Senior Project Manager

Carrington West; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management company seeks a Senior Project Manager based in Birmingham to oversee the design and build of the Network Integrated Control Centre. This role requires extensive experience in depot and control centre projects, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of rail systems, especially in managing complex stakeholder relationships. The successful candidate will guide the project through its lifecycle, ensuring all systems interfaces are delivered effectively.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience with depot and control centre projects.
• Proven ability to lead on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and build of the Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC).
• Manage all rail systems interfaces and delivery of specific systems.
• Drive project lifecycle from design to handover.

Skills

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Strong knowledge of rail systems

Stakeholder management

Project lifecycle management

Job description

Are you a Senior Project Manager with experience working on depots and control centre projects?

Do you want to be a part of the largest European rail infrastructure project?

Location: Birmingham (minimum 3 days/week in office)

Project: Washwood Heath Depot & Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC)

Salary: £67,000- £92,000

My client are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead their team on the Washwood Heath Depot and Control Centre. As the Senior Project Manager, you will lead the design and build of the control centre and manage its complex rail systems interfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and build of the Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC).
• Oversee and manage all rail systems interfaces for the depot and control centre.
• Manage the delivery of depot-specific rail systems (e.g., depot control system, OCS, telecoms) and supervise the integration of mainline systems.
• Lead, coordinate, and motivate multidisciplinary, integrated project teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for a complex network of stakeholders, including rail systems partners, local authorities, and internal subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Drive the project through its full lifecycle, from design and construction to testing, commissioning, and handover.

Key Experience Required:

• Essential: Demonstrable experience with depot and control centre projects.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary, integrated teams on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of rail systems, including signalling (ATO beneficial) and telecoms.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience on similar UK projects (e.g., Alder Common, Three Bridges, Romford Rock) is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts.
• Experience working the entire project lifecycle from pre-contract award through to design, installation, testing and commissioning.

If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your CV to [e-mail] or contact me on 023 9387 6037.