Project Manager

• Job number:

  BBUK01926

• Company/Division:

  Rail

• Career area:

  Project Management

• Country:

  UK

• Location:

  UK, London

• Contract type:

  Permanent

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Rail team to work in London.

Role Profile:

• Leading a multi-disciplinary team to the successful completion of the project; to the required specification and quality standard; whilst achieving contract programme milestones, approved margin and cash forecasts;
• To maintain the good relationship with the client, ensuring that future contracting opportunities are secured to become Network Rails supplier of choice for subsequent packages of work for the P2R project.

What you'll be doing

As a Project Manager you will:

• Approve and implement Project Quality Plans, Safety Plans, Work Package Plans, ITPs and Tool Box Talks;
• Deliver the contract safely, fostering a positive safety culture;
• Ensure that Project Cash entitlement is applied for and recovered in accordance with the contract (before the last day of each month);
• Be responsible for the Operational and Commercial success of allocated projects, ensuring that all activities are carried out in accordance with legal, client and company requirements, policies and instructions;
• Attend Regional Projects weekly pulse call and BB Traction reporting pulse calls;
• Timely submit internal and external reports; such as Clients Monthly Project Progress, Weekly Pulse, Stage Gate 6 reports and OpCo reports to agreed format, PoaP;
• Ensure that site records are produced and adequacy of which reviewed on a monthly basis, to include site diaries, plant, labour, material returns and change records as minimum;
• Effective manage our Subcontractors and Suppliers ensuring compliance to all contractual and safety requirements;
• Ensure weekly reports are submitted to the central Procurement functions.

Who we're looking for

Personal Qualities and Experience:

• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in Rail Construction techniques and processes such as in Track, Civils, Electrification & Traction;
• Proven experience in delivering Rail Systems schemes;
• Personal Track Safety;
• 5 day CITB Site Safety Management Training;
• IT skills essential word, excel and power point, email and internet;
• Excellent communication & people skills developing & managing the relationship with the client is a key element to this contract;
• Represent BB in a professional manner, ensuring that own behaviour and behaviour of others is consistent and aligned to the Corporate Values;
• Ability to work under pressure, remaining focused and professional;
• Ability to positively influence others to achieve set objectives and targets;
• Work collaboratively and effectively with others to achieve aligned outcomes.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beatty Rail Limited is an international leader in rail infrastructure engineering projects and the UK's largest rail engineering and services provider. We offer a full range of rail infrastructure activities from high-speed rail to mass rapid transit, covering urban, rural and commuter routes, for both public and private railways.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall's Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the <web address removed> Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.