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Job Details: Programme Management Office Manager

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Reference	IRC563839
Recruiter	Networkrail
Industry Sector	Other Rail Projects vacancies, Rail Programme Manager vacancies, Rail Project controls vacancies, Rail Project management jobs
Salary	Negotiable
Benefits	£50000 - £65,000
Locations	London, Rail jobs in UK
Contract Type	Permanent
Date Posted	21 February 2012

Job Description
Department & how it relates to the role ORBIS - Offering Rail Better Information Services - is the delivery programme which has been established to deliver Network Rails Asset Information Strategy and Vision. Network Rail needs to deliver greater value for money, and at the same time ensuring that we strike the right balance between investment, performance and risk. We are an asset-intensive business and we can only make informed decisions to achieve the right balance on the basis of better knowledge about our assets, e.g. what the assets are, where they are located, what condition they are in, how reliable they are, how they are being utilised and how they perform when combined as a system. ORBIS delivers this. ORBIS is an 8 year business transformation programme covering technology, process, data and business change. It will be delivered in 3 tranches. Work has commenced on the first tranche which will focus on putting in place the foundations for the new Asset Information Strategy. Benefits will be delivered across all asset groups and in network operations and the primary beneficiary in the first tranche will be Track. Tranche 1 will run for 3 years and the expected peak headcount is 150+ The programme was launched in Oct 2011 and the core team has now been mobilised and delivery of the early projects is underway. Additional experienced resources are now being recruited to support the delivery teams. A number of vacancies need to be filled. Given the diverse nature and long term duration of the programme, there will be many opportunities to develop and further your career on this high profile and innovative programme of work. This role is to lead the operations of the Programme Office, managing programme controls and operational assurance for the ORBIS programme. About the role (External) Please note this position is based in London Euston and will continue to be a London based role. The ORBIS Programme is not in scope to move to the National Centre in Milton Keynes Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities • Lead and enforce strong project controls for ORBIS programme • Manage an objective, robust review and approval process for project estimates, plans, costs, benefits, progress, scope, and/or contract. • Manage and enforce an objective, robust change control process for changes to project estimates, plans, costs, benefits, progress, scope, and/or contract. • Lead and enforce strong operational assurance reviews for projects. • Lead regular Issue and Risk Reviews for projects and periodic reviews of project • Performance data and key deliverables, identifying issues and escalating to the project managers and/or Programme Director for resolution • Lead delivery assurance reviews on behalf of the Programme Director, reporting on key findings and recommendations to that individual and to the Programme Steering Group, proactively following up on compliance to the recommendations • Provide regular interface and dependency analysis between projects, reporting any interface or dependency issues to the Programme Director * Manage the provision of objective management information, including the production of periodic reports covering all aspects of the ORBIS programme including progress against plan, expenditure against budget and benefits delivery Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications Essential • Strong communication and interpersonal skills at the senior management level • Strong English business writing skills • Demonstrable ability to deliver work under pressure and to tight deadlines • Demonstrable expertise in project controls, including Earned Value Reporting • Demonstrable expertise in Qualitative Schedule Risk Assessment • Demonstrable expertise in the creation and validation of IT work and cost estimates and plans • Demonstrable experience in IT delivery assurance for projects >£50m • Competent user of Oracle Projects and Microsoft Office Project • Competent user of Microsoft Office Excel and Power-point • Competent understanding of Prince2 and Agile delivery methodologies • Competent understanding of common contract management frameworks. • Experience in working in a Programme Office function • Experience in managing suppliers in an outsourced environment. • Experience in managing teams to achieve high performance Desirable * Demonstrable experience in IT delivery of custom application and package software projects ranging in value > £200m

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Job Details: Programme Management Office Manager

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