Principal Contractor Integration Manager

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Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on two major stock markets: Nasdaq - 100 Index (US) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Principal Contractor Integration Manager

The Principal Contractor Integration Manager will act as the focal point for all Principal Contractor, Lead Contractor and Lead Integrator obligations, ensuring these responsibilities are clearly understood, coordinated and translated into an effective and deliverable operating model.

Working within the FBRS Track Central team, you will lead engagement with HS2 and other Rail Systems Contractors to define and manage contractual obligations, service requirements, programme interfaces and delivery dependencies. Working across multiple stakeholders, you will ensure obligations are efficiently planned and delivered while identifying opportunities to maximise value, improve operational efficiency and optimise the use of shared facilities, services and resources. The role will play a key part in supporting effective integration and collaboration across the wider HS2 railway systems programme.

Reports to: Lead Construction Manager

Key Responsibilities

Contractual & Operational Obligation Management

• Identify, define and manage Principal Contractor, Lead Contractor and Lead Integrator obligations, establishing associated responsibilities, service requirements, delivery demands and operational implications.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, assumptions, opportunities and emerging requirements associated with these obligations.
• Support HS2 in the development and continuous improvement of the Construction and Commissioning Rule Book (CCRB), establishing effective arrangements for its implementation, compliance and enforcement across the contract.

Stakeholder & Interface Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for all matters relating to Principal Contractor services and obligations.
• Engage with HS2 and other Rail Systems Contractors to establish requirements, constraints, assumptions, interfaces and delivery strategies, facilitating workshops and coordination meetings as required.
• Coordinate and manage interfaces relating to access, logistics, facilities, possessions, testing and other shared services, ensuring requirements are effectively planned and delivered.

Demand & Service Planning

• Establish and maintain forecast demand profiles for shared services, facilities, logistics, access, possessions, testing support and operational requirements needed to support Rail Systems delivery.
• Ensure service requirements, programme dependencies and contractor interfaces are identified, developed and represented within the Integrated Programme.
• Challenge and validate stakeholder assumptions to ensure robust planning and decision-making.
• Develop recommendations relating to future resource, organisational and service requirements, supporting the efficient delivery of contractual obligations.

Programme & Scope Impact Management

• Assess and manage the impact of Rail Systems Contractor requirements on scope, programme, resources, commercial position and delivery strategy, ensuring external requirements are appropriately evaluated for commercial, operational and programme implications.
• Identify, coordinate and manage dependencies and interfaces between project activities and those of other Rail Systems Contractors, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations and delivery objectives.
• Support the identification and management of emerging scope growth, change and opportunities arising from the requirements of HS2 and the wider Rail Systems Alliance.
• Provide recommendations to project leadership on the implications of contractual obligations, external requirements and emerging changes on delivery plans, resource needs and commercial performance.

Value & Optimisation

• Identify opportunities to improve the utilisation of facilities, services and resources, challenging existing assumptions and delivery approaches to enhance efficiency, reduce duplication and optimise service provision.
• Promote collaborative working and shared service arrangements across project stakeholders to maximise value and support integrated delivery.
• Support the efficient delivery of Principal Contractor obligations, ensuring associated services and commitments are effectively planned and managed.
• Ensure changes, growth in obligations and emerging requirements are identified, assessed and managed appropriately from both a contractual and delivery perspective, maximising value for the project, HS2 and the wider Rail Systems Alliance.

Who we are looking for

The role would suit an experienced Senior Agent, Project Manager or similar professional with significant experience on major infrastructure or civil engineering projects, or an individual with equivalent knowledge and expertise gained through a related discipline.

Essential

• Experience managing interfaces between multiple contractors, clients and stakeholders within complex infrastructure or civil engineering environments.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of the impact delivery decisions can have on programme, cost and project outcomes.
• Ability to lead workshops, challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders to support effective decision-making and delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and operate effectively at all levels of an organisation.

Desirable

• Rail experience.

• Alliance / Joint Venture experience.

• Logistics, possessions, access or operational readiness experience.

Location

The successful candidate will initially be based at HS2’s offices in Euston, London, with occasional travel to project offices and sites across Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire as required.

In approximately 18 to 24 months, the role is expected to transition to a predominantly site-based position in Buckinghamshire and/or Northamptonshire.

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

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