Rail Delivery Group

Project Manager – PAYG Ticketing

Rail Delivery Group

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Leading projects – representing them with stakeholders, resolving blockers, whilst coordinating a strong and capable cross-functional team,
  • With the support of your team, establish, maintain and manage project plans, tracking and monitoring progress and issues and taking necessary actions and decisions.
  • Develop and maintain productive and professional external and internal senior stakeholder relationships to ensure that programmes are delivering to industry needs and realising the required benefits.
  • Manage risks, issues and change. Initiate corrective action against identified risks and issues to achieve programme objectives. Manage change considering business benefit and impact on costs and time
  • Set up the appropriate governance for the Programme in line with RDG’s existing governance structure. Responsible for providing reports and papers for that governance and stakeholders
  • Line & matrix manage and support project delivery teams in their day-to-day delivery to achieve the performance needed to successfully deliver the objectives of programmes
  • Adhere to RDG Project Delivery Framework standards and procedures and identify and implement improvements to these standards and procedures.

Requirements

  • We are looking for someone with experience of working as a project manager, demonstrating a strong aptitude for the role and expert programme and project management knowledge.
  • Broad vocational experience ideally within Transport, Travel, Retail, Utilities, Professional Services
  • Full membership of the Association for Project Management is desirable.
  • Experience working with either or both Agile and Prince 2 methodologies, qualified in programme management (e.g. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
  • Delivery of projects within the agreed constraints of time, budget and high-level scope. This includes demonstrated experience in prioritising activities (including where necessary supplier priorities) and ensuring appropriate actions are regarding managing issues and risks and approving changes.
  • Experience in projects with a proven track record of delivering results in a complex environment, with multiple external stakeholders.
  • Leading a project with significant budget (£m) responsibility
  • Ability to make decisions relating to project priorities, change management (e.g. scope, time, contractual), financial and commercial changes.
  • Experienced in developing project plans for and assuring delivery of priority projects.
  • Identifying and documenting risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and decisions and the associated management, with the appropriate action owner, to remediate.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, leading and getting the best out of project teams and individuals.
  • Excellent communication skills, liaising with all senior executives, stakeholders, Industry boards and project team members, through the provision of high-quality multi-media reports, presentations, demonstrations and focus groups to influence decisions, make recommendations and provide support on business management.
  • The ability to think strategically in your approach to delivery of the project aims.
Benefits
  • 75% off rail travel for personal and family use, plus international rail discounts.
  • 30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
  • Season ticket loan for commuting costs.
  • Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave.
  • Pension scheme – up to 11.58% employer contribution.
  • Private medical insurance (Vitality PPP) including mental health and specialist care.
  • Discounted gym membership and access to wellbeing programmes.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementprogramme managementAgile methodologyPrince 2 methodologyManaging Successful Programmes (MSP)risk managementchange managementproject planningbudget managementstakeholder management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingdecision-makingcollaborationrelationship managementprioritizationinfluencingteam management
Certifications
Full membership of the Association for Project ManagementPrince 2 certificationAgile certificationManaging Successful Programmes (MSP) certification