Risk Management at Crossrail
Rob Halstead Head of Risk Management Risk and Assurance on Crossrail
What is Crossrail?
Risk Management Challenges
Conclusions What is Crossrail?
A new railway for London and the south east
Over 100 km from east to west
24 trains per hour in each direction
More than 200 million passenger journey per annum
Adds 10% to London’s rail capacity
Europe’s largest infrastructure project
£14.8bn funding
38 stations served
9 new stations built
42 km new tunnels
8 million cubic metres of spoil
4300+ Parliamentary commitments Why Crossrail?
14,000 employed24 trains per hour 200 million journeys£42bn+ per year benefits The Crossrail Route Upgrading Existing Infrastructure
Extended to Reading 27 station upgrades 2 major structures 61km of track 179 switches & crossings 150 km OLE Signalling upgrade Tunnelling – Risk Management in Action Construction on staggering scale
Paddington Bond Street Tottenham Court Road Farringdon Liverpool Street
Whitechapel Canary Wharf Custom House Woolwich Key Questions
How do we make sure that the tunnels are safe?
How do we deal with ground conditions and underground obstructions?
How do we avoid damage to buildings and services? Tunnelling – Planning Tunnelling – Risk Mitigation
Diverting and protecting utilities
Ground treatment
Monitoring
Risk management
AIB Code of practice: Risk Management in Underground Construction)
People, process, culture
Liverpool Street – Buried Services Running Tunnels
Running Tunnels
- Paddington to Stratford and North Kent
- Bored Tunnels 7m diameter
- 30 - 40m depth
- 42km long
- 8 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) Station Tunnels
Stations Tunnels - Platform tunnels, circulation areas, cross passages
- Sprayed Concrete Lining (SCL)
- 16km tunnelling Tottenham Court Road – ‘The Eye of the Needle’ Tunnelling Progress
Running tunnels: 43km 100% complete Station tunnels: 17km 86% complete Delivering the Programme Project vs Business
Crossrail Limited has been created to deliver one project Projects have some defining characteristics
Positives…? Negatives…?
Clear objectives, shared vision Unique governance Strong management framework Dynamic risk profile Project Management IS Risk Management
Known dimensions – cost, time Transitory organisation
Culture of problem solving Diverse corporate cultures
The end effect Organisation and Governance
Local Authority Interfaces London Borough of Bexley Joint Sponsors DfT and TfL London Borough of Camden London Borough of Ealing London Borough of Greenwich CRL as Programme Manager London Borough of Havering and Systems Integrator London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough of Islington Programme Delivery Partner London Borough of Newham London Borough of Redbridge Project Delivery Partner London Borough of Tower Hamlets London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead City of Westminster City of London Slough Borough Council Brentwood Borough Council South Bucks District Council Essex County Council An industry wide project
Sponsors
Industry Partners
Delivery Partners
Transcend PDP
Tier 1 Contractors and others… Programme Management
140 main works contracts
40 worksites
10,000 suppliers
1 million activity schedule Risk Management at Crossrail
“Managing risk and uncertainty is critical to the successful delivery of Crossrail”
Andrew Wolstenholme OBE Chief Executive of Crossrail Limited Drivers of Risk Management
Engineering Commercial Monitor the mitigation of risk through design Ensure that commercial exposure of the organisation is understood and managed Ensure that works are delivered safely and that output is fit for purpose Inform allocation of risk between parties through contracts Risk
Delivery Finance Avoid nasty surprises Understand true exposure to risk and uncertainty Identify opportunities to improve Support investment decisions through Head off issues before they impact assessment of risk impacts
RISK MANAGEMENT: Support Delivery : Provide Assurance : Inform Decision Making Risk Hierarchy
Programme Governance Risk Hierarchy Risk Reporting
Crossrail Limited Board
Strategic Executive Audit Committee 1) Report Committee Programme 2) Escalate Risk Sub- Sector Committee Project 3) Aggregate Programme Risk Panel Contractor
Delivery Reviews Strategic Risk Management
Strategic Risk Management at Exec and Board Level includes: Setting Risk Appetite : Reviewing Strategic Risks Strategic Risk Tools External Threats - Political - Economic - Social - Technological - Legal Extreme Risks Strategi - Environmental Strategic Risk - Horizon Scanning 04/05/2012 c Risks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
General Elections
Mayoral Elections Time Now
Internal Threats Comprehensive Spending Review CSR 2014 CSR 2018? London Olympics & Legacy works World Athletics Championship ?
Public consultation rounds 1 & 2 Start of main construction Completion 2020 Thames Tunnel - Safety [CH2M Hill] Planning submission Rail Industry TOC Franchising [FGW, EA]
East London Line Extension Phase 2 Hybrid Bill? Public consultation Start of construction? High Speed 2 - Cost Old Oak Common Masterplan Crossrail Signalling ITT Award C610 Engineering Installation Systems Award Signalling Contract Start of passenger Full service Start system installation Civils RP4 Start tunnelling C315 Close Dock Complete tunnelling Complete systems service Central Section
Issue CTOC OJEU First train Trains for Stage 3 - Schedule Rolling Stock and Depot ITT Notice Full fleet available RSD Stage 1 Contract Award Westbourne Park & Depot Connections Crossrail High-Level Heathrow ERTMS Surface Works Shortlist Network Rail GW ElectrificationHorizon ScanningReading Capacity Increase IEP to Bristol IEP to Cardiff day? Same Linespeed Capacity Thameslink Key Output 1 Functionality Upgrade - Quality [Invensys, Siemens] Key Output 2 CP4 CP5 London Underground Northern Line extension? SSR Upgrade Consultation TWA application [Bombardier] Signalling Complete Start construction of Opening of North North Ticket Hall Ticket Hall Victoria Station Upgrade Utility diversions Start extension of existing [Taylor Woodrow, BAM] Completion ccomplete South Ticket Hall Bank Station Upgrade Tottenham Court Road & Bond Street Station Upgrades [Vinci, BAM Nuttall] [Costain, Laing O’Rourke] Keeping it simple
Risk is: Uncertainty that matters
Risk Management is:
Identify Assess Respond
Prioritise by assessing ‘Probability’ . Terminate and ‘Impact’ . Transfer . Treat . Tolerate Rolling Stock and Depot
Rolling Stock supplied by Bombardier
594 carriages, 66 trains
Assembly of first car commenced
Train zero testing underway
Depot construction at Old Oak Common
First train introduced 2017
Conclusions
Crossrail has a complex governance structure and many stakeholders
An understanding of risk is helpful in clarifying roles and responsibilities
The Objectives of Risk Management are to: Support Delivery Provide Assurance Inform Decision Making
Keep it Simple
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