Why LNER? 

We go beyond. For everyone. Our vision is to be the most loved, progressive and responsible way to travel for generations to come. Now we're looking for the people who can deliver this, every day. 

Since we took over on the East Coast mainline, we've been changing the face of rail travel. Our new Azuma train has brought faster journey times, more space and greater reliability. Our exciting plans to embrace new ideas, experiences, backgrounds and ambitions make this the ideal time to join. 

Bringing passion. Being bold. Always caring. Owning it. They're the values that make us LNER. 

What you will be doing; 

We're looking for a Digital Project Manager to join our Digital Delivery team on a fixed term basis for 12 months working on a programme of work improving the technical solutions involved in the performance management on the railway. As our Digital Project Manager, you will play in pivotal role in LNERs transformational performance programme overseeing the planning, execution and delivery of this game-changing workstream in the latest technologies including data platforms, machine learning, automation and AI. 

You will be responsible for ensuring that the LNER digital delivery governance process is followed and making sure that the correct activities, resources, and budgets are being organized appropriately to ensure expected outcomes are achieved and delivered against company strategy, commitments and goals. 

You will also be involved in: 

• Proactively managing dependencies, overcoming obstacles and getting the best value against constraints. 
• Adhering to and evolving the Portfolio Framework. 
• Working with key stakeholders to deliver projects to agreed timescales, and to budget. 
• Exercising control over projects so they are delivered in a predictable manner. 
• Proactive risk and issue management to minimise delay. 
• Quality management to ensure outputs are fit for purpose and fit for use. 
• Stakeholder management and proactive communication so they feel like customers who have visibility and control. 
• Handover to BAU in a safe manner so production stability is maintained. 
• Supporting the Programme Manager in planning, coordinating and tracking of progress of projects as initiated through the Digital budget. 
• Reporting on and measuring the success of projects and workstreams (both customer and business benefits, including NAS impacts, revenue and cost). 
• Financial and commercial understanding, with a key focus on tracking and reporting progress and cost lines. 
• Establishing and maintaining key relationships with both internal project managers and suppliers to facilitate feasible, timely and cost-effective contract and project delivery. 

What you'll need:    

We're looking for a proactive professional with a proven track record in project and change management, business process optimisation, and stakeholder collaboration. This role also requires: 

• Previous experience within a technical project management role (essential). 
• Ability to manage and lead a variety of stakeholders at all levels. 
• Ability to implement change within a large organisation. 
• Business development and negotiation experience. 
• Strong influencing and communication skills. 
• Strong collaborative skills, team player. 
• Strong risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies management. 
• Experience in budget management and controls. 
• Experience in supplier management 
• Agile experience and/or qualification. 
• Prince2 certification or equivalent. 

If this sound like you, what are you waiting for? 

Apply now!