project manager United Kingdom
Job description
Location
Blackfriars, GB
Department Name
Southern Region
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Brief Description
This newly created role provides an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team responsible for leading Security, Crime and Resilience across Network Rail’s Southern Region. You will be the region’s focal point for Resilience, providing guidance and support around Business Continuity, Emergency and Contingency Planning, Security, Cyber Response and Operational Resilience.
You will work cross functionally to develop and improve resilience strategies and processes to help manage and mitigate risks, and provide assurance to the region around its preparedness against business interruption.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities
1. Accountable for development, implementation, and governance of the Southern Region’s resilience activities and processes in line with Network Rail’s six resilience disciplines, defining and coordinating workstreams to support corporate resilience objectives, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
2. Support the maintenance and testing of Business Impact Analyses and Contingency Plans to identify critical activities and plan for their continued operation at times of disruption.
3. Working with the route teams, coordinate the development and implementation of an annual programme of planned exercises to test the effectiveness of security and contingency arrangements in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders, and monitor route’s performance against the programme
4. Assist and support the routes in understanding the internal, external, regulatory and legal requirements around resilience, disseminating information and updates from the centre and other bodies, providing assurance to senior leadership around compliance.
5. Lead the Security and Contingency Planning Team to support the routes in regulatory compliance and continuous improvement, promoting the development of a security culture across the region
6. Assist and advise the route with continuous improvement relating to incident management and disruption by facilitating debriefs following exercises and significant incidents; coordinating lessons identified and helping disseminate these.
7. Liaise with and build relationships with Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) and external stakeholders to influence resilience and collaboration with interested parties including those from the wider rail industry and emergency services.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or be able to show equivalent level of experience and competency
- Proven experience in multiple resilience disciplines (e.g. Business Continuity, Emergency and Contingency Planning, Cyber Response, Disaster Recovery and Incident Management,).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with influential, persuasive and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable knowledge of resilience standards, legislation and best practice.
- Good leadership skills with proven experience of team management.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional institute (e.g. MBCI).
- Good understanding of Information Security principals and policies (e.g. ISO27001)
- Knowledge of the wider rail and Information and Communications Technology industries.
- Understanding and experience of operational security matters
Salary: £44,690 - £50,276 Band 3B
Location: London Puddle Dock
Type: Permanent
Closing date: 10th July 2023 - Late applications will not be accepted. This role has also been advertised externally.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 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.
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