Senior Property Project Manager

Location: Birmingham, B3 2ES

Salary: Competitive

Hours of Work: Mon-Fri 37 hours

About the Company:

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Property Project Manager to join their Property Team based in Birmingham. Our client is currently investing £1 billion to improve rail services from London to Liverpool and across the West Midlands. This includes new trains, improved stations and better journeys.

Senior Property Project Manager Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a team of Property Mangers (internal and external) and to provide leadership and guidance.
• Responsible for the entire projects in respect to safety, quality, cost and delivery.
• Responsible for all environmental elements of the project and programme.
• Responsible for the safety, quality, cost and delivery of the programme of projects and reporting the projects to the programme board.
• Responsible for agreeing the Project definition and taking responsibility for delivery of the products and the desired outcomes.
• Responsible for identifying any user requirements and resolving priority conflicts, through the application of project expertise.
• Able to make decisions regarding project issues based on delegated authorities and risk assessments.
• Ability to identify risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Ensuring the programme and/or project has the correct resources. This includes both in house and external resource.
• Authorised to approve transactions within the agreed budget and delegated authority limits.
• Responsible for the overall safety of the project as defined in the project safety plan and West Midlands Trains standards.
• Authorised to accept hand back of schemes on behalf of West Midlands Trains from 3rd parties including Network Rail.
• Supporting the Asset Management System operation to achieve its intended outcomes
• Directing and supporting staff and contractors to contribute to effectiveness of AMS continual improvement

Senior Property Project Manager Requirements:

• Previous experience in a Project Management role
• Demonstrable track record in successful delivery of infrastructure and M&E enhancements and renewals
• Ability to work creatively within a framework in order to provide high quality outcomes whilst understanding the wider objectives
• Project management qualification such as PRINCE2 / APM or equivalent
• Expert knowledge of the rail industry and network rail infrastructure
• Health and Safety Qualification – IOSH minimum, NEBOSH (desirable)
• Level 7 or above management/leadership qualification or equivalent, Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience within a construction/mechanical/electrical discipline (Advantage)
• Knowledge of process improvement, lean practices such as 6 sigma / Kaizen (Advantage)

Senior Property Project Manager Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, our client offers a wealth of benefits including free travel on our client's services for you, your partner and dependent children, 75% discount on all other train travel over most of the UK rail network, development opportunities to help you further your career with our client, including the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications.

If you think that you are suitable for this Senior Property Project Manager role, please apply now!