Project Manager/Scheme Project Manager

Currie & Brown is one of the leading International physical asset management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients worldwide with our expertise and experience in multiple sectors and services. We are differentiated by our people, innovation and reputation with a genuine global office network. Our people, from the first-day apprentice to senior management, make our business what it is today. Everybody in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced they are, plays their own unique part in our success and has fun along the way.

Due to our recent appointment onto the ASPRO framework for the North West and Central region, Currie & Brown are seeking several ambitious and highly motivated Asset Protection Project Interface Managers and Scheme Project Managers with experience in the rail infrastructure sector to join our teams based in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. We are looking for several people who can safely and seamlessly integrate externally funded projects into the railway environment while minimising impacts on railway operations and operational infrastructure.

Responsibilities include:

• Leverage knowledge and understanding of rail-related risks and constraints to facilitate solutions that align with the external client objectives whilst meeting all stakeholder requirements.
• Provide guidance to the external client team to support adherence to relevant rail industry standards and processes.
• Develop and deliver solutions for externally funded, high value, politically sensitive, and multi-disciplinary projects (Levels of Control 2, 3 & 4) and assure delivery in accordance with the GRIP lifecycle.
• Manage the seamless integration of all project risks affecting the operational railway.
• Engage with and manage the interface with internal stakeholders to enable compliance with governance and assurance processes.
• Facilitate compliance against the Railways Act and Network Licence and oversee the completion of deliverables.
• Interrogate the Client remit and programme and provide clarity of operational railway interface requirements.
• Liaise with Construction Design Management (CDM) Client and other duty holders to establish principles for project compliance with the CDM Regulations.
• Support the interface with projects to secure and allocate resources and assure that delivery of projects is in compliance with processes and procedures.
• Assist in communicating progress against defined milestones and expectations, supporting implementation of contingency measures where necessary.
• Monitor and analyse all aspects of risk and performance over the project lifecycle.
• Review lessons learned and develop mitigation strategies with stakeholders to refine project proposals to facilitate successful delivery.
• Build effective relationships with all stakeholders, manage expectations, and champion project interests.
• Identify and progress opportunities to reduce asset and maintenance liabilities, resolving conflicting works and driving efficiencies.
• Assist in facilitating full recovery of costs in accordance with the Legal Agreement between the external party and the client.

Minimum Requirements:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Membership (or working towards membership) of the Association for Project Management.
• Achieved PRINCE2 Foundation or equivalent.
• Knowledge of the operational railway and railway infrastructure.
• Demonstrable experience of delivery of projects in the rail environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Team player able to quickly build relationships and share knowledge acquired.
• Demonstrable ability to constructively challenge the ideas of others with good evaluation and decision-making skills.
• Understanding of project commercial requirements & programme controls.
• Knowledge of health, safety & environmental requirements and legislation including CDM Regulations and CSM-RA.
• Knowledge and experience of project budget management.
• Knowledge of GRIP.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of investment, commercial and procurement practices.
• Previous experience working within Asset Protection.
• Understanding of rail infrastructure maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of rail possessions/isolations.