Programme Manager – Northern Powerhouse Rail

Closing date:

12 Noon, Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Location:

Flexible across the North of England, but with a requirement to regularly work from our offices in Leeds and Manchester

Salary:

Circa £65,000 per annum

Contract:

Fixed-term / Secondment (public sector bodies only)

Attachments:

Role Profile & Person Specification

Transport for the North (TfN) has been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the whole of the North of England. It incorporates the city regions of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield connecting these cities and the wider regional towns and cities across the North of England, to drive better connectivity, economic growth and better opportunity for all.  It is crystal clear that “the cities of the North together can be greater than the sum of their parts”.

The summer 2015 Budget committed the Government to establishing TfN as a statutory body, with statutory powers and duties, and Government is now delivering on this important commitment. Amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill will provide for the creation of sub-national transport bodies (STBs), which would be established through secondary legislation at the request of local areas in England. STBs will initially advise the Secretary of State for Transport on strategic transport schemes and investment priorities in their own area. The Secretary of State may grant individual STBs additional responsibilities around the decision-making and delivery of strategic transport schemes and significant cross-regional schemes such as smart ticketing. TfN will be the first of these.

Devolving strategic transport planning powers through STBs via this amendment to the Bill demonstrates the Government’s clear commitment to the Northern Powerhouse and rebalancing the economy outside of London.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), on behalf of TfN, is looking to recruit the following role:

The role:

The Programme Manager will support the delivery of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) projects and programmes ensuring on-going delivery to time, budget and quality standards in compliance within agreed project management standards and procedures.  This role will also involve establishing effective working arrangements with multiple internal and external stakeholders to provide guidance on the development and delivery of programme.

What we’re looking for:

The successful candidate will have a proven track record and experience of successfully managing rail related projects and programmes and extensive experience of managing budgets and effectively applying key commercial, business and other management processes.

Proven experience of managing consultants and other contributors to strategic development programmes as well as co-ordinating and supervising multiple programmes of work are essential.  Excellent communication and negotiation skills are also required along with the ability to balance the needs of stakeholders.

Interview date:        11th May 2016

In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits are:

• 27 days holiday per annum
• Access to the local government pension scheme

For more information on the role and the kind of person we’re looking for please refer to the role profile and person specification.

If you believe you have the skills and experience we’re looking for please apply online at http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/Pages/Jobs.aspx, ensuring that in your application you provide evidence in the form of specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria in the role profile (e.g. E1,E2,E3,E4..).