Posted 05 March 2025

Salary £55, 000 per annum

LocationLondon

Job type Fixed Term - Full Time

Reference033272

Job FunctionHeadquarters

Contact NameDiego Fuentes & Deborah Willoughby

West Coast Partnership Development is a trusted partner of the Department for Transport ( DfT ) who are working towards creating and implementing the operations for High Speed 2 Ltd ( HS2 ). Working to design, develop and mobilise the high-speed service operations which will deliver benefits including more capacity, quicker journey times and a step-change in customer experience.

We would like to present an exciting opportunity to join the WCPD PMO team as Project Delivery Manager

The Product Delivery Manager is responsible for the effective day to day management of your assigned projects using WCPD processes and tools to ensure on time delivery of high-quality outputs to meet the specified contractual requirements/scope.

This includes providing project management expertise to the delivery of projects with varying value, complexity and/or business criticality across the Shadow Operator Programme.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the projects are run and managed correctly (according to WCPD policies and processes) and will provide project management support to the wider subject matter and technical experts project team.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Manage assigned projects/ contractual commitments using WCPD delivery lifecycle, processes and tools including best practice.
• Plan the delivery of projects/ contractual commitments including resources to ensure on time delivery and within budget.
• Identify and manage stakeholders, including inputs, reviews, communications and working groups.
• Provide input to the Annual Business Planning (ABP) process.
• Identify, mitigate, manage, and report on Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAID).
• Consistent periodic reporting of project status including providing input for the Annual Review Checklist.
• Manage change using the WCPD change control process and guidelines.
• Implement WCPD governance and assurance processes.
• Identify areas for improvement using Lessons Learned and regular reviews throughout the delivery lifecycle to feed into the refinement of the Programme Management Methodology toolkit.

Ensuring productive, effective and efficient relationships with key stakeholders including:

• WCPD and AWC stakeholders (including but not limited to Heads of, Directors and stakeholders in First Trenitalia).
• HS2 Limited, DfT and other external stakeholders (e.g., Network Rail, GBRTT, Consultants, Suppliers - including contractors).

The role is based in London and with the requirement for some travel on our network at times. The expectation will be a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Salary is £55,000 per annum

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