Technical Design Lead – Integrated and Smart Travel   

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Closing date:

10AM, Wednesday 25^th January 2017

Location:

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

Salary:

Circa £55, 000 per annum

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Role Profile

Transport for the North (TfN) is a unique partnership, established in October 2014, between the 19 Northern Local Transport Authorities, Department for Transport, Network Rail, High Speed 2 Ltd and Highways England. TfN allows the North to speak with a coherent and integrated approach to pan-Northern strategic transport planning and investment in order to achieve transformational economic growth.

TfN expects to gain statutory status by becoming England’s first Sub-national Transport Body (STB) in 2017. TfN is currently developing an integrated, multi-modal Strategic Transport Plan which will set the long-term sequenced investment priorities for TfN as an STB.

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

The role - Two Year Fixed-Term Contract / Secondment (public sector bodies only).

The Technical Design Lead will provide technical services for the Integrated and Smart Travel programme, producing the functional design requirements for all projects and procured services; providing technical design review and assurance to ensure successful programme delivery.

The Technical Design Lead will be responsible for:

·         Reviewing scheme design proposals to ensure consistency with the blueprint and operating model, and benefits realisation plan

·         Developing functional design requirements for projects and services based upon client requirements

·         Managing technical interfaces / integration requirements between a range of partners

·         Contributing to the technical specification for equipment and services

·         Reviewing tender submissions and post contract supplier design proposals

·         Advising on change requirements, ensuring defined standards are maintained

·         Commissioning and managing contractors

·         Advising on testing requirements

What we’re looking for:

The successful candidate will have significant previous experience in the technical design of ticketing, information and payment services. You will have the ability to take control of the design within a complex and dynamic programme, ensuring they achieve core functionality and meet valid requirements. You will have significant practical and technical experience within successful complex change programmes across the whole lifecycle. Strong negotiation, decision making and leadership skills are essential to this role. 

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, 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..).