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Information Management Lead - London

Costain
London
Information Management Lead - London Job Description

HS2 is Great Britain's new high-speed railway. Once operational, HS2's British-built bullet trains will provide zero-carbon journeys between the UK's two largest cities, Birmingham and London.

By better connecting Britain's biggest economic centres and catalysing plans for inner-city regeneration, HS2 will open opportunities for the creation of thousands of new jobs and homes as well as driving transformative economic growth.

Comprising 140-miles of track, four new state-of-the art stations, two depots, 32 miles of tunnel, and 130 bridges, HS2 will leave a legacy of environmentally responsible travel, economic regeneration and technological innovation for generations to come.

HS2 Rail Systems Package 2 involves the design, supply, build, testing and commissioning of all tunnel and lineside M&E systems between London and Birmingham. Scope of works includes installation of tunnel ventilation, cable management, containment and earthing, fire suppression systems, LV distribution and tunnel lighting, cross passage doors, earthing & bonding, points heating, junction lighting and power installation. Costain will be prime contractor, delivering the works with the support of a design team and specialist supply chain partners.

You will be expected to work in accordance with the HS2 M&E Costain+ Values and Behaviours:

Love for Life | Passionate About Excellence | One Team Spirit | Do the Right Thing

The IM Lead will be a key part of this team responsible for the direct management of the IT / Digital and Document Control recourse. Furthermore, the team will be augmented with resources from our partner organisations (key suppliers that are embedded in management team), and the IM Lead will be required to work closely with other functions such as Engineering, Commercial, People and H&S, especially the leads for the information heavy disciplines of BIM, Assurance, Quality and QS/Procurement which sit within these other functions.

Accountable for the following aspects of the project:

  • Information security (IS) and Cyber security (CS).
  • Document Management and Document Control.
  • BIM and GIS; systems, tools, and data management (but not information production).
  • IT (Hardware and software).
  • Networks / Telecoms.
  • Data; production, quality, handling, and interchange.
  • Data: analysis and reporting
  • Management of the people, budgets and resources related to the above.

Responsibilities

  • Ensuring that the appropriate Network Connectivity/Internet and Telecoms is provided the location where we are Principal Contractor.
  • Developing the IT facilities and Services Management Plan.
  • Liasing and coordination with others including HS2 who us our Networks and telecoms.
  • Liaison with Track, NICC and Washwood Heath Contractors to ensure suitable Network Connectivity/Internet and telecoms is available for us at their PC locations (including the tunnel and open route).
  • The Employer's and other relevant parties (partners, suppliers, and stakeholders) IT can connect to our Networks.
  • Dealing with any Network Connectivity/Internet and Telecoms in line with the contractual timeline but also to minimise any commercial impacts on us. This will include reporting issues/ status update to the Project director and HS2 periodically and as required.
  • Identification, procurement/installation, and setup (including testing initially and periodic testing of all IT hardware and software)
  • Issue reporting, escalation, and resolution (service desk type function with service level target that we may be contractually bound to).

Qualifications

Essential

  • Proven strategic background in Information Management.
  • Experience of working collaboratively in either a consultant or contractor environment to lead the delivery of information management for large complex infrastructure schemes.
  • Demonstrable track record of creating effective relationships Supply Partners to deliver quality, multi-disciplinary information in accordance with methods and procedures.
  • Proven record of implementing and delivering latest industry guidelines for Digital project delivery such as PAS1192 and ISO 19650 series
  • Understanding of Design, Construction, Asset Management Stages in the Digital lifecycle

Desirable

  • Ability to understand the financial and commercial aspect of the project.
  • Knowledge of data science and ability to get insight from data.
  • Proven coaching and mentoring capability up to Director level with proven ability to deliver effective feedback.
  • Knowledge of UK IP and GDPR law and experience of dealing with compliance issues.
  • "Future focused' - able to plan for the long-term development of project and have a vision for the efficient management of information.
  • Understanding of the NEC contract (communication, notification, periods for reply etc)

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About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview .

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:

Posted 2025-06-26

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