Toby Elliott, Network Rail Head of Communications, said "PACE is designed to deliver projects more quickly, at lower cost and higher quality. Stuart advises that the centre will be a focus for this and is developing good peer review practice which will involve external experts on critical projects. Learn how your comment data is processed. The Integrated Rail Plan recommends completing the electrification of the MML, bringing fully-electric services to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield. [19 0 R] <> 24 0 obj >> We are a small to medium sized company that has built a strong reputation delivering multi-disciplinary projects and programmes for private and public sector clients. Page 6 of 7 Its requirements are also based on a similar matrix derived from the project Level of Control. So what is PACE, and how does it differ from its predecessor? PACE allows schemes to progress through design decision gateways aligned with the RNEP investment decision gateways. 26 0 obj Like what you've read? By the end of stage 4 of the eight distinct stages, a design outline for the recommended option from stage 3 is complete. The leading source for independent news and analysis about transport in London and beyond. He felt this came at a good time as the projects original remit focused on increasing capacity which is no longer the key issue. Plans for Phase 2b have to date included Crewe to Manchester and Golborne Link, West Midlands to East Midlands, Leeds, and the East Coast Main Line. endobj /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] Governance reviewing the process for seeking government funding, with a simplified process for projects under 10 million. 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It represents the local transport and local highways authorities of the North of England. <> The project is built as per the specification detailed in stage 5. For the past 12 months, this has been considering new ways of delivering projects and trying these out on pilot schemes. GRIP focuses on projects which enhance or renew the national rail network as opposed to those involved with routine maintenance of the railway and was developed in order to minimise and mitigate the risks associated with delivering such projects . Part of the PACE ethos is empowering and delegating authority to those best placed for decision making within the project team. These improvements, together with the identification of additional benefits, enable the DfT to accelerate the project through the RNEP process, with the time to get to decision to deliver brought forward by 12 months. endobj In an article last year in New Civil Engineer, Mike Wright (Network Rails Capital Investment Programme Director) describes the aim of PACE to keep the rigour of Grip but not control projects so excessively that we are adding extra time and cost to the delivery.. The production of estimates, for example, in terms of cost, in a range, producing both a low and higher estimated outcome. Overspecification is the process of building infrastructure to standards that are unnecessarily specific or risk-averse, potentially resulting in higher costs. A simpler project management structure, which can be followed by all departments working on projects at any one time; Improved delegation of authority up the chain of command; A greater focus on risk management across all levels of the organisation; More effective use of key performance indicators (KPIs); A more coherent approach to procurement and contracting processes across different disciplines (including civil engineering works). Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. A spur from the Western Leg of HS2 connecting to the West Coast Main Line south of Wigan, enabling HS2 services to Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh) to avoid congested sections of the West Coast Main Line between Crewe and Wigan. Halving the time and slashing the cost of project delivery are the two core principles of Network Rails application of Project Speed and is the driving force behind the move to a new project delivery framework. The changes are designed to create a simpler and more consistent approach to project management, which is needed given the current demands on the railway, according to Chris Rowley, Network Rail's director of NR2N (Network Rail 2nd Generation). Under Grip, Wright or one of his colleagues had to undertake a risk management review of every one of 3,000 to 5,000 proposed projects. Typically, a minimum of 5 years' experience working in the rail sector. This can be measured in trains per hour, or by seats. According to Wright, Grip was much more than a project lifecycle and there are hundreds of other processes, policies and governance controls across Network Rail that were affected by the Grip process. It will also encourage greater collaboration between teams working on different projects by allowing them to share lessons learned from previous work in order to improve delivery. Experience in the design of rail-related mechanical systems The area has 1,700 trains a day and is one of the worst bottlenecks on the UK rail network. /Resources <> GRIP/PACE Network Rail's process for developing railway interventions, split into various gateways in a similar manner to the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP). Wright says that a complex, major project may still run through these stages sequentially but the stages can be overlapped and combined for smaller schemes. . But it [Grip] is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he told last autumns annual Rail Industry Alliance conference. <p>ALink Recruitment are working with a medium sized engineering and project management consultancy based in Canary Wharf, looking for a handful of Project Engineers with a strong rail background.</p>Day-to-day you will be involved in the design, engineering and project management of infrastructure projects based in the UK.<p><br><br><i>You will</i> be required to assist in planning . As a result, he felt that CARS had a fighting chance of getting an approved business case. Network Rail capital delivery director Stuart Calvert is undertaking an analysis of potential efficiencies that could be delivered by Project Speed and Pace, which is expected to be presented at a future board meeting. A non-statutory sub-national transport body that researches, develops, progresses and makes the case for transport projects that may benefit the Midlands. The Restoring Your Railway (RYR) policy aims to reinstate axed local rail services and restore closed stations. It is a more flexible control framework compared to GRIP and allows sponsors and project management to tailor controls to better meet the requirements of their project. Desirable Skills and Knowledge Previous delivery of projects through Network Rail Grip stages 1-3. endobj In 1975, he took a three-year break as a volunteer to manage an irrigation project in Bangladesh. endobj GRIP is used to describe how Network Rail manages project delivery of projects within the national rail network. Putting the engineering decision-making into the hands of the delivery team can only help the project delivery, the costs and time scales. Replanned access arrangements and the provision of a temporary platform actually brought the project end-date forward by two months a four-month betterment, taking account of Covid. GRIP, a project by Network Rail to help deliver efficiency improvements on the rail network, has been replaced by a new programme called PACE. <> / Network Rail Responsible for owning, maintaining and enhancing the UK rail network. endobj By Claire Smith. According to the board meeting minutes, Pace offers a more flexible framework that can be more tailored to meet the bespoke needs of an individual project and improve trade-offs between time, cost and scope constraints. 