Program Delivery Manager

About us

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s mainline rail system.

Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management and maintenance, and system integration.

Our work is driven forward by our values: passion, agility, collaboration, and impartiality.

The opportunity with NRC

Building on our continued success, we are looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Program Delivery Manager based in New York, we offer flexibility and hybrid working.

We have already delivered several key advisory and infrastructure projects across the US and have consistently demonstrated exceptional value to our clients through deep integration with their teams, showing ourselves to be a true partner and peer.

You will provide project management and risk management support across a range of internal projects/programs and client assignments. The main function is to play an active role in carrying out project and risk management tasks across projects and programs (both internal and client assignments).

To be considered for this role, you will need to:

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and be responsible for sub-contractors and DBE/SBE contracts
• Effectively support the management and delivery of client assignments – making yourself flexible and outcome focussed, with a willingness to complete varied project management and co-ordination tasks as required
• Support the assignment lead in managing the overall assignment WBS/PBS, project schedule and budget – including analysis and reporting where necessary
• Lead or assist the assignment project manager with the set-up and management of new projects in NRC’s ERP (BST) system
• Support the safety/business risk management - working with stakeholders to identify change and its relevant risks, and subsequently managing project logs and collecting/summarizing actions and progress
• Provide support to audit tasks - including comparing action/risk logs & project/program schedules as well as managing the administration of audit processes
• Build strong client relationships across client assignments
• Deliver business outcomes collaboratively with employees in NRC, the wider Network Rail Group and NRC’s partners
• Undertake all activities in a safe environment and in accordance with NRC operating procedures.
• Support proposal submissions for client project bids (RFP, SOQ, proposals), including project management of timelines, oversee compliance with all proposal requirements, copyediting, and oversee quality and production control;
• Support content development for proposals including technical responses, completing required documentation, creation and maintenance of bid costing sheets, project experience drafts, CVs/Resumes drafts, and any other additional content;

Job Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a relevant degree/equivalent experience and have a PMP/equivalent project management qualification
• Extensive experience of project management within railroad/transit environment
• Have experience of managing multiple contracts simultaneously
• Ability to work across a multidisciplinary team and establish relationships at all levels
• Proven experience working with and utilising primavera or similar scheduling programs
• Experience of managing project budgets and financially astute
• Knowledge of the project lifecycle and project management concepts
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and tools
• Understanding of working to delivery budgets
• Strong IT proficiency – including MS Office applications

For the right person, this role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop their career, joining an established and passionate team, with ambitious plans to grow

We offer benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Healthcare insurance premiums (100% paid for by us)
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• 401K with employer matching contributions
• Flexible working opportunities

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Sound interesting? Apply to this vacancy today and our Talent Acquisition team will review your application at the right time.

NRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status.

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