Senior Project Manager

Birmingham

£50,000 - £60,000

Purpose of the role

You will be responsible for managing projects and hold accountability for the successful safe delivery of projects within agreed budget, time and quality.

Accountabilities

• Undertake a handover review from tender to project stage
• Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary project team throughout the project life cycle, providing the necessary support to the project team
• Lead a planned and effective Internal Project Kick Off Meeting
• Arrange client start up meeting and act as principal Client contact
• Ensure that projects comply fully with all statutory and regulatory provisions including all health, safety, environment and CDM Regulations
• Ensure that Project Execution Plans are prepared and adhered to throughout the project life cycle
• Manage internal project review meetings and prepare reports for Project Reviews
• Proactively review, identify and resolve any problems in project delivery, including anticipated problems, over-spend and late delivery
• Work closely with Project Engineers in order to ensure client requirements are properly interpreted and reflected in the deliverables
• Ensure projects, and bids are performed in compliance with all required process and procedures, from conception through to completion including project close out duties
• Ensure bids and projects are compliant from conception to project close out.
• Provide mentorship, motivation and coaching to junior team members in function and within projects

About You

• A minimum of five years’ experience within the Rail industry and proven success in the management of projects
• Membership of The Association for Project Management and/or membership of a relevant professional institution and/or relevant demonstrable experience
• Ability to manage multiple, major and /or complex high-risk project(s)
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary railway infrastructure projects
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Solid communication skills within and across all disciplines to drive project team delivery within the company
• Knowledge of responsibilities within environmental and sustainability field
• Intermediate level of proficiency with various software programs, including Microsoft Office, Sharepoint and Projectwise.
• Interpersonal skills to influence and engage change, promote delivery and enhance performance within the project team(s)
• Takes responsibility for promoting self-development, maintaining CPD and undertaking any identified training and learning to maintain current proficiency and keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practice.