13 0 obj The governments plan to transform rail links between key cities across the north of England through new lines and upgrades. Assurance has to remain a really important part of project delivery to avoid throwing the baby out with bath water. This created unnecessary bureaucracy and distraction. He felt that, whilst Network Rails organisational changes provided the right structure, Project SPEED will give us the right mindset. It provides a flexible delivery framework which sponsors must use to ensure that the arrangements for their projects are fit for purpose. The standards to which infrastructure is built. BCRs are calculated by dividing the forecast monetised benefits of a scheme by the forecast total cost across the schemes lifecycle. Similarly, rail commuters have been told not to travel this week unless . A rail line that operates on 4 parallel tracks. . <> Please contact SPEED@networkrail.co.uk to gain access to more information on the SPEED Hub. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Fast services between Leeds and London currently use this line. This very much reflects the greater focus on local knowledge that Pace is expected to deliver. The overall approach is product rather than process driven and within each of they key stages of GRIP an agreed set of products are delivered. According to Wright, Grip was much more than a project lifecycle and there are hundreds of other processes, policies and governance controls across Network Rail that were affected by the Grip process. Another example is the planning of blockades which must have as much work as possible thrown into them and so might delay some schemes. GRIP, the tool currently used to manage delivering railway investment projects in Network Rail, is seen as too rigid and can often lead to unnecessary delays. Getting different parts of the railway to work much more closely together will also be an essential aspect of the Williams Review, bringing significant changes to the industrys structure. US $278. Co-ordination of work with other contractors and Network Rail. delivery of Infrastructure Investment projects onto the rail network. For Grip we looked at where it wasnt working and the opportunities to improve.. Grip was very much about how you got from A to B and it told you how to get there, says Wright. The contracts must be settled, warranties agreed and benefit assessments begin. It's been claimed that PACE will have an even greater impact than GRIP in delivering efficiency gains. Under Pace, we say this is what A looks like and this is what B looks like when it is well done but how you get there is down to you. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Any technical or legal issues that could cancel an option or a project should have been identified by this point. SRC Infrastructure has been providing project management and engineering-based advisory, consultancy and managed services solutions to UK infrastructure clients for 20 years. According to Network rail, the aims of project SPEED are: PACE is divided up into five main stages for efficient enhancement delivery of rail infrastructure: These stages are similar to GRIP process but effort has been made to reduce the control on projects so as not to add excessively to the time estimates whilst still maintaining the rigour of the design and implementation process. The one-team approach dovetails into the Williams Review which will require the different parts of the railway to work much more closely together. The benefits of PACE are said to include: The changes are designed to create a simpler and more consistent approach to project management, which is needed given the current demands on the railway, according to Chris Rowley, Network Rails director of NR2N (Network Rail 2nd Generation). SPEED is forging a path ahead for the industry to adapt and meet these challenges head on. When closing the conference, RIAs Technical Director, David Clarke, encouraged everyone to build Project SPEED principles into their businesses and take part in follow-on activities. He expected the railway to be radical in its thinking, remove bureaucracy that adds little value and focus on things that matter more such as safety, customer service and rolling out new technologies. With the more effective use of resources, and greater collaboration between teams across different rail projects, it is thought that PACE will have an even greater benefit on delivering efficiency gains than its predecessor GRIP. Payments for planned disruption on the railway, Our strategy and challenges for research, development and innovation, Melton Rail Innovation & Development Centre, Tuxford Rail Innovation & Development Centre, Target 190plus: Sustainable signalling renewals, Buildings and architecture design guidance, Streamlining asset protection and optimisation, What reclassification means for investors, System Requirements and Integration GB Generic Requirements Suite. His experience of investment panels was that they had the required flexibility, although commercial panels sometimes delayed contracts. One success story already realised using PACE is the restoration of the Dartmoor Railway Line, putting regular passenger services back on the line after more than 50 years. Stuart emphasised that the centre is there to support and work with the regions. A core package consisting of a series of transformative rail interventions improving the existing Transpennine line, which connects York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. 