Senior Project Manager - Train Operating Company

Posted 19 February 2025
Salary £450 per day
LocationBirmingham
Job type Temporary
Sectors Rail
ReferenceBH-38052
Contact NameTilly Day

Job description

Position: Senior Project Manager
Rate: Indicative Outside IR35
Location: Birmingham
Start date: April
Contract Duration: 9 months

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

Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage the project team in the procurement, construction and delivery of the project to achieve desired business outcomes.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of a culture of world class health, safety, and environmental standards
  • 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.
  • Deliver to defined cost, schedule, and quality requirements, leading the successful handover of assigned projects ensuring all Operational Readiness planning and activities are in place.
  • Lead the development of the project team; set standards, manage, motivate, coach and mentor staff within the team. Recognise talent and assist in the development of those with high potential.
  • Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to this role, including all standards and code compliance, and required planning permissions.
  • Manage and positively influence key stakeholders (both internal & external)
  • Ensure projects are completed within planned budget, timeline and quality/compliance standards. 

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