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Brief Description

As the Works Delivery Coordinator, you will support the Works Delivery Manager in the delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), 2 & 24hr and 7 day Reactive intervention Works, and Minor Project works, across Building Property assets, stations, signal boxes, line side buildings and maintenance depots across the North West and Central region, spanning from Stoke/Crewe to Carlisle. The value of these high-volume, low-complexity works exceeds £20m annually and includes the management of key stations such as Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street.

About the role (External)

The challenge is to lead the delivery of these services via internal Artisan teams and external supply chain partners, ensuring compliance with regulations, extending the life of assets, achieving response/reification times, and demonstrating cost efficiency. This requires a background in buildings, operational property, facilities management, asset management, or construction.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Support the Works Delivery Manager(s) and team to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.
2. Support the development and delivery of programme of buildings and facilities work on time, within budget, and in accordance with corporate success criteria, delivered safely, efficiently and compliant to standards.
3. Establish effective relationships with clients, stakeholders and suppliers to support the delivery of works, including managing performance measurement and change.
4. Assist in the identification of and implementation of safety asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives.
5. Review work orders, risk assessments, method statements and specifications to ensure deliverability.
6. Identify opportunities within the programme and promote best practices between projects.
7. Monitor, manage and coordinate work, resources, suppliers, plans to ensure works considers cross-programme and competing stakeholder needs and meets contracted obligations.
8. Delivery work in accordance with agreed programme timescales and KPIs.
9. Ensure that information, systems and records are kept up to date.
10. Support an agreed programme of staff surveillance, work quality checks of both internal teams and external suppliers.
11. Act upon and discharge all Construction Design Management (CDM) obligations for projects as directed.

Key Requirements :

• Evidence of experience in the management of coordination of projects, worksites and resources within operational property, asset management, or construction projects.
• Proven experience and knowledge of Building Construction, CDM Regulations and legislative standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of Operational Railway environment, best practices, and the principles of investment processes.
• Good interpersonal, influencing, communication and organisation skills.

How to apply (External)

Closing date: 5th May 2025 - Late applications will not be accepted.

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Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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