Rail Project Manager

AECOM; London Borough of Croydon; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

AECOM is seeking a Rail Project Manager for our London Southeast Region, based in Aldgate or Croydon. You will lead complex rail projects across the UK, guiding multidisciplinary teams through feasibility, design, and delivery, with a focus on safety, quality and stakeholder engagement.

You'll work in a hybrid model, collaborating with clients like Network Rail and TfL, and you'll mentor junior PMs while developing your career within a global infrastructure firm.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline; Chartered Engineer and/or PM (or working towards)
• Rail project management experience, preferably with Network Rail, TfL, HS2
• Willingness to travel and visit sites as required

Responsabilités

• Oversee one or more highly complex rail projects.
• Collaborate with clients across a national geographic footprint on full-spectrum services.
• Provide expertise and ensure quality, including complex regulatory considerations.
• Deliver all project phases from initiation to closeout and secure necessary consents.
• Mentor other Project Managers in their professional development.

Connaissances

Rail project management

Rail sector experience

UK rail clients

Formation

Chartered Engineer and/or Project Manager accreditation (or working towards)

Description du poste

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Our London Southeast Region, located in the Aldgate and Croydon offices, boasts a strong track record in delivering Rail Projects, across London and the South East of England.

We are currently seeking a Rail Project Manager to join our expanding team, which is poised to take on a growing pipeline of projects within the region and across our Managed Services Portfolio. Each team member benefits from a personalized development plan, ensuring a clear pathway for personal growth and career advancement.

Our team provides technical leadership throughout the entire infrastructure lifecycle, from feasibility studies to preliminary and detailed design stages. Our diverse clientele includes both private and public sector entities, such as major custodians of the UK’s rail network, various local authorities, and leading contractors.

Exciting opportunities are emerging as we expand our project pipeline, which is expected to include the following initiatives:

• West London Orbital
• Thamesmead Expansion
• Southern Renewal Enterprise Framework

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Oversee: Manage one or more highly complex projects.
• Collaborate: Work closely with our clients across a national geographic footprint, engaging in projects that encompass a full spectrum of services.
• Provide Expertise and Ensure Quality: Navigate complexities, including projects involving litigation, environmental protection, and due diligence.
• Deliver: Manage all phases of projects from initiation to closeout, including obtaining necessary consents and regulatory approvals.
• Mentor: Guide and support other Project Managers in their professional development.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Chartered Engineer and/or Project Manager (or working towards accreditation)
• Relevant project management experience, preferably in the rail sector
• Experience working with Network Rail, TfL, HS2 and other local authorities, and their relevant standards and assurance processes
• Must be able to travel and visit sites if required

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview SchemeWe are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public‑and‑private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Work Location Model: Hybrid