Project Manager

Hitachi Rail; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project delivery within the Connect Portfolio team in London. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and project management skills, with a focus on successful project execution and team collaboration. Join a dynamic environment where you can grow your career and make a significant impact in the rail industry.

Benefits

Market leading training and development

Flexibility in working patterns

Opportunities for internal career progression

Qualifications

• Educated in a discipline compatible with Project Management.
• Experience in telecommunications and/or rail industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery performance of projects.
• Provide direction and leadership to the project team.
• Manage project changes and ensure governance processes are followed.

Skills

Project Delivery

Team Development and Management

Customer relationship management

Risk Management Concepts & Techniques

Change control

Quality management

Communication management

Education

Level D Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management

Prince2, PMI Institute, IRSE License Manager

Job description

time left to apply End Date: June 7, 2025 (13 days left to apply)

job requisition id R1009184

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

We currently have an opportunity for Project Manager to join our Connect Portfolio team based in Waterloo. The role holder will be in charge of a specific project (or number of projects) to ensure the successful delivery of the project (or projects).

This is a hybrid role, where our minimum expectation is that you will be on site 2 days per week – in London.

Key Responsibilities:

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery performance of a project, or part of a major complex project, ensuring that it is successfully managed to time, cost and quality.
• Provide direction and leadership to the project team.
• Ensure that the project is being delivered in accordance with governance processes
• Effective management of change on the project, including variations and claims. Ensuring that change against the project baseline is recorded and controlled.
• Supporting the Senior Project Manager in delivering against business KPIs for their programme or portfolio, including Revenue, Cash and EBIT.

Technical skills

• Project Delivery
• Team Development and Management
• Project planning and scheduling (P6 scheduling, schedule maturity assessment and Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis – QSRA)
• Customer relationship management
• Estimating & budgeting
• Schedule & resource management
• Risk & opportunity management
• Change control
• Project governance including reporting
• Bid/Project governance
• Schedule Construct & Resource Profiling
• Risk Management Concepts & Techniques
• Quality management
• Communication management

Human Skills

• Drive performance through collaboration
• Able to work in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation
• Stakeholder management and negotiation with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business
• Team work, influence stakeholders and negotiation skills
• Communication and Reporting skills

Qualifications & Experiences

• Educated in a discipline that is compatible with the requirements of Project Management
• Level D Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management (or equivalent level of professional accreditation such as Prince2, PMI Institute, IRSE License Manager, etc.)
• Experience in a technical environment within the telecommunications and/or rail industry (TFL, London underground, Network Rail or other country equivalents) are not mandatory but will be highly considered

What the role has to offer

• Great opportunity to gain further experience and develop a PM career in complex environment
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, exciting and dynamic environment

What to expect

We aim to complete a two-stage interview process held in-person at our Waterloo office. We will host competency-based interviews, with separate focus on technical and behavioural. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please highlight if this would be necessary.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers .

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the UK Government website .

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About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Our Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for Project Manager to join our Connect Portfolio team based in Waterloo. The role holder will be in charge of a specific project (or number of projects) to ensure the successful delivery of the project (or projects).

This is a hybrid role, where our minimum expectation is that you will be on site 2 days per week – in London.

Key Responsibilities:

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Take overall responsibility for the delivery performance of a project, or part of a major complex project, ensuring that it is successfully managed to time, cost and quality.
• Provide direction and leadership to the project team.
• Ensure that the project is being delivered in accordance with governance processes
• Effective management of change on the project, including variations and claims. Ensuring that change against the project baseline is recorded and controlled.
• Supporting the Senior Project Manager in delivering against business KPIs for their programme or portfolio, including Revenue, Cash and EBIT.

Technical skills

• Project Delivery
• Team Development and Management
• Project planning and scheduling (P6 scheduling, schedule maturity assessment and Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis – QSRA)
• Customer relationship management
• Estimating & budgeting
• Schedule & resource management
• Risk & opportunity management
• Change control
• Project governance including reporting
• Bid/Project governance
• Schedule Construct & Resource Profiling
• Risk Management Concepts & Techniques
• Quality management
• Communication management

Human Skills

• Drive performance through collaboration
• Able to work in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organisation
• Stakeholder management and negotiation with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and other parts of the business
• Team work, influence stakeholders and negotiation skills
• Communication and Reporting skills

Qualifications & Experiences

• Educated in a discipline that is compatible with the requirements of Project Management
• Level D Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management (or equivalent level of professional accreditation such as Prince2, PMI Institute, IRSE License Manager, etc.)
• Experience in a technical environment within the telecommunications and/or rail industry (TFL, London underground, Network Rail or other country equivalents) are not mandatory but will be highly considered

What the role has to offer

• Great opportunity to gain further experience and develop a PM career in complex environment
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, exciting and dynamic environment

What to expect

We aim to complete a two-stage interview process held in-person at our Waterloo office. We will host competency-based interviews, with separate focus on technical and behavioural. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please highlight if this would be necessary.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers .

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail .

Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the UK Government website .

#LI-DH1

About Us

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges.

Our people love technology – and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe.

From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference.

Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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