Head of Profession

1 week ago

Manchester, United Kingdom National Highways Full time

Your new role

National Highways has a unique opportunity for a Head of Profession: Risk Management to join the Major Projects Delivery Services (MPDS).

You will identify and drive risk management best practice within the Major Projects (MP) Directorate and provide thought leadership in the risk profession internally and externally where appropriate. You will provide an interface to the Programme PMOs todevelop risk capability and integrate risk management into project teams in line with emerging needs of the business.

Additionally, you will, provide strategic leadership within MP for the profession both upwards into corporate functions and downwards in to projects, liaising with, managing and influencing key stakeholders. Own the risk management processes for Major Projectsand ensure that that these meet corporate risk policy requirements.

What you’ll be leading on

The role of the Head of Profession for Risk Management is accountable to:
Understand the strategic intent, policy and direction of the profession in consultation with wider National Highways stakeholders and translate this for the Major Projects Business.
Develop and deploy standardised, appropriate and effective processes and procedures that align to corporate policy and business need across all of the Capital Projects Portfolio, as well as the supporting systems, tools and guidance. This includes but is notlimited to:
Oversee a robust risk management tool ('Xactium’) for Major Projects, highlighting adherence to forecasting policy for project and business reporting requirements. Job Title Major Projects Head of Profession - Risk Management Reports to Job Title Head of Profession
- Project and Programme Management Division and Directorate Delivery Services, Major Projects Job Reference 23145A
Clarify and manage the visibility of risk interface requirements and dependencies; ensure that responsibilities for the management of interfaces are clearly assigned and understood across the project team and supply chain.
Ensure the practices within project and programme governance offer robust risk oversight and there is a clear relationship and understanding between risk roles and other project control roles for EVM and performance based reporting.
Act as the Major projects expert on Risk Management providing knowledge and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data and own and provide assurance of Major Projects own reporting cycle to ORR / DFT.
Oversight of the reporting cycle to ensure risk forecasting variances are populated with robust narrative explaining the differences between each.
Work closely with Capital Portfolio management and Programme Directors and Managers to better integrate risk management practices and discipline as part of Integrated Project Controls.
Develop and lead the appropriate organisation, people and information supporting elements required for success across Major Projects, including supporting the delivery programmes to manage the profession.
Establish and integrate the profession within Major Projects. Approval of the assurance framework for the specific profession as well as leading in independent assurance as required.
Develop and maintain strong, collaborative, working relationships with Programme Senior Leadership Team, Programme Management Office (PMO) management team, Capital Portfolio Management (CPM) team and project delivery teams; to ensure a strong understandingof business needs, to ensure that the requirements are fully understood and addressed at both Project and Programme level, to identify key areas for improvement, to share best practices and to resolve complex issues.
Lead the Risk Management Community of Practice; Chair, manage and run the Community of Practice meetings to drive continuous improvement and sharing and embedding of best practice initiatives.
Makes decisions how the profession should conduct itself and operate across MP
Makes recommendations and decisions within delegated authority on how the profession should conduct itself and operate across the whole of National Highways.
To be successful you’ll need

Understanding of and extensive operational experience of working in and supporting large scale, complex capital projects and programmes.
Experience providing and driving strategic improvement plans and consistency of approach at programme and project levels.
Understanding of the industry best practice approach to the risk management profession.
Experienced in driving continuous improvement to processes, tools, systems and people capability.
Understanding of learning and development, including learning curriculums, career pathways, as well as experience coaching and mentoring to develop talent, skills and competence.
Experience in forming and managing remote teams, including matrix management.
Experience of working in a regulated environment / industry.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills: Establishes commitment and ownership from stakeholders for identified benefits. Resolves any hand-over problems in a way that maintains an effective working relationship and actively encourages othersto share information and knowledge throughout Major Projects.

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