Rail Project Lead - Global Infrastructure Delivery

Lycopodium; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional membership support

18 weeks paid maternity leave

Job summary

Lycopodium is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Rail to lead the delivery of rail infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and budgeting across a global portfolio. The role involves client liaison, risk management, and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams on challenging rail programs.

Reporting to the Rail Delivery Manager, you will manage project development, schedules and governance, while promoting quality, safety and continuous improvement within a dynamic, globally

Qualifications

• 5 years' rail industry experience including exposure to site based work as well as planning.
• Scoping and contract management.
• Qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline such as rail maintenance.
• Strong understanding of rail infrastructure delivery, contract administration and construction methodologies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with a strong focus on safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of rail infrastructure projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project schedules, resources, forecasting, reporting and project controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project performance, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, issues and delivery challenges.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental and contractual requirements.
• Support business development activities including proposals, client presentations and capability promotion.

Skills

Rail industry experience

Contract management

Project management

Education

Degree in Project Management or Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high-quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Reporting to the Rail Delivery Manager, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager - Rail to play a key role in the successful delivery of rail infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for leading project development, managing client relationships, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

The tasks you'll perform

• Lead the successful delivery of rail infrastructure projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project schedules, resources, forecasting, reporting and project controls throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project performance, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, issues and delivery challenges.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental and contractual requirements.
• Support business development activities including proposals, client presentations and capability promotion.

The expertise you'll bring

• 5 years' rail industry experience including exposure to site based work as well as planning. Scoping and contract management.
• Qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline such as rail maintenance.
• Strong understanding of rail infrastructure delivery, contract administration and construction methodologies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with a strong focus on safety and quality.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a diverse range of challenging rail infrastructure projects whilst working alongside a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That's why we:

• Invest in our people for the long term, building diverse and rewarding careers mentored by some of the best professionals in the industry.
• Enable our people to balance work with other commitments through flexible working arrangements.
• Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform offering discounts with hundreds of retailers across Australia.
• Offer a range of additional benefits including professional membership support, 18 weeks paid maternity leave plus superannuation continuance, reward and recognition programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination-free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you, we commit to responding to every applicant.

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