Project Management Assistant

Within IPDR we also operate the Digital Signalling portfolio to oversee the wider rollout of ETCS across Great Britain and make it easier for Regions and schemes to deploy ETCS. Through the portfolio we will co-ordinate and deliver fleet fitment activities, work to develop robust, repeatable approaches to technical delivery and business change, increase supply chain capability and capacity, and deliver initiatives to build the industry’s capability to efficiently plan, design, deliver, operate and maintain an ETCS railway.Brief Description You will support the Lead Portfolio Manager and the wider IPDR team in managing the Train Control Systems Framework (TCSF) and the delivery of the four Market Application Readiness contracts, making sure they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality. You will monitor and report on project progress, manage queries and communications into and from the team, provide secretariat support, preparing meeting packs and taking minutes for key governance meetings. In addition, you will work with regional teams to maintain key signalling workbank data, collect and report framework-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and manage and maintain document repositories for the team.,

• Work as part of a project team, assisting to deliver projects to time, cost, and quality through various phases in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
• Monitor and report programme progress in accordance with project reporting systems and guidelines.
• Develop and integrate effective support systems to enable the Project Manager to manage and control change.
• Process contractor possession and isolation applications so that applications are complete and submitted within the prescribed time scales as directed.
• Monitor contractor performance indicators and provide periodic progress reports.
• Support the Project Management team in providing a safe working environment at all times during the execution of projects under their responsibility.
• Manage generic and site-specific methods of working and supply risk assessments to agreed timescales.
• Monitor compliance with HSQE risk assessments carried out by the contractor.
• Comply with the Investment Competence Framework.
  
  Some management experience, including project management.
• Educated to HND/HNC or similar standard.
• HSQE awareness, issues, and principles.
Desirable
• Membership (or working towards membership of) the Association for Project Management.
• A degree or equivalent.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, commercial, and financial aspects.
• Understanding of possession planning.
Ready to drive the future of railway systems? Bring your expertise to GBRX and make a lasting impact.

At GBRX, we are at the forefront of transforming the railway industry, driving innovation, and delivering complex projects that push the boundaries of transportation. We are seeking a Project Management Assistant to support the Digital Signalling Portfolio and the team managing the Train Control Systems Framework (TCSF). At GBRX, we foster a values-driven culture rooted in curiosity, pioneering spirit, and tenacity. By applying a first principles approach, we tackle the most complex challenges in railway modernisation, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and driving transformative change. Our mission is to reshape the future of the railway and improve customer experiences within the railway industry. You’ll work on groundbreaking projects that make a real-world impact. This hybrid role offers a balance of regular in-office collaboration with remote work, encouraging flexibility while enabling you to work closely with our diverse team of experts. Industry Partnership for Digital Railway (IPDR) is a national and cross-industry enterprise within GBRX with the mission of creating the next generation railway, through the deployment of European Train Control System (ETCS) digital train control technology. This represents a migration to a safer, higher-performing, more resilient, more efficient, better skilled, more productive, and greener railway, delivering passenger benefits in the areas of safety, punctuality and resilience, and taxpayer benefits through reduction in capital and whole life costs. IPDR is leading the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), which will see ETCS put into use across the south of the East Coast Main Line and tens of industry organisations migrated to using it. ECDP is the foundation for the network digital strategy and over two-thirds of its investment will enable and support the deployment of ETCS on other parts of the network.