundamental basics right, is something we strive for as well as asking ourselves - what can we do to put our passengers and freight users at the centre of everything we do?
You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes:
- North West
- Central
- West Coast South – and a regional team supporting Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.
To find out more about NW&C/us, visit - Who We Are.
For us, ‘Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
We offer hybrid working – with the requirement to be in the office two/three days a week.
Brief Description
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Manchester & North-West Transformation Programme team with two Associate Sponsor roles available! As an Associate Sponsor, you’ll develop an understanding and capability of the sponsor role through shadowing, managing, and supporting projects across the Manchester & North-West Transformation Programme. You’ll also drive the development and implementation of specific small/medium-sized schemes as directed by the lead sponsor.
The Manchester & North-West Transformation Programme is a major programme delivering £220m of investment over the next 3yrs. We have an extensive portfolio of projects currently comprising DfT and third party funded enhancements which will unlock capacity, train performance, and connectivity improvement benefits for the area, and include electrification, line of route upgrades and major station redevelopments.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team with the complex interfaces with HS2, Transpennine Route Upgrade, and the Integrated Rail Plan all driving forward. You will engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across the industry, the local authorities and the local community and experience a broad range of activities that interface with different areas such as communications, strategic planning and project management.
About the role (External)
What will you be doing?
- Work as part of the sponsor team to manage the development and implementation of specific schemes and work streams as directed by the lead sponsor.
- Support the interests of the funder, customer or stakeholder
- Actively participate in the remit process; review and comment on client, customer, and stakeholder requirements to test the viability of proposed schemes taking into account value for money, network availability and capacity for future development and whole life cost.
- Under direction, produce investment papers for small/medium-sized schemes and support the business case process.
- Provide input to the development of the initial project plan and budget; working with the lead sponsor and project manager to specify how the project will be delivered, expected milestones and associated timescales, risks and issues.
- Monitor progress on projects/programmes against agreed budgets, delivery plans and work programmes, challenge delivery partners as appropriate to correct adverse trends.
- Communicate and report project progress status to the lead sponsor, client, customer and stakeholders against defined and agreed milestones.
- Support the process of quantifying risk associated with the portfolio of projects. Work with the lead sponsor to devise mitigating actions and periodically review recovery progress.
- Participate in negotiations with customers and stakeholders on commercial and contractual terms in accordance with relevant corporate policy and strategy.
- Comply with the requirements of corporate investment regulations, other corporate governance and adhere to corporate processes, including those related to finance, legal and corporate affairs.
Essential Criteria
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:
- Experience in dealing with people at all levels
- Ability to communicate and articulate clearly and concisely
- Proven ability to write coherently, conveying report/investment information in a concise manner
- Commercially astute, persuasive, and customer-focused
- Influencing and negotiating skills
Desirable Criteria
We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be:
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent
- Knowledge/understanding of the railway industry
- Knowledge/understanding of project environments
- Experience in negotiating contracts
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is, therefore, a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
Drugs & Alcohol test: All prospective candidates offered a conditional role will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel Database and a 5-year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
A career with Network Rail is a journey and we will do everything we can to make it a great one.
That means plenty of support for personal and professional development. It also means a great range of benefits. Working with us, you’ll enjoy 28 days holiday, access to a range of contributory pension schemes, and the potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus. We can offer you a season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted. What’s more, you can take advantage of childcare vouchers, discounted cycle hire and more. Discover more at www.networkrailcareers.com/benefits.
Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
We adhere to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: Band 4B Starting salary of £34,050 raising to £38,305.
Closing Date: 2nd June 2023. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
