Rolling Stock Programme Manager - #1713222

You will use your professional and technical expertise to support counterparts to develop and maintain a rolling stock strategy and replacement programme, covering ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper.

Reporting to the Head of New fleet Procurement & Delivery, you will use your professional and technical expertise to support counterparts in Scottish Rail Holdings, ScotRail Trains and Caledonian Sleeper Ltd to develop and maintain a rolling stock strategy and programme which covers replacement of life-expired rolling stock. You will ensure that the strategy takes into account the rolling stock implications of a new infrastructure projects.

You will engage with Network Rail and Transport Scotland colleagues to ensure that current High Level Output Specification (HLOS) requirements related to new rolling stock are delivered, and support development of subsequent HLOS requirements, and assist in developing subsequent HLOS requirements.

You will work with the Transport Scotland Rail Passenger Services team to ensure that the current fleet lease and life-extension strategy aligns with fleet replacement strategy. You will work with other parts of Transport Scotland and Scottish Government to draw on their expertise and inject that into procurement and specification development to support the First Minister’s Priorities for Scotland.

This key post will support the procurement of new trains through a transformational programme to replace 65% of the current ScotRail fleet over the next 15 years, representing hundreds of millions of pounds of Scottish Government investment, and is a key contributor to our wider plan to decarbonise Scotland’s Railway.

Responsibilities

To provide advice on all aspects of existing and future of rolling stock requirements for passenger and rail freight, including:

• the production and maintenance of a rolling stock strategy, in line with the Scottish Government’s strategic objectives for rail in Scotland;
• advising on rolling stock procurement;
• advising on funding requests for fleet enhancements;
• advising on rolling stock implications of proposed future rail investments.
  
  

You will work with Transport Scotland Policy and Strategy teams, assisting them with their strategic plans and validating that proposed infrastructure / rolling stock enhancements deliver desired outcomes.

You will work with colleagues in Network Rail, Scottish Rail Holdings and Transport Scotland to ensure that the appropriate governance and programme management mechanisms are in place, functioning well and compliant with Scottish Public Finance Manual.

Qualifications

You will be a Chartered Engineer, member of a relevant professional institution such as IMechE, IET or working towards membership.

Success Profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills

Experienced in a range of programme management disciplines:

• Specification-development and procurement
• Transitions between fleets and delivery into service, and changes to the supporting infrastructure, people, process, systems and culture
• Working with partners such as Network Rail, vehicle owners and other supply chain to get the best answer to meet the objectives with the available funding
  
  

You can find out more about the skills required here:

Membership and Registration - Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Attributes for professionally qualified membership | Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology

Experience

You will require to have an understanding of the way in which projects are developed, and the key principles for their programming and management.

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions - Level 3
• Communicating & Influencing - Level 3
• Seeing the Big Picture - Level 3
• Working Together - Level 3
  
  

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot

How To Apply

Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 16th or 23rd June however this may be subject to change.

About Us

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency, seeking to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of over £4 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment.

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Working Pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.

You will require to be office based twice per week.

Equality Statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further information

For further information on this vacancy please contact Louise Shaw by email at [email protected]

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