Senior Project Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Annual bonus potential

Pension scheme 9%+

Private medical insurance

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major, complex projects with a focus on delivering safety, on time, and within budget. This hybrid role requires regular travel to customer sites in Sheffield and Manchester and collaboration across engineering, finance, and commercial teams.

The successful candidate will provide governance, drive performance, and mentor project teams while engaging stakeholders to secure successful outcomes in a dynamic rail environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering complex, high-value projects.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and delivery governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for project delivery against time, cost and quality objectives.
• Provide leadership and direction to project leadership teams.
• Ensure governance and control processes are followed across projects.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, change control, resource planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Support commercial performance across project portfolios, including revenue and cash flow.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams.
• Coach and develop junior project managers.
• Present project performance clearly to senior leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Financial acumen

Governance

Risk management

Change control

Coaching/mentoring

Planning & scheduling

Communication

Education

IPMA Level C or B qualification

Job description

## Senior Project ManagerApply: Hybrid: Cheadle, Cheshire, United Kingdom: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 28, 2026 (16 days left to apply): R0139581**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 YouEssential* 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**We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:* 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 ProgrammeClosing date for applications is 27th September 2026.