Senior Project Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Annual performance bonus

Pension scheme (up to 9%)

Private medical insurance

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead major, complex projects. The role drives performance across teams, ensuring safe delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

This hybrid role requires regular travel to Sheffield and Manchester and occasional visits to other Hitachi Rail locations to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement. You will collaborate with customers, suppliers and cross-functional teams, coaching others while

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex projects.
• Strong leadership and people management in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial, financial, and business acumen.
• Experience in project governance, planning, scheduling, risk management and change control.
• Ability to analyse project performance and investigate cost variances.
• Experience working across engineering, finance, commercial, supply chain and operations.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for project delivery performance against time, cost and quality objectives.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary project leadership teams.
• Ensure projects align with governance and control processes.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, change control, resource planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Support commercial performance across project portfolios including revenue, cash flow and EBIT targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal functions.
• Coach and develop project management talent and present concise performance information to senior leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Project governance

Risk management

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

IPMA Level C/B

Job description

Location: Cheadle, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0139581

Date Posted: 2026-09-11

Company Name: Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited

Profession (Job Category): Project/Program Management

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

Your New Role

We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of major, complex projects within Hitachi Rail. This is a strategic leadership role, responsible for driving performance across project teams and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This is a hybrid role, offering flexibility between home and office working. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake regular travel to customer sites in Sheffield and Manchester, along with occasional visits to other Hitachi Rail locations as required to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with senior stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams, you will provide leadership, governance, and direction across multiple high-value projects.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking overall responsibility for project delivery performance, ensuring successful outcomes against time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Providing leadership and direction to multidisciplinary project leadership teams.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with governance and control processes.
• Managing project risks, opportunities, change control, resource planning, and stakeholder engagement.
• Supporting commercial performance across project portfolios, including revenue, cash flow, and EBIT targets.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal business functions.
• Providing coaching and development support to less experienced Project Managers.
• Presenting clear and concise project performance information to senior business leaders.

About You

Essential

• Extensive experience delivering complex, high-value projects.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial, financial, and business acumen.
• Experience in project governance, planning, scheduling, risk management, and change control.
• Ability to analyse project performance and investigate cost variances.
• Experience working across engineering, finance, commercial, supply chain, and operational functions.
• Ability to coach and develop project management talent.

Desirable

• Experience within the rail industry or another technical engineering environment.
• Knowledge of transportation solutions, including train control, communications, and safety systems.
• IPMA Level C or B qualification, or equivalent professional accreditation.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday
• Potential opportunity for annual performance related bonus
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Personal Accident insurance
• Group Income protection
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date for applications is 27th September 2026.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.

It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities - and drive innovation for a better future.

That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges.

Our people love technology - and they love making a difference.

They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues.

Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe.

From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers.

And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference.

Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting.

To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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