Project Manager - Rail

NEOS Recruitment; Greater Manchester; Vor Ort; GBP 50.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company car or allowance

Discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Pension

Gym contribution

Zusammenfassung

NEOS Engineering in Manchester is seeking an experienced Rail Project Manager to run individual rail projects within an established profit centre. You will own delivery, budgets and customer satisfaction while building a pipeline of work with clients.

The role requires 5+ years of rail project management experience, leadership skills, and strong HV/LV electrical knowledge. A commercial mindset, flexibility for overtime and a Manchester-based office presence are essential.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years’ experience managing rail projects.
• Experience developing and managing a team.
• HV/LV electrical engineering services knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial mindset with budgets and tendering.
• Flexibility for overtime when needed.

Aufgaben

• Manage rail projects and budgets in line with forecasts.
• Define project scope with stakeholders and allocate resources.
• Deliver projects with right-first-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Read and implement contracts with support from management/ commercial teams.
• Seek out rail opportunities, develop quotations and take them to tender.
• Set measurable goals aligned with the strategy.
• Manage costs and improve profitability of the profit centre.
• Deliver operations in line with HV/LV safety rules and health and safety policy.
• Visit projects as required, based in Manchester office.

Kenntnisse

Rail project management

Team leadership

HV/LV electrical engineering

Interpersonal communication

Budgets & tendering

Ausbildung

NVQ Level 3+ in Electrical Engineering

IOSH or SMSTS

Higher qualification in Electrical Engineering (advantageous)

Jobbeschreibung

Project Manager (Rail)
Location: Manchester
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience, plus company car or allowance and discretionary bonus

NEOS Engineering is working with an established business unit in Manchester and is looking for an experienced Rail Project Manager to run individual rail projects within an existing profit centre.

This is a role with real ownership. You'll be responsible for delivery, budgets and customer satisfaction, and for building a pipeline of work through new and existing clients.

The Role

• Manage individual rail projects, developing and delivering budgets in line with forecasts and expectations.
• Define project scope and objectives with all relevant stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility and resource allocation.
• Manage projects, processes and procedures to achieve right first time and customer satisfaction.
• Read, interpret and implement contracts, with support from the management and commercial teams.
• Seek out and develop new and existing rail opportunities, generating quotations and taking them through to tender.
• Set clear, measurable goals to build a culture of performance linked to the overall strategy.
• Manage costs and improve efficiency to increase profit centre performance and profitability.
• Deliver operations in line with company HV and LV Safety Rules, and maintain health and safety standards in line with company policy and legislation.
• Work on installations up to 11kV.
• Visit projects as and when required, while based in the Manchester office.

The Candidate

We're looking for a customer-focused Rail Project Manager with a strong electrical background and the people skills to lead, motivate and develop a team.

You’ll ideally have:

• 5+ years’ experience managing rail projects.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and managing a team.
• Detailed knowledge of the HV/LV electrical engineering services industry and its markets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• A commercial mindset, comfortable with budgets, contracts and tendering.
• Flexibility around project requirements, including some overtime when needed.

Relevant qualifications:

• NVQ Level 3 or above in Electrical Engineering.
• IOSH or SMSTS (H&S for Managers).
• A higher qualification in Electrical Engineering would be advantageous.

Previous experience winning and developing rail clients would be particularly useful.

The Opportunity

• Take ownership of rail projects within an established Manchester business unit.
• Play a key part in growing the pipeline of work and developing clients.
• Salary of £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience, plus company car or allowance.
• Discretionary bonus based on business unit performance.
• Private healthcare (BUPA), pension and £25 monthly gym contribution.
• Working hours of 8.00am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am - 3.30pm Friday (37.5 hours per week).

If you’re an experienced Rail Project Manager looking for your next opportunity in Manchester, we’d be keen to hear from you.