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Key Information

Job title: Customer Project Manager

Salary: £65,000 Grade: 3

Contract type: TfL Reference: (1746)

Team: Customer Insight, Strategy and Experience Directorate: TfL Corporate

Contract details: Permanent Location: Palestra / Hybrid

Application closing date: Wednesday 20th August

The Customer Project Manager is responsible for managing projects across Transport for London to meet the needs of our customers. They have responsibility for overseeing and delivering projects to time, budget, scope and quality, and will optimise project resources including subject matter experts and external suppliers.

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and manage projects to ensure delivery of intended business benefits.
• Establish and maintain a good, professional and pro-active working relationship with internal delivery partners and/or Contractors where applicable.
• Identify and manage any interfaces and dependencies between the assigned project and other ongoing activities/projects.
• Contribute to preparation and upkeep of project implementation plan, including cost and resource plans.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of project governance and reporting, with issues, risks and decisions escalated through the agreed governance arrangements.
• Responsible for influencing and negotiating to gain support across range of internal/external stakeholders
• Responsible for compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and contributing to the TfL Health and Safety culture, resolving arising issues or escalating as appropriate and ensuring safe delivery
• Responsible for providing effective performance and development management responsibilities for any direct reports
  
  

• Skilled problem solver with proven ability to resolve complex issues with skill and judgment, and ability to think clearly under pressure.
• Good at managing workload of self & reports and flexing approach to meet objectives
• Proven ability to build working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Ability to influence key decision-makers, negotiating and successfully facilitating joint decision-making
• Applies business/commercial acumen with the ability to control project costs and manage risk
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  
  

• Good knowledge and understanding of project and programme management methodologies and processes and their practical application in a transport setting (essential)
• Good knowledge and understanding of project control tools and techniques (essential)
• Good knowledge and understanding of project budgeting, procurement processes and contract management (essential)
• Professional Qualification in Project Management, such as Association for Project Management or PRINCE2 (desirable)
• Degree or equivalent qualification (desirable)
  
  

• Experience of working in a complex, multi-disciplinary, matrix-managed environments.
• Proven record of taking personal responsibility and accountability for delivery of high-value projects ,in a large, complex organisation where there are multiple interfaces, and delivering to time, budget and quality.
  
  

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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