Background
Veredus provide interim executive talent across the transport and infrastructure sector, including many of the UK train operating companies, Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group.
We recruit exceptional individuals across all functions, including HR, Finance, Operations, Engineering, Health and Safety, Procurement, Projects and Programme Management.
The challenge
The RDG purpose is to create a simpler, better railway for everyone in Britain. As part of this mission the ‘Rail Reform’ programme required a number of experienced project managers to either be part of, or manage workstreams across: Fares, Ticketing, Stations and Technology.
The challenge was to identify interim project managers with the requisite skills in such diverse areas as communications, customer experience and stations.
In order to achieve this RDG asked us to provide 5 interim project managers.
Our solution:
We undertook extensive research across multiple infrastructure, transport, utilities and public sector groups together with engaging with our ‘talent bank’ of existing project managers, to identify available skills and experience for these (initial 6 month) assignments.
The search activity generated dozens of potential candidates that we met with to produce a shortlist of 12 for final presentation to the client.
All 5 appointments were made and contracts have since been extended.
We have also been asked to provide additional resource on an interim basis.