Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager | Manchester (hybrid) | Up to £69,500

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Project Manager, ready to step into a client-side role to develop and manage your own portfolio of depot and station upgrades for one of the UK’s largest Train Operators?

This is a new role formed out of the business’s investment into improving their in-house capabilities. It’s a rare opportunity for an ambitious Project Manager (or Programme Manager) to be instrumental in the delivery of a diverse portfolio of rail projects, including upgrades to stations, M&E equipment, new fleet introduction, and new maintenance facilities.   

You will play an integral role in the success of projects, and their effect on local communities and thousands of commuters, making yourself indispensable to this multi-billion-pound TOC.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the delivery of construction and infrastructure projects.
• Manage the dependencies between train care centre projects and other transformational programmes in the business.
• Challenge the delivery of other infrastructure schemes such as platforms and gauging work undertaken by Network Rail and manage internal stakeholders in readiness for these changes
• Act as the key point of contact on relevant industry forums affecting infrastructure change development in the region of the business connected to the role.
• Work closely with the PMO to establish which projects require direct governance
• Act as a key point of contact with external stakeholders at the appropriate level to ensure that proposals developed and championed by the business are implemented.
• Supporting the Infrastructure Change Lead, this role will help to deliver a series of medium to long-term initiatives.

Candidate Essentials:

• Experienced Project Manager or Programme Manager within the UK rail sector (essential)
• Experience in managing portfolio of multiple projects/sites (essential)
• Demonstrable communication/stakeholder management skills (essential)
• Experience working client side i.e. Network Rail, Rail Consultancy, or another TOC (essential)
• Experience working on projects from GRIP stages 1 to 8 / PACE 1 to 5 (essential)
• Professional qualifications/accreditations (desirable)

Salary & Package

• £56,512 – £69,752 per annum
• Hybrid working: 3 days from office/site, 2 days working from home/remote
• Free Travel on the company rail line for you and your immediate family
• 75% discount with other Train Operating Companies
• After 1 year, you’ll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.
• Defined Benefit Pension Scheme – generous 1.5 x your contribution.
• Maternity and Paternity Benefits – mums can enjoy 9 months of maternity leave on full pay while dads can make the most of 2 weeks of paternity leave on full pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme – advice, support and useful information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on everything from family issues to lifestyle matters.
• Exclusive benefits – enjoy retail discounts, instant vouchers, cashback, wellbeing support and much more.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme – If you join at the Manager/Executive level or above, you can use your salary to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave each year. 

Closing Date: Thursday 7^th November

How can you apply for the role? If you are interested in the Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager role, then please apply via this job board. For more information, please get in touch with Dan Priestley at daniel.priestley@fordandstanley.com.

Likely Job Titles: Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, Portfolio Manager, Project Lead

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