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The Talyllyn Railway is appointing a Project Manager to manage and administer the Capital Delivery Phase of the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) funded‘Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future’ project.

A key aspect of the role will be ensuring a fully integrated approach to the capital elements of the project.

The successful candidate will provide leadership for this exciting project, reporting to the Project Board, to ensure that this project is fully delivered to time and budget. The successful candidate will have proven experience of leading on multi-faceted capital projects through construction, and will act as the key point of contact for the NLHF ensuring adherence to all NLHF frameworks and requirements and ensuring that all documentation is managed accordingly.

The role will involve working closely with railway staff and volunteers as well as the externally appointed Design Team (Architects, Structural and M&E engineers), Quantity Surveyor, Engagement and Partnerships Officer, the appointed Contractor and other consultants as required.

The successful candidate will maintain a close overview of the project plan, the programme, the risk register and the budget, planning requirements as well as coordinating construction activities on site. They will act as a point of contact, organising, attending and participating in project and stakeholder meetings; and compiling the documentation throughout the project. The project manager will be required to keep track and submit monthly invoice claims back to the NLHF as well as producing the project updates every 3 months for NLHF review.

### Key Responsibilites:
- To become acquainted fully with all previous project documentation relating to the Development Phase (incl. designs, reports, plans, etc.) and acquire a good knowledge of the detailed objectives of the project.
- Assist in developing a procurement strategy/project plan for the whole project through to completion of the delivery phase. This would encompass forms of contract and funding strategies.
- To be a key point of contact for NLHF ensuring that all necessary NLHF financial requirements and conditions are processed and/or met, including compiling grant drawdowns, and reporting throughout the delivery phase.
- To lead on procurement of contractors, programming works and liaising between contractor, design team, management and board. Be the lead for planning of interpretation and visitor experience, inclusion and diversity and the environment for the project including preparation of briefs, enquiries, advertisements, evaluation, and associated paperwork ensuring that their work is procured on time and budget
- To act as the client representative at project level.. To oversee the work of the Design Team, contractors and other consultants ensuring that their deliverables are on time and coordinated with the other aspects of the project
- To ensure that client responsibilities under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 are delivered as well as those under the Building Regulations.
- To assist with the setting up of the Project team meeting structure, laying down procedures for convening, chairing, attendance, function, and frequency, and to take full meeting minutes and actions and to support all necessary consultant and contractor appointments, and in managing contracts.
- To maintain effective communication, feedback and collaborative safe working practices between all parties ensuring that they adhere to quality standards, including the Project Board, external contractors and consultants, and staff and volunteers involved in delivery of the work streams, acting as point of contact for the project. A key aspect of the role will be to ensure a joined up and fully integrated approach between the capital elements of the project.
- To receive Monthly progress reports from the Design Team, Quantity Surveyor, and Contractors to ensure their work is on time and to set up systems of approving cons…