Engineering Project Manager (Inside IR35)

Contract Term:6 months

Contracting Authority: Network Rail

Location: Hybrid Manchester or Birmingham 2 days a week

Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From Crossrail – Europe’s largest civil engineering project – to investment in world-class stations and major programmes of electrification, we're involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures that this country has ever seen. We at Network Rail are dedicated to becoming one of Britain's best employers and believe this starts with placing the candidate at the heart of everything we do!

As an Engineering Project Manager your main key responsibilities would be to:

• Provide support and coordinate the Route and Region Geotechnical teams on business performance, key programmes of work and new initiatives.
• Provide expert advice input and support associated with the provision of services for our customers and suppliers.
• Support professional leadership for the geotechnical engineering discipline.
• Support the setting of policy and standards, operational processes, and systems.
• Manage the design and delivery of programmes for the development of technical capability required within Network Rail, including the competence framework and effective training materials.
• Support the development of strategy, technology and assets across functions and with industry partners. Liaise with product manufacturers, including external stakeholder e.g. TOC and provide input into the acceptance processes

Essential:

• Experience in engineering and/or project management
• Knowledge of the railway industry and an understanding of railway infrastructure
• Experience in working with 3rd party suppliers.
• Detailed knowledge of safety regulations (particularly CDM)

Desirable

• Formal Project Management qualification (e.g. APMP, PRINCE2, PMIP, MSP)
• Chartered status
• Proven ability in managing commercial, contractual, and financial issues.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with <email address removed>

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If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, PSR provides a ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of our PSR Sourcing team.

If you qualify, please notify us on <email address removed> and we will be in touch.

Network Rail are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.