Project Director - Rail

ameygroupi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits scheme

Generous pension scheme

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Job summary

Amey is seeking an experienced Project Director or Senior Project Manager to work directly with the TfL client team in London. The role focuses on translating strategic TfL requirements into deliverable work packages, developing scopes, preparing cost estimates, and leading delivery through to completion.

The successful candidate will have extensive TfL and London rail programme experience, governance knowledge, and strong stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to define scopes and

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience delivering rail or transport infrastructure projects.
• Direct experience working for or alongside Transport for London (TfL).
• Strong commercial and estimating capability with responsibility for budgets, pricing and financial control.

Responsibilities

• Embed within TfL client offices and build trusted client relationships.
• Identify opportunities and emerging workstreams across rail and transport programmes.
• Translate client requirements into clearly defined scopes of work.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and consulting teams to develop proposals and solutions.
• Prepare estimates, budgets, and pricing proposals; support business development.
• Lead project mobilisation and delivery from inception to completion.
• Manage programme, budget, risk, stakeholder engagement, change control and reporting.
• Act as primary interface between client teams and delivery organisations.

Skills

Leadership & stakeholder management

TfL governance knowledge

Commercial estimating & budgeting

Client relationship development

Delivery leadership of multi-discip

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Director or Senior Project Manager to work directly alongside our Transport for London (TfL) client team within their London offices. This is a highly client-focused role requiring an individual who can identify opportunities within TfL's programme portfolio, translate strategic requirements into deliverable work packages, develop scopes of work, prepare cost estimates and commercial proposals, and lead project delivery through to successful completion.

The successful candidate will possess extensive experience working on TfL, London Underground, DLR, Elizabeth Line, Tram, or wider London rail infrastructure programmes, with a strong understanding of TfL governance, assurance processes, procurement routes, and stakeholder environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Embedded within TfL client offices, developing trusted relationships with client stakeholders.
• Identifying upcoming opportunities and emerging workstreams across rail and transport programmes.
• Translating client requirements into clearly defined scopes of work.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and consulting teams to develop proposals and solutions.
• Preparing estimates, budgets, commercial submissions and pricing proposals.
• Supporting business development and work-winning activities.
• Leading project mobilisation and delivery from inception through to completion.
• Managing programme, budget, risk, stakeholder engagement, change control and project reporting.
• Acting as the primary interface between client teams and delivery organisations.
• Ensuring projects are delivered safely, commercially and in accordance with TfL standards.
• 10+ years' experience delivering rail or transport infrastructure projects.
• Direct experience working for or alongside Transport for London (TfL).
• Experience within London Underground, Elizabeth Line, DLR, Trams, Surface Transport or Major Projects environments.
• Proven ability to define project scopes and convert client needs into deliverable commissions.
• Strong commercial and estimating capability with responsibility for budgets, pricing and financial control.
• Demonstrable experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of TfL governance, approvals and assurance processes.

Preferred Background

Individuals may come from:

• Client-side project management
• Tier 1 contractor project leadership

Location

• Regular attendance within TfL offices required.
• Strong existing TfL network beneficial.

This is a role where your impact will be visible, your voice will be heard, and your leadership will shape the future.

Join us and be part of building something exceptional.

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life.Youwillhave 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
• 25 days annual leave, plusbankholidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work schemeandaccess to discountedgym membership
• OurSave with Ameyprogrammegives you access tothousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policiesfor new parents or if youprovide care for a dependant
• Membership of ourAffinityNetworkswhoconnect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

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.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.