Head of Delivery, Hybrid Bill

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Job Description

Grade 21 - Internal promotions will be aligned to the pay policy

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

Responsible for the delivery of all the technical activities necessary for the Hybrid Bill process, including petition studies, evidence development and additional provisions to the bill.

About the Role

• Lead the provision of technical input into Additional Provisions and Supplementary Environmental Statements and manage their production and deposit in line with targets set by Ministers.
• Manage a multi-million pound budget, ensuring value for taxpayers money, be responsible for the forecast of costs and manage those costs to ensure budgets are not exceeded.
• Act as Employee Representative for PSC contracts, leading on instructions for work ensuring timely delivery of products, to the required standard for all aspects of the Parliamentary process.
• Ensure the on-time delivery of technical advice to petition managers, witnesses and legal Counsel to support the achievement of desired outcomes from petition management and the Bill process.
• Manage the overall input from other teams (Land & Property, Engineering, Environmental etc) within Rail Development Directorate and HS2 Ltd - plus any wider involvement from DfT, Parliamentary Agents and Counsel - to ensure the appropriate level of technical support is provided to the Bill process.
• To be responsible for relevant Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) duties as per the relevant project CDM plans.
• Advocate the Bill handling considerations and influence decision making in matters related to the engineering and environment design with the NPR teams.
• Ensure the output of the Parliamentary process is assured and documented as a record of the engineering and environmental design which underpins the resulting Act of Parliament.
• To be responsible for supporting a collaborative culture which enables high performance by encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing within the Hybrid Bill Delivery Directorate, the supply chain and within Rail Development Directorate.
• Play a full and active role in the management of the Hybrid Bill Delivery Directorate as a member of the SLT for the Directorate.
• 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.

About You Skills

• Team leadership skills - including managing a cross-organisational multi-disciplinary and diverse team.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills - including the ability to develop productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Communication skills - including communicating technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic planning skills - including planning programme direction and activity.

Knowledge

• Understanding of engineering and environmental requirements for development of a major infrastructure project seeking consent.
• Knowledge of Parliamentary management, specifically the hybrid Bill process and/or alternative consents regimes (eg TWAO/DCO).
• Knowledge of petition minimisation and management.

Type of Experience

• Hybrid Bill delivery and petition minimisation and management.
• Major programme delivery.
• Working with Government, Ministers and the civil service.
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect. 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.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert. Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: Removing bias in the recruitment process - YouTube

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.