Project Manager – Civils Assessments

What is the purpose of this role?

This opportunity is to act as a Project Manager in delivering a proportion of our Civils Assessments to;

- manage delivery of allocated contracts safely in accordance with legislation and Company procedures to contract specification and programme
- build and sustain long term customer relationships.

This role can be based in :

Liverpool / Birmingham / Cardiff / York

What will this role involve?
The Project Manager aspects of your role could involve;


- Management of quality, programme, cost and project contribution on the project for the Company.
- Promoting safe working practices, ensuring full implementation and compliance with safety responsibilities.
- Ensuring that allocated contracts are effectively planned and reviewed on a weekly basis.
- Ensuring that progress is reported to Project Director and Client on a monthly basis.
- Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Environmental and other appropriate regulations
- Acting decisively to rectify any adverse circumstances that threaten the achievement of financial, quality or programme expectations
- Maximising operating efficiency so that projects are delivered to agreed standards and targets and implement quality improvements when opportunities arise
- Identifying budgetary and programme issues that need to be addressed with the client to ensure their satisfaction and ensure that agreed key performance indicators, as agreed with the client, are met
- Assisting the commercial manager with forecasting and monitoring the financial performance of the project for Amey and explaining variations
- Supporting tender processes as required.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject.
• Membership of APM, or equivalent, or working towards
• Good understanding of the CAFA and CEFA contracts, or a similar infrastructure inspection and assessment contracts
• Computer literate and thoroughly conversant with MS Office suite.
• High level communication skills, with the ability to successfully work within teams undertaking complex internal and external discussions with local clients and other stakeholders.
• Experience of customer and supply chain management.
• Experience in railway structure examination/inspection, assessment and design schemes.
• Thorough understanding of the Rail Operating Environment.
• Previous exposure to local and national Clients, e.g. Network Rail Routes, Local Authorities, Network Rail National, Principal Contractors.
• Previous experience of being responsible for Profit & Loss at project level.
• Knowledge of current and relevant health and safety, environmental and sustainability legislation
• Willingness to expand knowledge
• Someone who is;
  • accountable and takes ownership of issues and tasks, even when challenging and empowers others to do the same
  • action oriented, who get things done, makes decisions quickly using experience and knowledge
  • conscientious, who follows rules set for their work, honouring commitments made, believes in ethics and responsibility
  • resilient and develops effective approaches for managing self and others through periods of organisational change
  • inquisitive and seeks new ideas and ways of doing things to bring value to the business
• Willingness to travel to all contract office locations and attend site, when required
• Eligible to work and reside in the UK

Desirable Competency

• Personal Track Safety (PTS) AC/DC
• IOSH Managing Safely
• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor qualification
• UK Driving Licence

About Amey

We’re all originals here and our individuality is an asset. We have unique backgrounds and personalities, which means we all bring different ideas to the table. But we do have one thing in common: we all take personal pride in our public service. With every drop of water and spark of electricity we supply, with every bolt we tighten and with every guiding golden nugget of advice, we better manage the services that we all use and rely on every day, ensuring every household in Britain benefits from our work.

Amey is one of the top five support services suppliers in the UK. We employ 16,000 people, have a turnover of £2.1bn and a strong forward order-book. Every household in Britain benefits from the work we do. We maintain the UK’s road and rail infrastructure, keep schools safe and clean, manage the UK’s defence estate, safely escort prisoners and keep prisons and courts secure. We also collect and process waste, as well as deliver utilities services. All of this is underpinned by our leading consulting capabilities which uses engineering design and data analytics to better manage the services we all use and rely on.

As one of us, you can really be you because your individuality is an asset. You’re surrounded by a team of people who want you to grow and embrace new challenges. People who care about your job satisfaction as well as your wellbeing. There’ll be experiences as original as you are, in a career that can feel like many rolled into one. You’ll be stretched but always supported. Whether it’s working on the biggest bridge in the country, learning to get to grips with the latest technology, or just working with a great group of people every day, you’ll find what gets you out of bed in the morning at Amey.