💼 Job

Projects & Programme Specialist Graduate Scheme

Transport for London

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29d ago

💼 Graduate Job

London

🤑 £28.5k

Rolling basis

Description

TfL delivers critical portfolios of projects to make journeys better for our customers. Our projects vary from enhancing our stations, trains, tracks and roads to multi £billion programmes to invest in our infrastructure and the technology that supports it. Our core values of delivering safely, sustainably, reliably, and affordably are at the heart of every project. People are the key to our success and by making sure we share knowledge, skills, and expertise across our programmes we enhance both your career and how we deliver for London

The Project & Programmes Graduate scheme will provide the opportunity to work across multiple areas in TfL and be involved in some of the UKs most exciting and high-profile programmes and projects, as well as the potential to be involved in Technology Programmes working on innovative projects that improve the experience of customers across London. The scheme will cover Project Controls (including Planning & Risk management), Project Management and Construction Management and Graduates who complete the scheme will have the opportunity to go into a role in any of those areas and enjoy a career directly contributing to keeping London moving.

Area of Responsibilities

Business, Operations & Strategy

Responsibilities

As a graduate, your two-year development programme will be made up of up to four placement rotations. Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and experience you need for your successful career. We also understand that everyone’s career is different, so every graduate’s journey is unique. Here’s an idea of what yours could look like: Placement 1 – Planning Assistant /Risk Assistant– 6 months – working in the PMO in a team responsible for the project planning or Risk Management for multiple Projects & Programmes across Capital Delivery and Asset Performance & Capital DeliveryPlacement 2 – Assistant Project Manager – 6 months – working in a project team in TfL Capital or Technology & Data you will be responsible for all aspects of managing a project including Scope, Governance and Resource Management. The actual responsibilities will be dependent on the stage and details of the project.Placement 3 – Construction – 6 months – gaining experience of managing construction projects in TfL Capital and having responsibility for several aspects of these projects including stakeholder management and Quality assurance.Placement 4- Graduates will have the preference to return to one of the 3 areas they have already had a placement in depending on where they’d like to gain further experience and where they see their future role being. This could also be an opportunity to try a different style of Project Management, e.g., Agile

Requirements

A minimum of 2:2 degree in any discipline

Education requirements

2:1 or Higher