Project Manager - Rail

Project Manager - Rail | Birmingham, Manchester, or London (Hybrid Working) | Up to £75,000 Per Annum

Would you like to work with a business that strives for professional excellence, has a solid set of values, and is quickly becoming known as the ‘go-to’ for complex, multidisciplinary rail/station builds and upgrade projects across the UK?

The Civils & Infrastructure Division of Ford & Stanley is proud to be working in partnership with a rapidly growing rail consultancy headquartered in Birmingham, with several offices across the UK.

The Situation:

Thanks to continued growth, and recent project wins, we are looking for experienced Project Managers, with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale Rail-based construction projects, to work on a number of high-profile schemes across the UK.

The Opportunity:

This business will allow you to work on varied and interesting rail projects right from feasibility stage, right through to construction & handover.

This is your chance to get your foot in the door with a company recognised and awarded for being a Great Place to Work™ for several years in a row, due to their continued investment on employee wellbeing and development.

If you are looking for a modern, flexible, and people-centric employer that emphasises employee wellbeing, then look no further.

Location (s): West Midlands, Manchester, or London.

Salary:  £50-70,000 per annum. (Dependent on experience)

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Yearly profit share bonus.
• Income protection - Should you be unable to work due to serious medical impairment, you will have a high percentage of your salary paid for life.
• Life insurance - 4x annual salary.
• The option to buy and sell annual leave.
• Corporate Eyewear scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance, with the option to add family members for an additional fee.
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Competitive pension - matched to 6%
• Fully paid emergency childcare scheme. 
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave - 90% of salary for 6 months.
• Genuine flexibility over working hours.
• Various discount schemes via an online portal - this can save you up to 10% on your shopping at a number of supermarkets and retailers.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, monitor design, tender, and supervise the implementation of projects to the agreed targets and client’s satisfaction, delivering the projects to time, cost, and quality.
• Manage and proactively mitigate risks and obstacles to contractual performance and total project delivery, including obtaining specialist 3rd party support where necessary.
• To lead and direct the project team throughout the project life cycle. 
• Ensure regular effective communication with clients and within the project team.
• Develop, complete, and keep up-to-date Project plans for health, safety, quality, and environment. Instigate and manage specific risk assessments as required by the company H&S Policy and specific project requirements.
• Ensure that projects comply fully with all statutory and regulatory provisions including HMRI and the CDM Regulations.
• Monitor work progress and compliance to specifications and standards and collate documentation and records.
• Ensure project costs are regularly reviewed and invoices are raised on a regular basis.
• Attend Project and Management review meetings.
• Some involvement in wider activities may be required as part of the role including; preparing fee estimates, resourcing the programmes, identifying and managing risk, undertaking site visits, managing Health & Safety paperwork, and assisting in tender processes.

Candidate Requirements:

• Possess a construction or other technical-related degree, preferably in engineering, or a minimum of HNC in a construction-related discipline e.g. Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying. (Essential)
• Hold project management qualifications, such as Prince2, APM, or a Project Management related degree.
• Demonstrable experience working in an established project management environment, either consultancy, main contractor or Network Rail. (Essential)
• Proven experience in delivering projects to the desired outcomes and within quality, time and cost limits.
• Experience in business development-related activities, such as Bid/Tender work, or account development/management. (Desirable)
• Broad experience in multi-disciplinary projects e.g.: new stations, footbridges, freight depots, car parks, and feasibility studies, ideally in the Rail environment.

Potential Job Titles:

Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Senior Programme Manager, Portfolio Manager.

About Ford & Stanley Group:

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.