Morson International is recruiting for a Project Manager to join our growing Control Systems team in York or Derby. The role will lead the delivery of a specified portfolio of railway control systems projects. This will involve the management of all project Application Engineering, Installation and Testing and Commissioning activities and delivery of all systems designed to meet the needs of the contract on time and within budget.

Experience

• Experience of managing capital investment projects involving a high degree of Client interface (essential)
• Experience of delivery of Rail Control Systems or Signalling projects or multi-disciplinary Rail projects through the full project life cycle (all - preferable, single - preferable)
• Preparation of Proposals, Tenders and contract negotiations through to Award (essential)
• Management of multidisciplinary project teams (essential)
• Development and implementation of innovative project execution strategies (essential)
• Management of Project Control function covering Planning, Estimating, Financial Control and commercial management disciplines (essential)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - ability to deliver key messages efficiently and effectively, tailoring the approach to the audience as appropriate, in order to promote action (essential)
• Proven ability to lead and drive a multi-disciplinary project team, ensuring delivery of all contractual outputs to cost and to plan (essential)
• Project Management skills - strong understanding of the hard and soft aspects of programme management. Possess high degree of emotional intelligence and the ability to build consensus (essential)
• Commercial awareness and aptitude - able to contribute to commercial and contractual issues, drawing upon past experience with railway / engineering contracts (essential)
• Exposure to a highly regulated engineering industry, of which some time should have been in a project role
• Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline, possibly supported by a second degree in a management discipline
• APM accredited or equivalent