Senior Project Manager - Rail

Turner & Townsend Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its rail sector in Manchester. The role involves leading project management commissions, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. Ideal candidates will have experience in major rail projects and stakeholder management. Join a company that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience of working on major Rail projects.
• Preferred if experience is in a complex stakeholder environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Management Commissions for large or complex projects.
• Act as the key client interface to meet objectives and deliver projects.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

NEC3: ECC Project Manager accreditation

Chartered/Qualified with ICE, APM, RICS

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Our rail sector is becoming one of our busiest functions within the Infrastructure project team. With this in mind, we are seeking to grow our capabilities within the Manchester region and looking for Senior Project Managers. If you are interested in continuing/developing your rail knowledge working with prestigious clients local to Manchester, send your CV in to organise an informal chat.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

SCOPE

Senior Project Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project, etc. Typically, projects fall within the £10m to £25m range. However, where the service provided is advisory in nature, for example advising on urban re-generation funding, the overall project size may be much larger.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience of working on major Rail projects
• Preferred if experience is in a complex stakeholder environment
• Preferred if NEC3: ECC Project Manager accreditation is in place
• Preferred if chartered/qualified with ICE, APM, RICS etc

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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