Scope, Baseline & Requirements Lead - Infrastructure
Job Description
The Scope, Baseline & Requirements Lead is responsible for maintaining and assuring the single approved programme baseline as the authoritative reference for scope, schedule and cost for the major rail programme.
The role ensures that scope, requirements and baseline data are consistently defined, integrated and controlled, providing early warning of deviation, enabling corrective action, and supporting robust decision‑making, forecasting and funding compliance. The postholder plays a critical role in ensuring that all changes are managed through formal, auditable governance and that MetroLink retains confidence in its funding envelope, forecasts and performance reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Scope & Requirements:
- Lead the definition, structuring and maintenance of clear, measurable and fully integrated scope across the programme
- Ensure Statements of Work, requirements and scope boundaries clearly articulate what is in and out of scope
- Coordinate the capture and control of requirements and assumptions, exclusions, interfaces and dependencies
- Resolve scope ownership issues, overlaps and gaps across disciplines and delivery partners
Baseline Management & Control:
- Maintain the single approved programme baseline as the authoritative reference for scope, schedule and cost
- Coordinate baseline development, approval and configuration control activities
- Ensure baseline data is suitable for performance measurement, forecasting, funding decisions, assurance and audit.
- Monitor variance and deviations, providing early warning to programme leadership
Change, Trend & Governance:
- Ensure all baseline changes are captured, assessed and controlled through formal, auditable governance
- Lead the scope elements of trend and change management, coordinating integrated impact assessments across cost, schedule and risk
- Support the Programme Board and governance forums by providing clear, evidence‑based recommendations
- Ensure approved changes are accurately reflected in forecasts, baselines and reporting
Performance, Forecasting & Reporting
- Produce and assure baseline reports and dashboards aligned to integrated PMO processes
- Ensure performance data supports forecasting, funding compliance and assurance requirements
- Provide analytical insight to explain variances and emerging trends
- Support delivery partners and suppliers through aligned processes, common data models and consistent procedural requirements
Key Activities
- Establish and maintain the programme baseline framework
- Prepare, approve and control baseline development
- Integrate change impacts across scope, schedule and cost
- Produce baseline reports and performance dashboards
- Monitor variances and provide early‑warning indicators
- Ensure alignment with integrated PMO processes
- Ensure WBS / CBS alignment within EcoSys and Primavera P6
- Minimum Level 8 degree in relevant discipline, e.g. Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying or other STEM related degree.
- Experience in project management or project controls.
What we offer you:
- Full time, permanent
- Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
- 8% Pension
- 25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
- Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
- Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
- Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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