Project Manager - Rail

Neos Recruitment Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare (BUPA)

Pension

Gym contribution

Company car or allowance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

NEOS Engineering in Manchester is seeking an experienced Rail Project Manager to run individual rail projects within an existing profit centre, taking ownership of delivery, budgets and customer satisfaction. You’ll build a pipeline of work through new and existing clients while managing costs, safety, and regulatory compliance from the Manchester office.

This role requires 5+ years of rail project leadership, a commercial mindset and the ability to work with contracts, tenders and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing rail projects and programmes.
• Demonstrable experience leading and developing a team.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial mindset with budgets, contracts and tendering exposure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rail projects within forecast budgets and timelines.
• Define scope with stakeholders; ensure feasibility and resourcing.
• Manage processes to achieve quality and client satisfaction.
• Read and apply contracts with support from the commercial team.
• Identify and pursue rail opportunities, prepare quotes and tenders.
• Set measurable goals aligned with strategy; drive performance.

Skills

Rail project management

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Budgets & tendering

Overtime flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 3+ Electrical Engineering

IOSH or SMSTS

Electrical Engineering qualification beneficial

Experience winning rail clients

Job description

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

• 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