Project Manager - Rail Systems
- Birmingham
- £58,878-77,470 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to develop, plan, and integrate projects to optimise costs and benefits.
- Effective problem-solving capabilities, managing multiple workstreams while balancing stakeholder, time, cost, and quality demands.
- Sound decision-making, including gathering, synthesising, and applying information with logical judgement.
- Ability to provide clear direction by analysing data, defining strategies, and documenting rationale.
- Skilled in influencing and negotiating with both internal teams and external supply chain partners.
- Solid understanding of project management principles, aligned to APM Project Manager level.
- Knowledge of risk identification and management.
- Understanding of project scheduling, dependency management, and risk analysis.
- Awareness of challenges in delivering multi-interface projects.
- Holds a degree or equivalent qualification/experience in project management, engineering, or commercial disciplines.
- Familiarity with rail systems and/or telecommunications is advantageous.
- Proven experience managing complex, high-value projects.
- Involvement across full project lifecycles from pre-contract to commissioning.
- Experience delivering outcomes across multiple functions and disciplines.
- Leadership experience, both directly and within matrixed teams.
- Background in managing third-party contractors and suppliers.
- Salary: £58, 878 - £77, 470
- Working Hours: Full time Monday - Friday
- Location: Birmingham/Hybrid (3 days office based)
- Duration: Permanent
- Provide project management support to Senior Project Managers or Heads of Delivery for assigned rail systems projects.
- Assist in the successful delivery of key rail systems objectives and outcomes.
- Liaise with stakeholders relevant to the specific rail systems project as needed.
- Support the management of change originating from delivery teams, including scope and cost impacts, escalating issues when necessary.
- Contribute to regular and ad hoc reporting on project progress to senior leadership and programme forums.
- Help ensure project plans are created, maintained, and analysed to identify and mitigate delivery risks.
- Support the implementation of mitigating actions to address potential milestone delays, escalating where required.
- Actively contribute within an integrated delivery team, including internal and external contributors, to meet project requirements.
- Manage package contractors to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required scope and quality.
- Ensure successful integration with related infrastructure projects.
- Fulfil the role of Project Manager under the NEC3 contract framework.
- a competitive pension scheme, with up to 12 per cent employer contributions
- a starting salary that reflects your skills and experience
- a cash allowance in lieu of benefits, which means you can choose which benefits are right for you and your family
- core company funded benefits such as life assurance, income protection and health cash plan
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
- access to tax-efficient voluntary benefits scheme & retail, health, leisure, and travel offers
- access to an Employee Assistance Program
- financial and health well-being programmes