Principal Project Manager

Amey; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Discounts via Save with Amey

Family friendly policies

Affinity networks

Social impact days

Job summary

Amey is seeking a permanent Principal Project Manager to join our Consulting Highways team in London. This hybrid role supports Transport for London’s Infrastructure Improvement Framework (IIF), leading project management teams and delivering infrastructure programmes on time and within budget.

You will drive bids, manage costs, and foster multidisciplinary collaboration, with professional project management credentials and civil engineering or project management background.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering or Project Management.
• Full membership of the Association for Project Management or other PM body (PMI, IPMA, etc.).
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status with the APM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management teams and provide guidance to managers, clients and suppliers.
• Monitor and control project costs, progress, and scope variances while ensuring quality, cost and programme objectives.
• Ensure commercial success by managing budgets and project execution costs.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals.
• Lead bids and manage technical and commercial offers with accountability to the bid director.
• Act as people manager when required by the business.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budget control

Client liaison

Bid management

People management

Communication

Health and safety

Team coordination

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Civil Engineering or Project Management

APM/PMI/IPMA membership

ChPP status

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Project Manager to join our Consulting Highways team. This is a hybrid position and with office space in London.

With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

In this specific role you will join our project management team across Transport for London’s Infrastructure Improvement Framework (IIF) portfolio, supporting the development and assurance of a range of infrastructure programmes that improve reliability, capacity and passenger experience across the network.

What you will be doing

To act as a project management team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to project management teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers.

Responsibilities include:

• To act as a project management team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to project management teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers
• Monitoring and controlling project costs, progress of the works and scope variances with the assistance of technical teams while satisfying the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within your portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the project execution
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals
• Significantly contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function, taking responsibility for the management and coordination of technical and commercial offers with accountability to the bid director
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business

We want to hear from you if you have

• Previous experience managing or delivering projects for TfL (Transport for London) or within a TfL-regulated environment would be advantageous
• Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject such as Civil Engineering, Project Management, etc.
• Full membership of the Association for Project Management or other Project Management Professional Body (PMI, IPMA, etc.)
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status with the Association for Project Management or equivalent.
• Applies project management principles and best practices to complex or ambiguous situations, where concepts need to be adapted to reach the correct outcome
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of the project management field of expertise, with the ability to manage others. Demonstrates a full understanding of the project scope and acts as project management lead for both minor and major projects
• Highly experienced with project management processes, proceduresand tools. Good ability to check work produced by others.
• Demonstrates very good commercial awareness
• Excellent knowledge of suppliers and the services they provide, maintained through regular contact
• Excellent oral communicator, able to present arguments and ideas very well to peers, more senior colleagues and clients. Can deliver internal training workshops to peers and presentations to clients
• Has a good understanding of Health, Safety and Welfare, including specific regulations
• Demonstrates a very good ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and identify key interfaces for successful project delivery
• Supervisory and people management skills. Capable of managing or influencing the actions of project management teams regardless of office location, project or account, including the multidisciplinary environment and to undertake the people manager role
• High level experience and expertise in the field of project management, probably gained in a Lead Senior Project Manager role or equivalent

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.