Project Manager

Role: Project Manager 
Locations: Birmingham
Salary: Up to £90,000 plus aditional benefits

The Project Manager manages all aspects of the client's project’s interfaces with rail operations and its internal stakeholders on a day-to-day basis to ensure that the impact of construction activities on rail operations and customer satisfaction is minimized.

Project Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Establish strong working relationships with the client's station operations team and its internal stakeholders, setting up formal and informal communication channels.
• Project Manage interfacing packages such as Park Street Bridge, RBS wall activities, surveys within the rail area, Green Rd activities, etc.
• Lead on the preparation and submission of work package plans, Forms Cs, Form H/Gs, and other relevant interface deliverables.
• Lead on the update of any rail interface activities planning.
• Ensure rail operations and interfaces are considered in all aspects of the implementation planning of the project.
• Manage the interface in accordance with the project Interface Management Plan. This includes being responsible for the Interface Control Document, associated Interface Register, and chairing and recording interface meetings.
• Support the client with all negotiations and presentations to the public, transport pressure groups, unions, and other interested parties as necessary.
• Chair weekly planning and coordination meetings between the client and the project construction team, ensuring that operations needs are fully considered in the detailed planning and methodology.
• Act as the main point of contact for any emergency incidents involving rail operations.
• Arrange and record any condition inspections and reports regarding the client’s assets and oversee any making good works.
• Ensure a register of all commitments and undertakings to the client's station operations is maintained and fully complied with.
• Manage any possessions required as part of the construction project, including possession planning and booking.
• Oversee deliveries to site by rail and ensure that rail windows are agreed in advance with the client.
• Identify and manage all activities required to protect the client’s assets, including both physical protection and monitoring.
• Knowledge and experience of rail engineering assurance, including relevant industry standards and protocols.

Values and Cultural Fit:

• Leadership: Using innovation and challenge to lead by example.
• Respect: Understanding others, recognizing their value, and behaving accordingly.
• Safety: Caring for our workforce, passengers, and the public by creating an environment where no one gets hurt.
• Integrity: Acting fairly, transparently, and consistently.

Project Manager Technical Competencies:

The key technical competencies required to perform the role well are outlined below.

• Excellent understanding of rail operations.
• Good understanding of project planning and construction methodology.
• Understanding of rail freight operations.

Behavioural Competencies:

The key behavioural competencies required to perform the role well are outlined below.

• Strong communication skills.
• Highly credible and trustworthy.
• Resilient and confident.
• Calm under pressure.

Qualifications, Certifications, and Experience:

• Relevant experience of rail operations.
• Relevant experience in rail projects or managing rail interfaces.
• Past experience of major construction projects.
• Degree, HNC, or similar higher education qualification.

If the role of Project Manager with a salary of up to £90,000 per annum plus additional benefits is of interest, apply now.