Senior Infrastructure Project Officer

• two to three days in the office per week
• at the offices in North Acton, London
• in the Infrastructure Team of Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Senior Infrastructure Project Officer

This is your opportunity to help shape Old Oak and Park Royal, the only place where High-Speed Two, the Elizabeth Line and Great Western will all connect into one of the largest and best-connected regeneration projects in the UK.

Working closely with other public sector partners, the 90 acres of development land in Old Oak West brings tremendous opportunities to see a renewed and truly exemplary urban district emerge – one that showcases environmental, social, and economic innovation and best practice and which delivers genuinely inclusive growth for existing and future communities alike.

The purpose of the job is to:

• Deliver a range of engineering, sustainability, transport and infrastructure projects within the OPDC area.
• Work with external stakeholders, including Boroughs, Network Rail, the Canals and Rivers Trust, Statutory Utilities companies and our consultancy teams.
• Assist in coordinating various project activities, milestones, and timelines to meet deadlines and keep the Development Programme on track.
• Ensure good project progress while identifying possible challenges and risks. 
• Manage and monitor external consultants, reviewing technical reports and drawings, sharing knowledge with other OPDC teams (design, development, etc) and producing status reports to update on progress and address key issues. 
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of communications on technical and policy matters with international organisations, Government departments, the London Boroughs, and other organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

The role deliverables also include:

• Feeding into the Delivery Directorate’s wider strategic workstreams, including funding and financing strategies, developer procurement, strategy development, infrastructure investment, land and property acquisition, and the formulation and delivery of major development opportunities.
• Demonstrating good technical knowledge in your area of experience in either engineering, transport, sustainability or infrastructure to be able to guide work planning and decision-making within the organisation and have experience of project managing projects including budget, programme, and stakeholders.
• The role may cover a broad range of projects, from highway improvement schemes and utilities planning to developing low-carbon energy projects in Park Royal.
• A willingness to be adaptable and develop new skills is required.

Reporting:

• You will report to the Principal Project Manager in the Infrastructure Team.
• There are no line management responsibilities associated with this role.

To be considered for the role, you must meet the following essential criteria:

• A relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification or ability to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through experience. 
• Experience of working with, or alongside, the public and private sector and a good understanding of the differences in their perspectives and values.
• Experience in project and/or programme management and reporting.
• Good understanding of one or more of the following: infrastructure, transport, engineering, sustainability, utilities or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly. 

• Salary band of £51,029 - £56,329 per annum
• Career average pension scheme, with 10.4% employer contribution
• 30 days annual leave (plus public holidays)

Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via the online recruitment system. OPDC will not accept CVs alone for this role.

Please upload a Cover Letter with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your Cover Letter.

Word or PDF format is preferred; do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and Cover Letter are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. “CV – applicant name - 012345).

If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Philippa Illingworth to arrange a call. 

Access & Inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset, and OPDC strives to ensure that its workforce reflects this diversity at all levels. They welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability.

OPDC is committed to being an inclusive employer and is happy to consider flexible working arrangements. They welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time work, as this role is open to job sharing. 

As part of OPDC's continuing commitment to being an inclusive and equal opportunity employer, they will remove personally identifiable information from CVs and cover letters that could cause discrimination.

Reasonable adjustments will be made to working arrangements to accommodate a person with a disability who otherwise would be prevented from undertaking the work.