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Requisition ID: 269043

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Birmingham

Job Description:

Bechtel / HS2 Delivery Partner: (Birmingham) Project Manager

HS2 is a hugely important project for the country as it will generate economic opportunities for those communities and businesses between Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and beyond. HS2 will play an increasingly important part in the post Covid-19 pandemic recovery and this team is a key part of the engine to make this happen.

Bechtel provides expert engineering, environmental, engagement and project management support across Phase 2b. We focus on the delivery of Hybrid Bills and advice to HS2's client, the Department of Transport, to assist his Majesty's Government in making investment decisions.

We share our client, HS2's values with Safety, Sustainability and Innovation, at the heart of what we believe; respect, integrity, trust and collaboration describes how we deliver.

The role will be based from the Birmingham office and we offer hybrid working on a part time basis to support agile working. New Hires Please note: We will not pay your travel expenses if you are applying outside of the area.

The Project Manager will support the East Leg Area Manager in managing activities related to the delivery of the Bill through the parliamentary process.

• To be responsible for managing information related to the delivery of the hybrid Bill and providing this data to the various teams within the directorate.
• To be responsible for managing the instruction, specification, production, and assurance of evidence.
• To monitor the delivery of Programme Change Requests to a decision point programme leading to the instruction of items into APs.
• To monitor the delivery of schedule related deliverables.
• To identify and log risks within the Hybrid Bill Directorates scope and support the mitigation of HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg parliamentary programme level risks, feeding into the HS2 Phase 2b programme level risks.
• To be responsible for managing and monitoring performance towards key delivery milestones, stakeholder meetings and internal governance meetings.
• To be responsible for supporting a collaborative culture which enables high performance by encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing within the Hybrid Bill Directorate, the supply chain and within Phase 2b delivery team.
• To demonstrate a proactive and value add mind set.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Required criteria:

Skills:

• Project Management - the ability to develop, plan and integrate projects to optimise target costs, dependencies, risk management and project benefits. Skills profile aligned to APM Project Management.
• Problem Solving – the ability to identify problems and review related information to assist in the development and evaluation of options and the implementation of solutions, including the ability to manage and plan workstreams, considering the competing demands of stakeholders, cost, time and quality.
• Decision Making – the ability to manage the gathering and synthesising of necessary information to assist in the identification of options and the application of judgement based on logic and reason.
• Analysis - the ability to analyse inputs, assess data in order to assist in the development of strategies and document supporting rationales.
• Influencing & negotiating – the ability to influence and negotiate with internal functions and external supply chain partners.
• Building Relationships – ability to establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers to resolve emergent risk situations.

Knowledge:

• Understanding of the application of project management knowledge aligned to the level of APM Project Manager (intermediate).
• Understanding of change management principles.
• Understanding and application of risk identification and management.
• Understanding and application of project schedule management, dependencies and risk assessment
• Understanding and application of the powers within the hybrid Bill / Acts of Parliament and how they interact with the engineering design, environmental assessment and development.
• Demonstrable knowledge of environment and engineering interfaces.

Type of experience:

• Experience of the project lifecycle including development, planning, procuring, developing and implementing project activities.
• Experience of design delivery across complex technical integration projects.
• Experience of leading, managing people and managing relationships of cross functional teams and disciplines to deliver complex objectives.
• Degree level qualification in project management, engineering, commercial management or the equivalent experience.

Behavioural Competencies:

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with HS2 company values.

What we offer:

At Bechtel we offer a competitive salary package with the opportunity for flexible working to achieve greater work-life balance. Employee wellbeing is at the centre of our business and Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live healthy lives. We can offer:

Flexible Working

Private Medical Coverage

Life Insurance Program

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability Scheme

Our Commitment:

Bechtel’s Vision, Values and Covenants commit us to the ideals of fairness, diversity, inclusion, trust, and collaboration, among others. These values help define our culture, our way of doing business, and the positive impact we aspire to make in the world through our people and projects. At our project sites and offices, we have many colleagues from different nationalities, religions, and backgrounds working together to accomplish amazing things.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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