Project Manager

Octavius Infrastructure Limited; Stratford-upon-Avon, York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car scheme

Private Healthcare

Pension

Life Assurance cover

25 days Annual Leave

Birthday day off

Hybrid working

Job summary

Octavius Infrastructure Limited is seeking two experienced Project Managers to deliver rail infrastructure projects across the Eastern Region. You will lead complex schemes from development through handback, in live railway environments, ensuring safety, schedule adherence and value delivery.

The roles require strong engineering grounding, Network Rail experience, and a collaborative leadership style. Hybrid working will be provided where possible, with career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Engineering or related degree in rail infrastructure.
• Experience with Network Rail or similar regulated rail environments.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Collaborative leadership with high-performing teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality and delivering customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects through full lifecycle, from development and design through to delivery and handback.
• Lead the planning, programming and execution of works within live railway environments.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
• Drive forecasting, cost control and change management.
• Champion Octavius’ values and collaborative culture across project teams and supply chain partners.

Skills

Engineering background

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Planning & organisation

Commercial awareness

NEC4 contracts knowledge

Regulated rail environment experience

Leadership of teams

Education

Engineering degree

HND/NVQ in Engineering

Job description

We are recruiting for 2 x Project Managers to join us here at Octavius.

We are a leading civil engineering organisation delivering safe, sustainable, and efficient transport solutions across the UK.

As our Eastern Routes Partnership portfolio continues to grow, we are looking for two experienced Project Managers to support the delivery of Network Rail infrastructure projects across the Eastern Region.

We are recruiting for:

• Project Manager (York) - Electrification & Plant (E&P) background

These roles offer the opportunity to lead technically complex rail infrastructure schemes from early development through design, delivery and successful hand back, helping shape the future of the railway during Control Period 7 (CP7).

You’ll be working on….

Leading a portfolio of rail infrastructure projects valued at approximately £5m+, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with customer expectations.

You’ll:

• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, from development and design through to delivery and handback.
• Lead the planning, programming and execution of works within live railway environments.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
• Drive commercial awareness across your projects, supporting forecasting, cost control and change management.
• Champion Octavius’ values and collaborative culture across project teams and supply chain partners.

You’ll receive…

• a Company Car scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Pension
• Life Assurance cover
• 25 days Annual Leave (and a day off for your birthday)
• Hybrid working where possible
• an enhanced Paternity & Maternity package
• the opportunity to develop yourself personally and professionally

In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant rail infrastructure programmes, supported by a business that genuinely invests in its people, encourages career progression and promotes a culture of caring, integrity, quality, openness and continuous improvement.

About you….

You are a proactive and commercially aware Project Manager who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys delivering infrastructure projects that make a real difference.

You’ll be comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously and have the confidence to engage with customers, suppliers and stakeholders at all levels.

You’ll have:

• A strong engineering background within rail infrastructure.
• Experience working within Network Rail or similar regulated rail environments.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to build high-performing teams.
• A commitment to safety, quality and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

You’ll bring….

• Your wealth of experience and qualifications.
• Experience delivering rail infrastructure projects through design and construction stages.
• Knowledge of NEC4 contracts and project governance processes.
• A strong understanding of railway access planning and delivery within operational railway environments.
• Commercial awareness including forecasting, cost control, compensation events and change management.
• Experience managing projects or portfolios valued up to £5m-£10m.
• For the Stratford role, experience in Telecoms, SCADA, Electrical Control Systems or Operational Communications.
• For the York role, experience in Electrification & Plant (E&P), power distribution or traction power systems.
• Degree, HND, NVQ or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related discipline.

Ready to help shape the future of rail infrastructure? Join Octavius and play a key role in delivering the Eastern Routes Partnership across CP7.

Inclusion and diversity are important to us, we are an equal opportunities employer and value difference. We want and will continue to build an inclusive environment where our people thrive. We firmly believe constantly striving to build a truly diverse workforce is what makes us a strong business and will enable us to continue to solve important problems and deliver unrivalled value to both our customers and clients. If you need any specialist support throughout your application, we will work with you where we can to support your journey with us.