Project Manager L1 (Rail TfGM)

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Rail team in Manchester, delivering station enhancement and accessibility projects across the Greater Manchester rail network. Manage projects from early design through to construction, commissioning and handover, leading teams and coordinating with TfGM and supply chain partners.

You’ll work within an established delivery team, driving safety, quality and programme performance while building strong client

Qualifications

• Experience delivering rail infrastructure projects from design through to construction and handover.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing project risks, programme and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage rail station improvement and Access for All projects from feasibility to handover.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design and construction teams across work packages.
• Lead project planning, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage governance and reporting requirements.
• Build relationships with TfGM, rail industry stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Support commercial and programme performance throughout project delivery.
• Manage change, risk and opportunity within a live rail environment.
• Ensure compliance with rail industry standards, policies and assurance processes.
• Drive collaborative working across internal teams, designers, subcontractors and clients.
• Support the successful commissioning and handover of completed works.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Communication skills

Risk & budget management

Multidisciplinary teams management

Education

Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or Project Management

Job description

Manchester

Talented people are the key to our success.

Project Manager – Level 1

Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Rail team, delivering a portfolio of station enhancement and accessibility projects across the Greater Manchester rail network.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established framework supporting TfGM, managing projects from early-stage design through to construction, commissioning and handover. You'll be responsible for leading either a major station improvement scheme or a number of smaller projects, helping to improve accessibility, passenger experience and rail infrastructure across the region.

Working within an experienced delivery team, you'll collaborate closely with a Senior Project Manager, Commercial Manager, Contractor's Engineering Manager (CEM), Design Manager and Planner to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.

What will you be doing?

As Project Manager, you'll take ownership of projects throughout the full lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery against programme, budget, safety and quality objectives.

• Managing rail station improvement and Access for All projects from feasibility and design through to completion and handover.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design and construction teams across a variety of work packages.
• Leading project planning, risk management and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Managing project governance and reporting requirements.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with TfGM, rail industry stakeholders and supply chain partners.
• Supporting commercial and programme performance throughout project delivery.
• Managing change, risk and opportunity within a live rail environment.
• Ensuring compliance with rail industry standards, policies and assurance processes.
• Driving collaborative working across internal teams, designers, subcontractors and clients.
• Supporting the successful commissioning and handover of completed works.

About You

We're looking for a confident and proactive Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering rail infrastructure projects and building positive client relationships.

Essential:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering rail infrastructure projects from design through to construction and handover.
• Proven track record managing projects within a live operational railway environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams.
• Commercial awareness and experience managing project risks, programme and budgets.

Desirable:

• Experience delivering multidisciplinary Rail projects
• Experience working for or alongside Train Operating Companies, Network Rail or Transport Authorities.
• Familiarity with rail engineering terminology, standards and assurance requirements.
• Professional membership, or working towards membership, of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) or equivalent.

About The Rail Business Unit

Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.

Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.

Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.

From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.

Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.

Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.