Project Manager

Wabtec; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec UK is seeking a Project Manager to join our Doncaster team. You will lead the delivery of maintenance and overhaul projects for rail assets, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and budget compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Finance, Engineering, Quality and Safety to meet customer specifications and program milestones. Experience in manufacturing or engineering, strong communication, budgeting, and data analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Developed communication and relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to develop, lead and implement projects with high business impact.
• Proven financial, quantitative, and data analysis skills.
• Budget management experience.
• An analytical and inquisitive mind.

Responsibilities

• To manage the delivery of Projects in line with project plans and that they are delivered in line with specifications set by the customer.
• Produce internal reports to the Executive Team on the status of the project, e.g., cost to complete, cash flow, and project performance reports.
• Manage project risks and opportunities to ensure a successful outcome for the project.
• Promote “Safety of the Railway” and actively develop the Safety Culture within Wabtec.
• Comply with company quality assurance processes (QAPs) and ensure compliance is achieved by the project.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved in support of planned implementation.
• Monitor costs and implement measures to control spending against the agreed tenders.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Manage the relationship with key stakeholders and be the primary point of contact with our customers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Who will you be working with?

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team at Wabtec UK. We support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.

Role: Project Manager

Salary: £Competitive

Address: Doncaster

Location: On-site

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

How will you make a difference?

Manage the successful delivery of projects for Wabtec Rail Limited, safely, on time, and budget. Control and monitor the delivery of the project working closely with the Operations, Finance, Engineering, Quality, and Safety departments to ensure key objectives are met and stakeholders' needs are met.

Responsibilities

• To manage the delivery of Projects in line with project plans and that they are delivered in line with specifications set by the customer.
• Produce internal reports to the Executive Team on the status of the project, e.g., cost to complete, cash flow, and project performance reports.
• Manage project risks and opportunities to ensure a successful outcome for the project.
• Promote “Safety of the Railway” and actively develop the Safety Culture within Wabtec.
• Comply with company quality assurance processes (QAPs) and ensure compliance is achieved by the project.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved in support of planned implementation.
• Monitor costs and implement measures to control spending against the agreed tenders.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Manage the relationship with key stakeholders and be the primary point of contact with our customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Developed communication and relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to develop, lead and implement projects with high business impact.
• Proven financial, quantitative, and data analysis skills.
• Budget management experience.
• An analytical and inquisitive mind

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values always put people first, and strive to expand what is possible.

Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

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