Safety Assurance Project Manager (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Accenture
Safety Assurance Project Manager (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Job Description
- (Internal Title: Project Management V)
- Work within the Design and Systems Integration team within the GO Expansion Program Team
- Lead the implementation of Safety Assurance Requirements across GO Expansion to ensure full compliance is achieved by all Project Delivery Teams
- Work with the wider client business to up-skill the wider GO Expansion teams and ensure safety is prioritized across all projects
- Develop and agree sufficient document templates for multiple Safety Assurance deliverables and ensure these are briefed out across the GO Expansion Program to all Project Delivery Teams
- Manage the production, review and issue of Safety Assurance deliverables from all GO Expansion Projects
- Investigate safety assurance status, processes and procedures used by various projects within the GO Expansion program
- Capture and share client needs by building strong relationships and generating confidence through engineering excellence with a commitment to satisfactory outcomes
- Help develop legacy training programs in Safety Assurance
- Liaise with wider GO Expansion teams to ensure consistency and quality of deliverables across all areas of the program
- Working Conditions
- Office-based
Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum of 18 years of experience in Project Management
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Licenses OR Certifications:
- Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Skills and Competencies:
- Broad Rail Engineering experience
- Strong program manager level leadership skills to manage and motivate program delivery teams delivering high risk, complex projects/programs
- Experience of managing the systems assurance on complex major railway infrastructure projects
- Deep awareness of safety issues in an operational / project delivery environment.
- Degree or equivalent with professional work experience in a relevant engineering or project management discipline.
- Expert grasp of prevailing Project Management methods
- In-depth understanding of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Project Management software
- Must maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods, and best practices
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities with a track record for meeting deadlines
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal) in a demanding multidisciplinary project environment
- Expert ability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Demonstrated capability to supervise, delegate, and develop capacity
- Proven capacity to anticipate, identify, and minimize risks
- Effectively lead multi-resource Project Management teams
- Ability to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
- Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork, promotion of innovation, and overall excellence
- Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
- Proven success in providing effective leadership by building and motivating teams to meet project goals and adhere to their responsibilities and project milestones
- Capability to understand the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs
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