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15 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About DFT Operator
DfT Operator Ltd (Department for Transport Operator - DFTO) is the public sector owning group behind four eight key train operators: LNER Northern Southeastern TransPennine Express South Western Railway c2c Greater Anglia and WM Trains.
Were here to make your rail journeys smoother safer and more reliable. Since taking on LNER in 2018 weve focused on delivering better train services enhancing customer experiences and boosting performance across the network.
Stats about DFTO:
- 8500 services each weekday
- 640 million customer journeys across the networks every year
- 30000employees
- 7000people joined the railway family in the last year
We work closely with the DfT but operate independently with our own governance and leadership teams. Our priority is ensuring efficient dependable rail services for everyone.
Primary Purpose of Job:
Collateand prepare a diverse range of data sets to produce the visualisation and analysis that enables compelling insights to be shared.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collect consolidate and analyse project and programme data from multiple sources to create a reliable and consistent view of portfolio performance.
- Produce dashboards reports and visualisations to provide insight into delivery progress risks issues benefits and resource usage.
- Identify trends variances and performance indicators that support decision-making across the PMO and senior leadership.
- Develop maintain and improve PMO data tools templates and repositories to strengthen quality consistency and automation of reporting.
- Support the design and enhancement of digital solutions including data pipelines reporting systems and portfolio management tools.
- Collaborate with PMs PMO analysts and IT teams to ensure tools are user-friendly scalable and aligned with PMO standards.
- Coordinate the development of the PMOs data architecture defining structures standards metadata and integration requirements.
- Maintain completeness and accuracy of portfolio data ensuring documentation logs and repositories are up-to-date and aligned with governance expectations.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical thinker
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge Skills Experience & Technical Qualifications:
Essential
- Thorough and up to date understanding of analysis approaches tools and techniques commonly applied in the consulting field
- Strong stakeholder management
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills at the senior management level
- Strong analytical thinker
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Business process and data modelling experience
Desirable
- Strong experience in programme and project reporting scorecards and KPIs
- Demonstrable understanding of project delivery methodologies such as Prince2 and Agile and project controls
- Experience of working with a project or programme environment
Vacancy Details:
Duration:2 year Fixed Term contract/secondment
Location:London Waterloo/Hybrid
Salary:up to 42914
Closing date: 20th March 2026
DFTO Benefits:
Annual Leave: Starting at 25 days and rising to an additional day per year of service completed within the first 5 completed years up to a maximum of 5 additional (30 days)
DC Pension Scheme: 10% Employer contribution 5% Employee contribution
Opportunities to learn and network across the wider industry
Additional Information
Disclaimer: Candidates applying for this position on a secondment basis must inform their line manager prior to submitting their application. This is to ensure transparency and facilitate any necessary discussions regarding workload and responsibilities.
About our people and the recruitment process - Were an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly as we know traditional working patterns dont always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly just let us know and well do our best to help and invest in your career with us whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
Contact: If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments please contact
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Required Experience:
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