Location
Job Type
Salary
London - Office based
Permanent
Competitive with excellent benefits
RSSB is an expert body that helps the rail industry collaborate to continuously improve and meet future challenges. It spans the whole railway, including in its membership infrastructure companies, train and freight operators, rolling stock owners and suppliers to the industry. RSSB supports rail in the areas of safety, standards, knowledge, innovation and a wide range of cross-industry schemes.
To scope and develop the requirements for service providers to deliver against the
Integrated Supplier Assurance Scheme, re-modelling and modernisation of GB Rail’s approach and delivery of supplier assurance and ensure that the requirements are met by service providers prior to go live with the new arrangements. The role also includes ensuring that the project is delivered to time and budget
This is a post for an experienced and talented Requirement Manager who can draft service package requirements solutions in accordance with stakeholder requirements within a rail industry.
Able to interpret client’s requirements and translate these into the commercial and technical requirements of a robust procurement specification.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and explain complex information clearly to people at all levels.
Task oriented, willing to go extra mile to meet deadlines and flexible enough to adapt to changing priorities. Strong time management skills and ability to work under pressure
Solid requirement gathering and interpretation skills, analytical and problem solving skills
The ideal applicant is likely to be a graduate in a commercial or procurement discipline, with relevant work experience at senior level in the rail sector
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Accountabilities
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Owning the requirements developed for the new scheme.
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Reporting on progress to the project sponsor and manager
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Drafting the technical procurement specification
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Planning and managing the associated work stream, including timing estimates and ensuring deadlines are 
 met
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Maintaining relevant documentation for auditing and project control purposes
Responsibilities
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Be a strong ambassador for the ISAS Project, especially when interfacing with industry stakeholders 
 and Prospective Service Providers (PSPs).
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Drafting and developing the requirements for the new scheme as specified by subject matter experts, industry stakeholders, users and clients
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Developing the requirement and evaluation criteria and leading the evaluation team through to contract award
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Provide guidance and assistance to the project team and potentially manage queries from PSPs up 
 to the point of formal pre-qualification of suppliers
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Manage the build, implementation and transition phase liaising with all relevant service providers
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Handover contract management to the new Scheme Manager
Required Skills
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IT project experience
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Technical drafting
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Procurement experience
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Leadership Skills
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High Level Communication Skills
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Good Organisational Skills
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Negotiation Skills
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Presentation Skills

Desirable Skills:
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Understanding of the RISQS and RISAS Schemes
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Senior Management Experience
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Demonstrable Quality Management 
 knowledge / understanding
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Significant Rail Experience
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IT Programme Management Experience
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Understanding of Agile project methodology or equivalent
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Experience of OJEU procurement
You can look forward to an attractive package that includes bonus and a final salary pension scheme. If you think you have the necessary skills and experience needed for this role and would like to join us and work for RSSB, then please email your CV and covering letter to Vacancies@RSSB.co.uk
You can find out more about RSSB by visiting our website at www.rssb.co.uk
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