Purpose of the Role

To take direct responsibility to provide and deliver efficient high quality Signalling & Telecoms resources that are able to support the Project Division to meet current and future project requirements and demands. Project Manage the allocated workbanks including, resource management, reporting and client liaison

Key Accountabilities

• Safety – Actively demonstrate support for the implementation of the Colas Rail Limited Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) strategy, associated actions and resulting initiatives.
• Profitability – Manage divisional cost against budgets and manage robust records to support this.
• Quality – Deliver resources within agreed timelines, according to the agreed quality and in line with all safety rules, principles and IRSE licensing requirements.
• Respect – Develop and implement effective people management policies and procedures to ensure fair treatment of all staff.

Key Tasks

• Ensure the safety integrity of all activities undertaken by the staff you are responsible for.
• Project Manage allocated workbanks and act as client liaison.

• Manage divisional cost against budgets and manage robust records to support this.
• Organise, manage and develop robustly, a first class Signalling & Telecoms team and maintain suitable hard copy and soft copy records for regular audit.
• Allocate resources to projects, both internal and external to deliver required skills and keep the team utilisation on or above target.
• Develop & accept annual budgets and maintain cost control process to support target delivery in accordance with company procedures.
• Support the business development activities of the Project Division.
• Uphold and support established and agreed ways of working with customers (internal or external) to ensure ongoing feedback on team’s performance. Use the feedback to identify outstanding performance and improve poor performance.
• Maintain competency management records for all employees and subcontract staff.
• Ensure personal site diary maintained with daily events recorded appropriately.
• Support and participate in an efficient organisational structure, ensuring the right balance between Colas Rail and agency staff where applicable.

• Maintain a team of direct reports and ensure that there are as few as possible vacancies in the organisation (with the support of Personnel).
• Provide information regarding resource availability and competency for Signalling & Telecoms related bids and/or projects
• Establish and maintain a system of scheduling and tracking resource utilisation to ensure that YPROD is on target and take action if internal utilisation is below target. This includes finding external work and flexing staff numbers
• Manage the team performance using the Company’s Signalling & Telecoms Competency Management Framework and Performance and Development process to identify development needs and ensure that everybody across the Signalling & Telecoms organisation has a Personal Development Plan in place to address the skill gaps.
• Maintain and update staff Competency Records within the Project Division database.
• Make recommendations with respect to career planning and development of the Signalling & Telecoms resources.
• Ensure performance management of subcontractors and consultants.
• Undertake reviews of Signalling & Telecoms labour suppliers to ensure they have technical approval for services supplied.
• Undertake monitoring and surveillance of all allocated resources to a predetermined plan each year and provide reports in accordance with company procedures.
• Ensure that all resources delivering signalling and telecommunication installation, testing and construction activities across the Project Division comply with relevant specifications and standards set by the Company
• Responsible for the supply of staff and supporting resources to the project teams delivering high quality technical services and solutions, improving technical excellence within the Project Division
• Interface with the Head of Operations and the Director of Project Delivery to develop integrated services to clients.
• Manage processes to optimise operational delivery and also to provide consultative advice on Signalling & Telecoms issues where applicable.
• Ensure by audit and review that all internal resources are competent to undertake their specified works in accordance with all Network Rail and Colas Rail procedures where applicable.
• Ensure by audit and review that all external resources (subcontractors) are competent to undertake their specified works in accordance with all Network Rail and Colas Rail procedures where applicable.
• Provide for review any Signalling & Telecoms related quality & safety issues.

Person Specification

The job holder will have experience in managing a business function with financial accountability and have proven experience of delivering budgets and timescales.  Ideally they will have Corporate Membership of the IRSE.

Qualifications/Experience

• Hold or working towards a suitable IRSE License
• Proven experience of team leadership and influencing staff
• Previous experience of Signalling & Telecoms installation and construction activities with a thorough working knowledge of Network Rail standards
• Understanding of all other rail disciplines and interface management
• Sound knowledge of budgeting, profit and loss and reporting
• Actively champions and promotes change and innovation to improve own and teams performance
• Ability to make difficult decisions to support the requirements of the business
• Develops relationships within their area of expertise and confidently influences other parts of the business to achieve results
• Demands continuous improvement by setting challenging objectives