Are you a contractor? Do you want to move to a contract basis? This a great opportunity to be part of a well-known UK Rail project ongoing until 2019 on a contract basis. My client is supporting one of the biggest project within the UK and requires engineers with a solid expertise within the industry.
During this role, you will be responsible for leading in driving out cost savings throughout the project development process. The role focuses on ensuring delivery of the actions set out in the International Benchmarking Study whilst ensuring that the design continues to meet the requirements of the remit set out by the Department for Transport.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Value Management Lead is responsible fora number of areas, including
i. developing a plan to deliver cost challenge across the Project Development Scope;
ii. the roll out of the challenge programme and ensuring that cost savings targets are
delivered;
iii. identifying key intervention points and putting in place plans for appropriate work to
deliver savings and demonstrably value driven design solutions;
iv. work with other directorates to ensure that there is clarity over Scope of design standards
and the Train Service Scope and the appropriate selection of these to deliver a value
solution;
v. facilitate / lead value engineering workshops and other interventions to optimise design
solutions;
vi. manage quantities of textual and numerical data utilising Excel or similar systems
vii. work with the project controls team members to ensure challenge is applied to the cost
model and that refinement of rates and quantities are applied as the design progresses;
ix. work with risk managers to ensure that the risk register and mitigation plans are
appropriate and wherever possible identify interventions to allow risk reduction and
avoidance in support of delivering within budget;
x. where necessary work with DfT to ensure that remit items that have cost issues are
flagged and their consequences clearly identified;
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE
i.Experience of leading a team working on value engineering and design optimisation on major projects and programmes to achieve delivery within budget.
ii.Experience of value engineering processes on complex, major projects and programmes.
iii.Experience of working with major Professional Services Contracts on delivery of technical
outputs.
iv.Ability to work within a complex technical team to deliver against objectives.
v.Developed awareness of dealing with sensitive information.
vi.Knowledge and understanding of major infrastructure projects and the required
development process.
vii.Experience of working within complex governance regimes to achieve positive project
outcomes.
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