Principal Rail Project Delivery Leader

Amey Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Car allowance or company car

Career progression to Director roles

Fully funded training & professional资格

Pension

Holiday 25 days + 5

Flexible benefits

Volunteering days

Job summary

Amey Ltd. invites applications for a Permanent Principal Project Manager - Rail/TFL in London. You will lead multiple large projects, establish governance, and ensure delivery on time, on budget and to high standards.

You will manage senior stakeholders, drive commercial performance, and line-manage project leaders. NEC4, AP(M) qualifications and rail experience are highly valued in this pivotal role.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading multiple projects or small portfolios over £10m
• Experience across the full project cycle
• Experience in high risk/safety critical activities
• Background in governance, assurance and risk management across portfolios
• Evidence of driving commercial success and achieving financial targets
• Rail and/or tram networks experience desirable
• APM ChPP or equivalent desirable
• APM membership desirable
• NEC4 Accreditation - Essential
• NEBOSH - Desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for multiple large projects or small programmes/portfolios.
• Establish and maintain governance and assurance frameworks across all projects under remit.
• Ensure all projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Act as a key point of contact for senior client stakeholders, ensuring Amey is viewed as a trusted delivery partner.
• Manage the commercial and financial performance of multiple projects, monitoring budgets, forecasts, margins and KPIs.
• Line manages Senior Project Managers and Project Managers, ensuring performance, development and succession planning.
• Oversee risk, issue and opportunity management across the portfolio, ensuring proactive mitigation strategies are in place.
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement and digital tools across project delivery teams.
• Support in business development activities, including bids, proposals and strategic client engagements.
• Embed Amey's culture of health, safety, sustainability and wellbeing across all project teams.
• Ensure knowledge transfer and lessons learned are embedded across projects to improve future delivery.

Skills

Project leadership

Governance & assurance

Stakeholder management

Budget & commercial

Line management

Risk management

Education

APM ChPP (Chartered Project Professional)

APM Full Member

NEC4 Accreditation

NEBOSH

Job description

Amey Ltd. invites applications for a Permanent Principal Project Manager - Rail/TFL in London. You will lead multiple large projects, establish governance, and ensure delivery on time, on budget and to high standards.

You will manage senior stakeholders, drive commercial performance, and line-manage project leaders. NEC4, AP(M) qualifications and rail experience are highly valued in this pivotal role.