Renewals Manager (IUT Crewe)

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About the role

Here at Balfour Beatty, our work inspires communities and advances society. Our commitment to sustainability looks even further generations further. Join our Rail UK team as a Renewals Manager and you'll be part of our legacy.

What you'll be doing

As a Renewals Manager you will have the following accountabilities:

• Assist the Senior Renewals Manager in managing the Renewals teams to plan works to meet or better tendered margins. Ensure changes to scope and specification are managed and that Risk/Change Registers are robustly maintained. Participate and contribute to the development of works in line with Network Rails Grip 4 Track process and ensure KPIs and KRAs are met.
• Prepare methodologies, resource requirements, estimates and plans to ensure safe and cost-effective delivery of the works, and to allow the Planning and Logistics Manager to plan for fluctuations.
• Hold Whiteboard/Stage Gate meetings in accordance with CRSA Track Renewals Procedure producing the required outputs to support effective and robust delivery of the works to completion.
• Ensure agreed performance and other KRAs and KPIs are met.
• Ensure that all work activities are carried out in accordance with conditions of contract, health and safety legislation and company procedures.
• Manage the preparation of all Work Package Plans, Task Briefs and other required documentation to the required standard and timescale. Ensure all Health & Safety Files are completed.
• Manage the welfare of assigned staff and participate with human resources as required. Ensure all staff are trained and competent to undertake their duties.
• Monitor the progress and costs of the works, preparing contributing to report as required.
• Direct and monitor the performance of all assigned staff under your control.
• Participate in the Human Resource issues to ensure these are closely aligned with the delivery of the contract.
• Promote and ensure safe working practices in accordance with the appropriate safety legislation.
• Undertake investigation of accidents, incidents and other non-conformances, preparing reports and making recommendations.
• Review completed works to ensure Best Practice and Lessons Learnt activities are captured, recorded and utilised in future work planning and execution.
• Support the Senior Renewals Manager in delivering the Alliance Programme as required.
• Assist with the provision of technical and delivery support to the Track and Drainage Senior Engineer, Senior Supervisor and Renewals Manager Team as required.
• All works are delivered to specification and time.
• All works are delivered within financial allowable.
• All work is undertaken in accordance with safety procedures and relevant legislation.
• Identify and set key success criteria for first line reports to provide a further measure of performance within the division.
• Ensure non-compliance reports are minimal.
• Works On Call and Duty Management as required.
• Review completed works to ensure Best Practice and Lessons Learnt activities are captured, recorded and utilised in future work planning and execution.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• H.N.C. in an engineering discipline and or several years experience in a management post.
• Knowledge of Track Renewal processes, operational railway and associated safety matters.
• Is strongly focused on developing a customer focused and responsive team that can deliver the contract.
• Understands the need to introduce best practice and continuous improvement culture and has a clear vision of how the Division would operate in such an environment.
• Possesses sound knowledge of strategic issues applicable to Renewals Contract, such as Company objectives, market conditions, competitor activity and customer needs. Understands how business works. Able to make a full contribution to strategic debate in a multi-functional group.
• Able to decide, formulate and communicate policy.
• Adopts a logical and decisive approach to decision making.
• Gathers and analyses information. Generates possible solutions. Assesses impact of potential courses of action.
• Demonstrates an ability to be decisive. Able to plan effectively. Thinks in the long term as well as the short term. Takes account of the big picture. Concentrates management attention on the broad high-leverage issues. Delegates well - avoids getting immersed in unnecessary detail. Exercises effective management control.
• Able to manage the change required to achieve preferred contractor status, building the Division into motivated and results focused teams.
• Clearly committed to developing a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement and customer focus within the Division. Adopts a structured and well thought out approach to team-building and managing change.
• Can sell ideas at all levels, both internally and externally. Able to persuade and motivate others in meetings and one-to-one situations, seeks views, listens well, builds consensus. Has presence, knowledge and the communications skills to make an affective contribution to meetings and decisions at a strategic level.
• Able to influence events - is sensitive to politics and prepared to move things forward in small steps over long timescales.
• Embraces and champions change, willing to break with tradition to implement best practice.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UKs rail networks designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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