Project Manager

HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

HS2 Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a Project Manager- Command, Control and Signalling (CCS) to deliver the CCS contracts on time, to budget, and to quality. You will manage the project from design through installation, testing, and commissioning on the UK’s new high speed rail network.

The role requires experience in managing high value signalling projects, NEC3 contract delivery, and coordinating cross-functional teams across internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience managing high value, complex signalling projects.
• Ability to lead integrated HS2 team and coordinate with contractors.
• Experience delivering projects under NEC3 contract.
• Understanding of risk management and schedule management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated HS2 team to deliver CCS project to time, budget, scope and quality.
• Manage the CCS contractor to ensure successful delivery of the CCS project.
• Ensure CCS is integrated with other HS2 and Network Rail projects.
• Perform the duties of the Project Manager under an NEC3 contract.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Decision quality

Clear direction

Influencing/Negotiation

Education

Degree in project management or engineering

Job description

Job Description

Location: Two Snow Hill, Birmingham

Salary: c£65,853pa to £77,474pa (inclusive of a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is fully pensionable) depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish, and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

As a Project Manager- Command, Control and Signalling (CCS) at HS2 you will be responsible for the successful delivery of the CCS contracts to time, budget, scope, and quality. You will manage the project/contract through the design stages through to installation, testing (both static & dynamic), and commissioning. You will be joining HS2 at an exciting time as we commence the delivery with the appointed Contractor through the design stages of the signalling contract. The HS2 CCS scope will bring innovative technology to the UK railway with European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 and an enhanced Traffic Management System.

It is essential you have experience of managing high value, complex signalling projects.

About The Role

• To lead the integrated HS2 team, including matrixed team members and any agency staff or consultants, providing day to day direction and co‑ordinating to deliver project and / or contract requirements to the agreed schedule.
• To manage the CCS contractor to ensure successful delivery of the CCS project to time, budget, scope, and quality.
• To ensure the CCS project is successfully integrated with other related HS2 and Network Rail projects.
• To undertake the duties of the Project Manager under an NEC3 contract.

Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

Skills

About You:

• Project management - the ability to develop, plan and integrate projects to optimise target costs and project benefits.
• Problem solving – identifying problems and reviewing related information to manage the development and evaluation of options and the implementation of solutions. This includes the management and planning of multiple workstreams, considering the competing demands of stakeholders, cost, time, and quality.
• Decision quality – identifying the necessary information, managing the gathering, and synthesising of that information, facilitating the identification of options and the application of judgement based on logic and reason.
• Clear direction - analysing inputs, assessing data, defining strategies, and documenting supporting rationales.
• Influencing and negotiating skills – including internal functions and external supply chain partners.

Knowledge

• Project management knowledge aligned to the level of APM Project Manager (Advanced).
• Understanding of risk identification and management.
• Understanding of project schedule management, dependencies, and risk assessment.
• Understanding of the complexities of delivering projects with multiple interfaces.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent in project management, engineering, commercial management, or the equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of railway signalling and/or control systems would be advantageous.

Types of Experience

• Experience of managing high value, complex signalling projects.
• Experience of the project lifecycle from pre‑contract award through to design, installation, testing, and commissioning with NEC conditions
• Experience of working across functions and disciplines to deliver objectives.
• Experience of managing people directly and in a matrix environment.
• Experience of managing delivery through external contractors and/or suppliers.

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time‑bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application; however, we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised, and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety‑critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.