Location
Birmingham
Salary
Base salary: £46,406pa to c.£54,595pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits.
About the Role
As an Operations Manager at HS2 within Land and Property, you will bring a high level of technical Land Referencing experience to help improve consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of the Land Assembly team with a focus on the stakeholder experience.
Responsibilities
- It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
- Lead on the implementation, refinement and improvement of the systems necessary to acquire and/or possess the land required for the railway.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships across Department for Transport, Land and Property, Property policy teams, and the Independent Land Advisor.
- Provide specialist advice to the Land Assembly Managers to ensure land is delivered in the right way, to the right quality following approved processes and governance.
- Drive improvements in the quality of supplier data and plan submissions to ensure delivery on a "right first time" basis; increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of supplier operations through identification of areas of process improvement and performance management.
- Maintain a robust regime of assurance to ensure compliance is maintained.
- Work with the Land Assembly and Referencing Team to develop and refine the processes, policies and Health and Safety procedures for the timely acquisition of land and in a manner that is sympathetic to those affected.
- Support the development and implementation of a Learning and Development programme for the Land Assembly and Referencing team to ensure continual improvement in capability and compliance with professional Continues Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
- Improve the collaboration with Suppliers to ensure suppliers' behaviours and activities are coordinated and outputs are delivered within agreed quality, cost and time targets, challenging where required.
- Lead on short term business priority projects to further the team's suite of policies and processes.
- The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect.
Skills
- Programme management skills, to ensure deliverables are provided within time, cost and quality criteria.
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Communication skills in relation to teams to ensure smooth flow of information, as well as report-writing and presenting skills.
- Attention to detail in ensuring high quality in your own and when reviewing other's outputs.
- Ability to use project and time management techniques.
- Data compilation and analysis skills.
- Ability to access, analyse and maintain information from multiple IT databases and systems.
Knowledge
- Project management theory, qualifications or project planning tools.
- Understanding of acquisition and land assembly processes.
- Working knowledge of government procedures and processes.
- Knowledge of land referencing and assembly including requirements for Hybrid Bills and Transport & Works Act Orders.
Experience
- Experience of compulsory purchase powers including relevant statutes and established practices.
- Experience of managing own projects and workload independently, including experience of compiling and analysing data using Excel (or equivalent), GIS and database reporting tools.
- Experience of working with teams to develop effective working relationships and manage performance to ensure delivery.
- Experience of managing a process within a technical discipline.
- Reporting to and engaging day to day with senior stakeholders; providing them with consistent, high quality information targeted for senior managers.
- Delivery experience in a similar environment (e.g. within judicial style process).
- Dealing with public facing complaints, policy development or stakeholder issues.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
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