Project Manager - Rail

Arup; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Project Manager, Rail to join a multidisciplinary team in Glasgow, Manchester or York. You will coordinate engineering and design activities, manage interfaces and track budgets and schedules across rail projects for UK and international clients.

The role offers exposure to a varied portfolio including stations, electrification and signalling, with opportunities to advance professional qualifications and grow in a collaborative, values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• APM PM qualification is advantageous.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary rail projects is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering and design activities across rail projects.
• Manage technical interfaces and monitor project plans and budgets.
• Maintain clear communication with clients, project teams and delivery partners.
• Report to Senior Project Manager and support continuous improvement within Rail team.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisation

Relationship management

Travel flexibility

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification

APM Project Management Qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Power BI

Data visualization

Job description

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our established Rail business brings together multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex and meaningful projects across the UK and internationally. We work with a broad range of clients, including Network Rail, Translink, train operators, local authorities, passenger transport executives, government organisations and delivery partners.

Our portfolio includes station design and masterplanning, high-speed rail, depot remodelling, electrification and decarbonisation programmes, signalling renewals and other major rail infrastructure commissions. You will join a collaborative team committed to technical excellence, sustainable outcomes and creating long-term value for the clients and communities we serve.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Project Manager, Rail to join our multidisciplinary team, based in Glasgow, Manchester or York. You will contribute to a varied portfolio of rail projects, working with our design teams throughout the bid and project lifecycle.

You will support the successful delivery of projects against agreed programme, budget, quality and commercial objectives. Your responsibilities will include coordinating engineering and design activities, managing technical interfaces, monitoring project plans and budgets, and maintaining clear communication with clients, project teams and delivery partners.

Reporting to a Senior Project Manager and working closely with discipline Technical Heads, you will build trusted relationships, share knowledge and support continuous improvement across our Rail business. The role offers excellent opportunities to strengthen your multidisciplinary design and project management experience through meaningful project work and internal and external learning.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective, in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning, to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people who have:

Relevant experience supporting or managing multidisciplinary rail design projects, with an understanding of requirements, change, programme, cost, quality and commercial management.

Relevant project management experience, ideally gained as an Assistant, Junior or Project Manager within rail, transport infrastructure or a similarly complex environment.

Strong communication, organisation and relationship-management skills, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and build trusted relationships with clients and delivery partners.

An appropriate degree or equivalent qualification, with an interest in professional development and working towards chartership. An APM Project Management Qualification, or similar, would be advantageous.

A collaborative, proactive and adaptable approach, together with the ability to work independently when needed and travel to client or project sites across the UK.

Experience in areas such as stations, depots, rail systems, rolling stock, freight, electrification, decarbonisation, renewals or remodelling would be beneficial. An interest in innovation, process improvement, data analysis, Power BI or data visualisation would also be welcomed, but is not essential.

***Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment. Any offer made will be subject to satisfactory proof of immigration status.***

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.