Project Manager [Business Continuity]

About this role

Who We Are

At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network. Now is a fantastic time and join our team in Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation which will deliver:

• A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees - quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
• Individual rostering - enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.
• Multi-skilling - investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
• Accelerated and improved technology deployment - we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When your part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more!

*About our people and the recruitment process*- We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.

We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here

Overview

The Business Continuity Project Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Wales Route Business Continuity Management (BCM) programme. Operating within the Operations function, the role provides expertise in business continuity planning, resilience, business impact analysis and project management, ensuring alignment with Network Rail's Corporate Business Continuity Framework, Standard and Resilience Strategy.

Working within established governance, policies and processes, the postholder will lead the delivery of the route's business continuity programme across all functional areas, focusing on Operational delivery. This includes developing and maintaining business continuity plans, facilitating business impact assessments, coordinating exercising and assurance activities, identifying improvements and driving the implementation of actions to strengthen organisational resilience.

The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders across the route, region and national functions, as well as external stakeholders including operators and emergency services to ensure a consistent and effective approach to resilience and business continuity. The postholder will represent the route at business continuity, resilience and emergency preparedness forums, workshops and events, providing advice and guidance to support compliance and best practice.

In addition to business continuity responsibilities, the Business Continuity Project Manager will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of Network Rail's operational readiness for Category A events across the Wales Route. Working in partnership with industry partners, transport operators, local authorities, emergency services and event organisers, the role will ensure robust plans are developed and executed to support the safe and efficient operation of the railway to support the movement of passengers during major events, delivering a coordinated and resilient response to increased operational demands.

This role requires a highly organised and proactive project professional with the ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels. Comfortable working across operational, strategic and multi-agency environments, you will be able to manage competing priorities, coordinate complex activities and drive delivery through others.

Your Main Responsibilities will be to

• Deliver the project(s) safely to time, cost and quality, in accordance with the requirements, applicable Railway Group, Network Rail company standards and other specific legislation.
• Provide a professional, first class, consistent and effective project management service to the clients, including project monitoring and reporting systems in accordance with Railway Group, Network Rail company standards and guidelines.
• Participate in the development of supply strategies and delivery mechanisms.
• Control project change, risks and contingency within the project life cycle in line with the functions core compliance requirements
• Provide a safe working environment in the execution of work directly under the post holder's responsibility.
• Identify training needs in safety, technical and management areas to contribute to their personal development.
• Comply with the Investment Competence Framework.
• Establish and manage collaborative cross-functional virtual teams to deliver change projects, where appropriate.

Pay and Rewards

As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits!

• Privileged staff travel - Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel and includes family members.
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
• GWR ticket alliance, Heavily discounted all day passes for you and up to 3 friends and family to use across the GWR network (48 passes per year)
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and a discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare and online shopping site.
• A range of Pension schemes to choose f rom
• Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35hrs per week contract, hybrid working, flexible working, flexible leave, an d enhanced family friendly support .
• 5 days paid volunteering leave.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
• In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.

To find out more about the benefits at Network Rail, click here .

More about the role and your application

This role requires working in the office for a least 60% of the working week

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We want to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity. Therefore, s hould you require any reasonable a djustments/modifications, please do let us know.

Your experience and skills

You will ideally have

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent
• Relevant successful experience in project management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Capable of motivating various stakeholders across multiple functions and teams
• Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. *Safe behaviour*is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.

What could set you apart

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• Membership of the Association for Project Management or other professional body

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? Let us decide . Some of these criteria may be learnt in role. Therefore, if you do not meet all the criteria, please submit your application. We will screen your application against these criteria to assess the best match.

About risk & resilience roles for ex-police

Risk management, business continuity and emergency-planning roles. Contingency planning, threat assessment and multi-agency coordination experience from policing is directly transferable.