Principal Contractor Integration Manager

Principal Contractor Integration Manager

Purpose of the Role

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.