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Arriva Group

13d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • London
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AI generated summary

  • You need project management experience, financial acumen, stakeholder skills, data analysis, industry knowledge, governance insight, certifications, and a proactive approach in a multi-site environment.
  • You will report on strategic projects, ensure governance, deliver training, manage dashboards, drive innovation, align with sustainability goals, and oversee CSRD data reporting.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of successful project management or business analysis, including providing/presenting reports to senior stakeholders.
  • Financial acumen with experience in budget management, financial analysis and reporting.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse data, highlight trends and produce board reports that tells the story in a concise and understandable manner.
  • Knowledge of the transport industry
  • Experience of delivering insight and governance on an organisation strategic programme portfolio is advantageous.
  • Professional certifications in project management or related areas.
  • Demonstrate the Arriva Values, resilience, and consistently positive attitude in a challenging and complex environment.
  • Proactive and innovative approach to identifying, addressing and escalating potential risks.
  • A proven track record of leading and delivering business analysis or project delivery
  • Experience of or open to working at multi-site, multi-functional and multi-level working
  • Background in project management or portfolio management.
  • Capable of self-starting and constructively spotlighting genuine practical opportunities for improvements in safety, environmental, performance and cost optimisation within a multi-site large organisation.
  • Able to take ownership and leadership in managing varying and sometimes conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

  • To ensure effective and timely reporting on UKB strategic programmes, including enabling projects, digitisation projects, CSRD projects, and ZEV projects.
  • To ensure appropriate project governance structures are in place to enable timely delivery of projects to meet UKB Business plan.
  • To deliver training (as appropriate) of UKB measure card methodology to ensure a consistent and standardised process for Deployment of UKB Business Strategy and Business Plan.
  • Promote, support, and comply with all health and safety practices in the workplace.
  • Lead the cross-functional teams within UKB, T&S and the wider Arriva Group to define the governance, tracking, monitoring and reporting of all UKB enabling projects, ZEV projects, CSRD projects and technology projects, to ensure goals are progressing within agreed timelines. Lead as the point of contact on UKB strategic projects tracking.
  • Provides and manages delivery of comprehensive dashboard reports to leadership teams, highlighting project delivery or blockers to progress. Foster a culture of collaboration developing a community of practice, driving shared learning and open communication, to enhance operating unit team performance and project delivery. Provide ad hoc training as and when required to enable consistency of programme reporting.
  • Develop, implement and drive a robust governance, ensuring consistency and adherence to project plans and approval processes. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of the strategic portfolio. Provides dashboard updates on all UKB initiatives, highlighting any deviation to plan, blockers or risk to delivery. Highlight any out-of-scope initiatives with corrective recommendations to ensure a complete UKB picture of its strategic initiatives.
  • Collaborate with the Strategic Programme & Governance Director to ensure all strategic projects have funding approval. For projects >£50k UKB Investment Committee approval is required or for project <£50k, London/Region FD and MD approval is required.
  • Drive a culture of innovation by identifying any project opportunities if successful through a pilot period that can be implemented across the wider business if there are operation and/or efficiency gains. Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to incorporate innovative approaches into standard business process, monitoring, and reporting.
  • Ensure all strategic projects align with sustainability and community engagement objectives. Manage the CSRD data requirements and reporting as part of the overall CSRD business unit reporting.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Programme Portfolio Manager.

What are the main responsibilities of the Programme Portfolio Manager?

Main responsibilities include ensuring effective reporting on strategic programmes, implementing project governance structures, delivering training on UKB measure card methodology, and managing dashboard reports to leadership teams.

Who will the Programme Portfolio Manager report to?

The Programme Portfolio Manager will be accountable to the Head of Strategic Programme Delivery.

What are the working hours for this position?

The working hours are Monday to Friday, between 08:00 and 17:00.

What is the expected salary for the Programme Portfolio Manager role?

The salary is between £60,000 and £65,000, plus car or car allowance and bonus.

What qualifications are essential for this role?

Essential qualifications include a proven track record in project management or business analysis, financial acumen, excellent stakeholder management skills, and knowledge of the transport industry.

Is experience in governance and strategic programme portfolios required?

Experience in delivering insight and governance on an organization’s strategic programme portfolio is advantageous but not mandatory.

What type of training will the Programme Portfolio Manager deliver?

The Programme Portfolio Manager will deliver training on UKB measure card methodology to ensure consistency in the deployment of the UKB Business Strategy and Business Plan.

Is previous experience in project management necessary?

A background in project management or portfolio management is required, along with a willingness to learn and grow in this area.

Does the company prioritize health and safety in the workplace?

Yes, promoting, supporting, and complying with all health and safety practices in the workplace is a key responsibility of the Programme Portfolio Manager.

How does the Programme Portfolio Manager contribute to sustainability goals?

The Manager ensures all strategic projects align with sustainability and community engagement objectives and manages the CSRD data requirements and reporting.

Is there an opportunity for career progression in this role?

Yes, this position offers a chance to blend project management and analytical skills and progress into programme portfolio management.

Do we offer support for professional development and certifications?

While the job description does not explicitly state support for certifications, it values professional certifications in project management or related areas, indicating a supportive environment for professional growth.

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Arriva Group

We’re a leading public transport operator in 14 European countries.

Transportation
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1938
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Arriva is the leading passenger transport operator in Europe, employing around 35,500 people and delivering 1.5 billion passenger journeys, across 10 European countries, each year. Our services include local buses (scheduled and demand-responsive); inter-urban commuter coaches; local, regional and national train services; trams and light rail; waterbuses, and non-emergency patient transport.  We are part of Deutsche Bahn (DB), one of the world’s leading passenger and logistics companies, and are responsible for DB's regional passenger transport services outside Germany. We operate in the Czech Republic; Croatia; Hungary; Italy; the Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia, Spain; Sweden; and the UK.

Benefits

  • Pension Plan

  • Annual Leave

  • Maternity & Paternity Leave

  • Flexible Working