6 0 obj Network Rail's GRIP process was developed to minimise delivery risk by dividing a project into eight distinct stages for which there was a defined set of activities which had to be completed before starting the next stage. She emphasised that SPEED was not about rushing or cutting corners; instead it was about being more thoughtful about what we do.. He felt that, in many cases, train operators were best placed to deliver them in an agile manner. Andrews message was reinforced by a video message from the Prime Minister who was certain that Britain would soon be travelling again and stressed the importance of rail investment. Prior to that, his roles in the privatised railway included various quality, safety and environmental management posts. There can be no place, I believe, for deniers who are unable to acknowledge that the industrys reputation, built over many years, was of rising costs, deadlines inevitably moving to the right and estimates wrong by orders of magnitude.. AECOMs Global Transit Director, Russell Jackson, explained how lessons from the Northumberland project were applicable to others. The challenge now is to spread and scale that best practice across other programmes and the wider network. PACE has a phase readiness review process to provide an assurance that a project is not proceeding at risk into the next phase. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. Network Rail has developed this approach to managing projects in order to minimise and mitigate the risks associated with project development and delivery. I bring . endobj We use some essential cookies to make this website work. The cost savings were achieved by identifying efficiencies and ensuring that the project only included requirements to introduce the passenger service. The Integrated Rail Plan plans for Warrington include the reopening of the disused low-level platforms underneath Warrington Bank Quay and the West Coast Main Line, which runs broadly perpendicular to the proposed Northern Powerhouse Rail service. Detailed oriented self starter and finisher. The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the UKs core rail lines, running between London and Glasgow via Crewe and Lancaster, with branches to Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool. /Parent 2 0 R PACE stands for Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE), an approach that Network Rail have developed to manage projects in order to minimise the risks associated with project development and delivery. HS2 Phase One is the first phase of HS2 connecting London to the West Midlands, where it will rejoin the existing West Coast Main Line. endobj I am also quick in forming relationship in a collaborative way. <> Network Rail is more relaxed over what people choose to call it. Linked to the Gatwick Airport project was the introduction of longer eight-car trains that required platform extensions at three stations. This reduces the issues associated with timetabling fast and slow trains on the same tracks, which become particularly prominent when the speeds differential of such services is greater, or when a greater frequency of trains operates. Finally, he noted that there are occasions when a slower and more coordinated approach is appropriate, especially when there is a risk to the timetable. Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines told last autumns Rail Industry Alliance annual conference that the eight-stage governance in rail investment projects (Grip) framework process, which was first adopted in 2010, was to be replaced because its not effective. & Laying RIAs Parliamentary reception strikes a positive note, Newcastle exhibition marks bicentenary of Robert Stephensons company. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. But it is rarely used properly so it is not fit for purpose, he said. When RMT union members closed the London Underground last March, Transport for London assumed a similar role to health chiefs during the coronavirus pandemic. Wider Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) services are to be considered, including to Newcastle, Hull and Sheffield. As described later, this required the development of a new project management process, PACE (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment), addressing ten key themes and the provision of a Rail Investment Centre of Excellence to provide support and share lessons learnt. PACE/GRIP Timetabling One-team culture Railway Interoperability Regulation (RIR) Standards Challenge Procurement strategy Access and possession Capability and Culture Contact us Please contact SPEED@networkrail.co.uk to gain access to more information on the SPEED Hub. A form of risk analysis applied to engineering projects that considers the impact and likelihood of risks and quantifies them numerically. The first phase was about client requirements, the business case and customer need; the second was technical and financial feasibility and optioneering; and the final phase was delivery of the work and handover. You have accepted additional cookies. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". 9 0 obj The latest minutes from Network Rails board meeting show that the project acceleration in a controlled environment (Pace) was expected to start being rolled out last month. <> <> Over 1,000 people within Network Rail and its supply chain had so far been briefed on PACE. 9th September 2014 Benefits Management, Network Rail 2 3. Our expertise extends to depots, operations, maintenance analytics and asset management across all aspects of rail, including transport, technical and sustainability assessments and systems infrastructure. Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris told the conference there is a business imperative to get on with modernisation of the network, but there is a need to guard against complacency as the success of current rail programmes will influence future investment. endobj /Resources 1021 0 R Working with DfT, Network Rail identified six infrastructure projects of differing scale and stages of development, and asked them to consider past and current constraints, and what was needed to unblock them. This Network Rail standard specifies: a) Project Complexity Assessment; b) the PACE lifecycle and phases; c) PACE milestones; d) PACE products; and. . PACE is a new approach that will make it easier for Network Rail to integrate and respond to operational challenges. It is then tested to ensure that everything is working as it should be and then commissioned into use. The Eastern Leg (EL) of HS2, originally part of HS2 Phase 2b. Rail SPEED (Swift, Pragmatic and Efficient Enhancement Delivery) is a joint programme led by the Department for Transport and Network Rail. Experience of working in the UK rail industry - knowledge of Network Rail GRIP / PACE process / standards and approval processes. It is an outcome of the Governments Covid-19 recovery plan, helping to deliver public investment projects more quickly and at a reduced cost. This Network Rail standard is mandatory and shall be complied with by Network Rail and its contractors if applicable from 1st September 2012. The problem is that Grip has become a paint by numbers process. A non-departmental public body, wholly funded by the Secretary of State for Transport and sponsored by the Department for Transport, tasked with delivering HS2. And that is why it is not fit. Grip organised projects into eight stages which ran sequentially. However, given rising inflation and other costs, even a flat budget is likely to equate to a real-terms cut of at least 10% in available expenditure.
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