Project Manager - Station Improvements

Posted 25 November 2024
Salary £400 - £450 per day
LocationBirmingham
Job type Temporary
Sectors Consultancy Rail
ReferenceBH-37608
Contact NameTilly Day

Job description

Position: Project Manager 
Rate: Indicative Outside IR35
Location: Birmingham
Start date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 4 months +
Working Arrangements: Hybrid 3 days office & 2 days home


People Group are looking to recruit a Project Manager from a Client Side background to work for a Train Operating Company.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage an assigned portfolio of Property Projects and associated team to provide a high level of customer service within budget and aligned to the airport's strategic directio
  • Manage teams of both internal and external staff, recruitment, set objectives, review performance and develop staff.  Communicate project vision, build and lead teams to perform on major complex projects.
  • Manage and contribute to contractual negotiation and administration with major internal or external suppliers
  • Responsible to supervise others as necessary in the procurement process for major programmes.
  • Manage the full requirements management process and thoroughly examine options during feasibility studies for large complex infrastructure projects.
  • Independently leads, develops and maintains work breakdown structures, activity, network, Gantt Charts, resource allocation schedules.
  • Manage all aspects of cost plans, estimates, reports, forecasts, and controlling
  • Formally manages risks through the use of the WMT Risk Management process.
  • Manages all aspects of quality management, ensures quality is implemented throughout and lessons learned are captured.
  • Responsible for preparing, maintaining and contributing to Project plans in line with appropriate methodology (APM/PRINCE2)
  • Designs, manages and implements governance structures.
  • Leads stakeholder management process throughout lifecycle.
  • Audits projects against project methodology
  • Responsible for organising and producing formal reviews and implementing relevant actions and lessons captured.
  • Leads change controls comprehensively to achieve optimum time cost and quality.
  • Contribute to business cases.
  • Manages all aspects of the monitoring and control processes.

Essentials and Desirables:
 
  • Experience working client side within the rail sector on asset protection projects
  • Experience of working in line with Construction Design Management Regulations 2015
  • NEC3 / NEC4 working knowledge
  • Health and Safety Qualification – IOSH minimum
  • A postgraduate University degree in Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Business or significant operational experience.
  • Obtained or working towards EngTech, IEng, CEng or Equivalent.
  • A PRINCE2 Practitioner/ APM PMQ qualification or equivalent.
  • Attained Level 3 Competency in at least eight of the PMO Competency Categories in the Framework below