Principal Project Manager

Amey Group Services LTD; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional personal development

Competitive salary and compensation

Generous pension scheme

24 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits scheme (Cycle2Work,

Job summary

Amey Group Services LTD is seeking a permanent Principal Project Manager to lead the ES3 Sheffield Station programme under the Northern Powerhouse Rail framework. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team, coordinate clients and suppliers, and ensure successful delivery within budget and schedule.

The role requires Chartered Project Professional status or equivalent, strong leadership, and extensive rail project experience, with flexible working options and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Senior-level project management experience in rail or infrastructure.
• Experience delivering multi-disciplinary projects with DHS/CM aspects.
• Demonstrated leadership and governance across client and supplier teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the ES3 Sheffield Station project within a five-year framework.
• Maintain commercial control, budgets and cost management across deliverables.
• Line manage junior staff and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Liaise with clients and suppliers, presenting proposals and progress.
• Ensure health and safety standards and regulatory compliance are met.
• Act as day-to-day main project contact when required.

Skills

Project management

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk & change management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a relevant field

Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status or equivalent

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Principal Project Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Project Manager to join our Consulting Rail Design team. We welcome applications from Principal Project Managers across the north region centring on York, Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield. Supporting our growing project management team, delivering work on our Northern Powerhouse Rail framework, specifically on the Sheffield Programme of work.

The standard working week is 37.5 hours, with flexible working practices available to support how you work as your life evolves.

What you will be doing

As Principal Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of an exciting ES3 multi-disciplinary project focusing on Sheffield Station. You will act as a project management team leader, providing advice, guidance and supervision as appropriate to project management teams, operational managers, clients and suppliers in coordinating the multidisciplinary teams from across the North in the delivery of
this incredibly high-profile project as part of a five-year framework.

• Complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the project, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level and higher, including presenting proposals
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within the portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team

What you will bring to us

• Developed experience and expertise
• within the field of Project Management
• Experienced in undertaking project related tasks associated with the management of health, safety and welfare, e.g. Amey's Integrated Management System and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
  You will apply project management theory and principles to complex or ambiguous situations, where concepts need to be adapted to reach the correct outcomeCapable of acting as day-to-day main project management contact for a project where required under the terms of the commissionCan take ownership for the preparation and checking of deliverables to a reasonable standardHighly experienced with project management software and tools.
• Good ability to check work produced by others and able to validate and approve the use of new tools
  Demonstrates very good commercial awarenessExcellent knowledge of suppliers and the services they provide, maintained through regular contactExcellent 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 clientsHas an excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Welfare, including specific regulationsSuccessful completion of either the professional review or end point assessment, resulting in the award of Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licenceBachelors or Master's Degree in an appropriate subjectChartered Project Professional (ChPP) status with the Association for Project Management (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.

• 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
• 24 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 defense systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance