Project Manager

What are my responsibilities?

• Safe delivery of the project, to the current ‘as sold’ specification meeting the specific project objectives within agreed timescales and budget delivering the maximum margin, whilst ensuring that the Business Management System is applied throughout the project lifecycle
• Be the visible Safety Leader for the project
• Ensure that effective Safety and Environmental management of the projects has been implemented and is being maintained
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the Client and wider stakeholders throughout specific project lifecycles
• Manage the internal interfaces and maintain, monitor and control work packages with a positive collaborative approach
• Ensure project governance is robustly maintained through compliance with processes, robust project reviews and reporting. Ensure that Project Management Plans are in place and being updated to reflect the dynamics of the project through its lifecycle. This will detail the project implementation procedures in line with the Business Management System and the as Project Execution strategy
• Ensure the implementation of Quality Assurance throughout the Project Lifecycle through effective implementation of the Quality Assurance process
• Ensuring that the necessary inputs and outputs between the functions Client and company are fully understood and detailed and delivered in accordance with the baseline programme
• Monitor progress against specific project programme and budget, identifying and mitigating diverse trends through effective corrective management action
• Monitor project progress and its status throughout project lifecycles ensuring timely and accurate reports are prepared as required by the Client and Company.

This shall include:

- Project Planning and Earned Value based progress analysis and reporting

- Work Package Status against the Project Programme

- Resource Management

- Risk analysis and management

- Site Setup & Mobilisation

- Proactive Issue Management

- Detailed Financial analysis and control

- KPIs specific to each project

- Ensure the implementation of the Change Management Process and the approval of any changes to scope, base lined programmes and budgets is being maintained by project managers

- Ensuring that warranty management especially closure of snagging list items, commercial closeout activities and final handover to Customer Support is completed by projects

- Seek continuous improvement and proactively sponsor initiatives to improve the way in which the project is delivered

Requirements

We are seeking roles at different levels, but it is important that the individuals have appropriate previous project management experience in a railway environment involving either signalling or communications / SCADA.