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We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,400 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful and the Fleet Projects team make a crucial contribution to this. Six times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.

We have an exciting opportunity to join #TeamEMR as a Fleet Project Manager

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

The Purpose of the role:

The Project Manager is responsible for the safe and successful delivery of small to large scale projects within the Fleet department of the business, in support of Fleet department objectives and East Midlands Railway Franchise.

Using good project management practices and EMR processes, the Project Manager will manage the planning and delivery of their projects, ensuring that the projects are delivered on time, within scope and to budget.

To achieve business objectives, regular engagement with key stakeholders will be expected, including Programme Team Members, Project Engineers, Fleet Depot teams, broader business teams and the Project Management Office.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver the assigned Fleet projects, to implement improvements &/ change into the Fleet function of EMR.
• Deliver the assigned Fleet projects within the dedicated Programme structure, taking direction from the Programme Manager, to ensure project delivery contributes towards the Programmes’ strategic goals.
• Ensure the assigned projects are resourced as required, escalating any resource concerns to the Programme Manager.
• Create and maintain the required project documentation to support the assigned projects, including business cases, project plans, risk and issue registers, project budgets and project reports.
• Plan and deliver the assigned projects and work packages in line with good project management practices, business processes and Franchise requirements, to the approved time, cost and quality targets, managing project change where required.
• Accurately track and report on project progress, within the defined Fleet Programmes governance processes, escalating to the Programme Manager as appropriate.
• Effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, ensuring excellent stakeholder communication is maintained, in line with the agreed RACI, throughout the project life cycle.
• Manage the project closure process, inclusive of a robust handover to BAU and the completion of accurate project close reporting.
• Ensure the assigned projects and work packages are delivered safely and do not compromise business operational, occupational or engineering safety management.
• The above list is not exhaustive, and on occasion, the role may be required to undertake other reasonable requests as requested by their line manager, in line with grade and competence.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

• An excellent defined benefit pension scheme
• Up to 34 days’ holiday per year
• Flexible working hours with regular home working
• Free First Class duty travel on the EMR network
• Free standard leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Abellio & LNER
• 75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)
• Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR network
• Various training opportunities
• Employee benefits portal with access to generous discounts, Cycle 2 Work Scheme …and many more!

How do I apply?