Project Manager – Signalling

Location: South West

Permanent Position

Salary Circa: £60,000 dependent on experience plus car allowance and bonus

My client is looking for a Project Manager to come on board and join their team. The ideal Project Manager will come on board with a background in delivering a large package of works involving Signalling/Telecoms systems.

The Project Managers responsibilities will be

Play an integral part of both the management and site teams

Responsible for ensuring that the designated area or business sector is developed and managed with the appropriate operational, financial, commercial and project management business objectives

Ensure that all financial information is available for the monthly and quarterly reporting cycle.

Ensure there are sufficient staff resources available to meet the needs of the business plan.

The forward work planning for the entire division must be maintained to a high level to ensure that maximum efficiency in the use of the labour is maintained

Establish and maintain communication channels with all staff under your control and brief on all issues.

Establish a programme of managerial checks to ensure that contracts are being delivered in a safe and compliant manner

Responsible for advising the Project Manager and the project team on the construction of all works with respect to budget, programme and quality.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that construction work is installed to the approved design and is compliant with client and industry standards

You will also ensure that effective change controls are in place to capture alterations to the original project remit.

Experiences and Qualifications

Experience of delivering Rail Signalling or Telecoms systems through the full project life cycle

Educated to degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Member of the Associated for Project Management or equivalent, holding or working towards chartered status or equivalent

Proven ability to lead and drive a multi-disciplinary project team, ensuring delivery of all contractual outputs to cost and to plan (essential)

Demonstrable experience in the Rail Industry Sector

Able to demonstrate effective evaluation and decision making skills

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