Innovation Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

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Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an Innovation Manager for an 18 month Fixed Term Contract.

To continue to drive a step-change in the understanding and prioritisation of behaviours, innovation and close out activities that improve team performance, productivity, quality of outputs and wellbeing of stakeholders engaged with the project (stakeholders being clients, shareholders, supply chain partners and employees, plus others).

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role Responsibility

• Responsible for engaging senior leaders to sponsor & close out key innovation(s) to improve team performance, productivity, planning and critical delivery compliance.
• Continuation of innovation strategic direction / objectives / targets enabling performance improvement whilst ensuring continued alignment to the wider SCSJV strategic goals.
• Continue to work with senior leaders to implement innovation and improvement strategies, embed best practice and strategic thinking.
• Structure innovation portfolio and improvement activities in the short, medium and long term, applying proven project management principles and improvement techniques, leading others along the journey.
• Support senior leaders in applying data to make fact-based interventions and inform decision making.
• Engage, coach, and collaborate with, stakeholders at all levels aligned to the innovation community's strategy.
• Support a project wide continuous improvement, innovation, knowledge transfer culture and environment.
• Enable and empower community stakeholders to drive accountability and share proven ideas.
• Understand the "voice of the customer" to align team performance across both operational and service delivery.
• Promote team and project successes to enhance both SCSJV and HS2 reputation, leaving a legacy handover across parent companies, HS2 route and wider industry.
• Maintain close working relationships with collaboration, communications, and project improvement to form the 'corporate glue' to drive high performance teams across the project.
• Build relationships across parent companies (UK and globally) and other HS2 MWCC, as appropriate.
• Be a role model, upholding the values and behaviours of SCS and HS2

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working with senior leaders creating an improvement culture and environment.
• Some experience of working within the construction and infrastructure sector preferred.
• Experience of project managing innovation in a senior capacity.
• Experience of enabling and guiding a structured portfolio of innovation projects across both technical and commercial areas to closeout within a complex safety critical programme
• Experience of supporting and coaching multi-disciplined teams, across multiple locations.
• Effective communicator and facilitator, ability to build strong networks and influence at a senior level.
• Comfortable taking on a "disrupter" role, challenging norms and driving innovation to benefit the project.
• Strong written and analytical skills to assess data, understand trends and facilitate activities based on relevant information.
• Able to work in an agile manner, fast paced and able to identify and resolve blockers efficiently and effectively.
• Degree/HND or equivalent in appropriate technical subject (desirable)
• Hold relevant CSCS card

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You'll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 - working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR) and will be reported to HS2.

It is an SCSJV requirement that all employees, Design House, and Supply Chains must implement and comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System with guidance for use", OHSAS 18001:2017 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management System, Policies, Plans, Procedures and Processes, and statutory requirements as they affect the Joint Venture 's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are effectively implemented on the project. Develop a culture of safety on the project through the absolute commitment to the Zero Accidents target and ethos, and develops a wider awareness of quality, environmental issues and demonstrates commitment to achieve continual improvement and Zero tolerance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-confident-guidance...

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role

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