Project Manager (Handover)

The Project Manager - Handover (Structures & Earthworks Delivery Unit, SEDU) is responsible for leading and project managing the end-to-end assurance completion, transition and handover of HS2 assets to the Client and third parties. Building and maintaining great relationships will be essential for fulfilling the role. This is a hands-on project management role, acting as a focal point between Delivery, Quality, Technical Assurance, Planning, BIM, Document Control. This role will plan, coordinate and report on construction assurance activities, ensuring that assurance programmes and trackers are in place at each asset s and that these are actively managed by the delivery teams. The role is to manage and coordinate others to ensure that all contractual, technical and assurance requirements are defined early, embedded into delivery, progressively assured and successfully completed. It will require leading engagement with the Client (HS2) and third-party stakeholders, including Local Authorities, to support external handovers and transitions Railways Systems. It will support continuous improvement of processes and ways of working.Role Responsibility

• Coordinate progressive project completion, assurance deliverables and acceptance activities across project assets to meet programme.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with project teams, clients, stakeholders and third parties to support successful project outcomes.
• Promote a collaborative approach to project delivery through clear communication, relationship building and stakeholder engagement.
• Act as a key point of coordination between delivery, engineering, quality, assurance, information management and client teams to resolve handover deliverables issues and maintain progress.
• Ensure handover deliverables are planned, produced, reviewed, assured, accepted and transferred in accordance with project requirements.
• Work closely with planning, delivery and technical teams to ensure project completion and assurance activities are integrated into project programmes and accurately tracked.
• Monitor and report on handover deliverable progress, status, risks and key performance indicators using trackers, dashboards and visual management tools.
• Identify, track and manage actions, risks and issues that may impact project completion or acceptance activities.
• Coordinate progressive handover assurance readiness reviews, acceptance activities to support achievement of contractual milestones and handover programme.
• Provide regular updates and presentations on progress, key achievements, priorities and areas requiring attention.
• Coordinate / manage production of close-out deliverables including: Construction Certificates, Redline Drawings, Health & Safety Files, Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Principal Contractor transfers, final snag lists, Defects / Consolidated Outstanding Works Lists etc.
• Manage document review and approval processes within project information systems, ensuring timely completion and client / stakeholder acceptance., HS2 - working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR) and will be reported to HS2.
  
  Main contractor / large project experience highly desirable
• Confident working with digital assurance systems and dashboards.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Power BI).
• Line management experience desirable
• Degree level education or similar
• Relevant professional membership desirable
• Relevant CSCS Card, A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role
  
  The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services
The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds. You'll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join our EDI Champions program or support the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador). Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

Salary Competitive with excellent benefits package