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About the Role
As the Systems Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management and support of various project control systems used by HS2 and its supply chain. This role involves managing systems' configuration and interfaces with other HS2 systems, ensuring data security and integrity across all in-scope systems.
Responsibilities
- Assist Head of Systems and Tools with developing and rolling-out a consistent systems lifecycle management approach and strategy across the function.
- Manage the ongoing management of in-scope project controls systems to enable expedient, accurate and effective performance reporting and analysis.
- Maintain up-to-date support documentation for each system under management.
- Develop understanding of general architecture and landscape of all PMO systems and document and maintain interfaces with other HS2 systems and software tools.
- Understand the interface with other software tools and general architecture and landscape of all PMO systems.
- Ensure clarity, robustness, and support of the systems to maintain high levels of efficiency and ease of use to support performance.
- Act as the Design Authority for changes and document and manage any changes to in-scope systems, set-up, configuration, content, and functionality.
- Work with business stakeholders to develop a future roadmap for in-scope systems and interfaces, prioritise and continuously deliver and embed agreed changes in the system.
- Work with the IT function and other delivery partners to impact assess and embed agreed and approved technical changes in line with business requirements, governance and in adherence to HS2’s architectural intent.
- Ensure agreed and documented system onboarding and support processes are in place for all data systems.
- Be responsible for the integrity and security of the systems, including competency of individuals prior to granting access.
- Provide data, reports and analysis to support problem resolution and root cause analysis, audit and compliance activities and identify trends, issues and solutions.
- Maintain authorised users and permissions.
- Provide training to the relevant community in the effective use of systems as required.
- Own the systems gateway ensuring integrity of external suppliers and system integration.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
Requirements
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder groups at all levels of a matrix organisation.
- Ability to use a structured approach to problem solving.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and cope with mission critical system changes in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to translate customer needs and requirements into roadmaps and deliverables.
- Knowledge of data systems architecture – conceptual, high level and ability to understand low level design.
- Knowledge of enterprise data management principles.
- Working knowledge of data management and analytical tools e.g., Tableau, Power BI or similar etc., cloud environments and other automation and productivity improvement tools such as MS Power Platforms etc..
- Awareness of the core Project Controls disciplines, including; Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management and Risk Management and how they interrelate.
- An understanding of change control and governance arrangements.
- An understanding of financial management, budgeting and cost control.
- Experience of working within large infrastructure and/or delivery programmes.
- Experience of managing IT systems and technology in a major project / programme context.
- Experience of managing and providing end user support and training on project control or similar systems such as cost, estimation, contract management etc.
- Experience of negotiating and prioritising to resolve conflicts among project and external stakeholders.
- Experience of administering and supporting one or more project control systems, such as CEMAR, ARES Prism or similar systems.
- Must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application.
- Satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
Skills
- Data systems architecture
- Enterprise data management
- Data management and analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
- Cloud environments
- Automation and productivity improvement tools (e.g., MS Power Platforms)
- Project Controls disciplines (Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management, Risk Management)
- Change control and governance
- Financial management, budgeting and cost control
- Stakeholder management
- Problem solving
- System configuration
- System interfaces
- Data security and integrity
- Negotiation and prioritization
- End user support and training
- System administration
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Depending on skills and experience
Salary/Compensations
- £50119 pa to £58963 pa
- Flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary
Benefits
- Flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable
- Range of competitive benefits
About the Company
- High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network.
- 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.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- 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 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.