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Product Delivery Manager Rail

Reed
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 2 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Product Delivery Manager is needed for a firm overseeing high-speed and intercity services on the West Coast route.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience in the Rail environment, managing multiple projects, and a proven track record in delivering projects using structured methods.
  • This role requires knowledge of project management lifecycles, processes, and tools, as well as excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Candidates should possess relevant professional qualifications, such as PRINCE2 or APMP, and experience in the transport or rail industry is desirable.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and applicants should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in project management.

Are you a Product Delivery Manager OR Project Manager wanting a role? Have you got experience working in the Rail environment on the client or consultancy side managing multiple projects? We want to hear from you!

We are working with a firm who oversee high-speed and intercity services on the West Coast route, aiming to deliver integrated, low-carbon, high-speed train services. They are in the market for a Product Delivery Manager to join their team with project lifecycle experience within the Rail or Transport sectors.

Role Overview: The Product Delivery Manager will manage assigned projects using company processes and tools to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs. This includes providing project management expertise for projects of varying value, complexity, and business criticality.

Key Responsibilities:•    Manage projects using the company's delivery lifecycle, processes, and tools.•    Plan project delivery, including resource allocation, to ensure on-time and within-budget completion.•    Identify and manage stakeholders, including communication and working groups.•    Contribute to the Annual Business Planning process.•    Identify, mitigate, manage, and report on Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID).•    Report periodically on project status and provide input for the Annual Review Checklist.•    Manage change using the company's change control process.•    Implement governance and assurance processes.•    Identify areas for improvement using Lessons Learned and regular reviews.

Person Specification:•    Knowledge of project management lifecycles, processes, tools, and best practices.•    Experience in producing standard project management documentation.•    Ability to manage multiple and complex stakeholders.•    Competence in planning techniques and tools.•    Understanding of risk and issue management, resource planning, and budget tracking.

Skills:•    Excellent communication, teamwork, negotiation, and presentation skills.•    Ability to deliver under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.•    Proficient in software tools like Microsoft Projects, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Experience:•    Proven track record in delivering projects using structured methods.•    Experience in the transport/rail industry is desirable.

Qualifications:•    Relevant professional qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, APMP).

Get in touch NOW if you are interested by applying. We are arranging first stage interviews week commencing 10th March 2025.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.