Senior Project Manager

ameygroupi; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Amey is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Consulting Rail team to oversee major rail infrastructure projects across the UK. This role involves leading project teams, ensuring the commercial success of project portfolios, and mentoring junior colleagues. The position offers a supportive environment for career development and the opportunity to contribute to significant developments in rail safety and efficiency.

Benefits

Generous Pension scheme

Flexible benefits scheme

Community Involvement Days

Health cash plan

Career development and mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience in a highly regulated environment such as rail.
• Ability to prepare and check deliverables.
• Demonstrated good commercial awareness and ideally NEC experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial success of projects, controlling budgets.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and oversee deliverables.
• Liaise with clients and contribute to bid preparation.

Skills

Project Management

Commercial Awareness

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in an appropriate subject

Full membership of the Association for Project Management

Association for Project Management Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or equivalent

Tools

Project Management Tools

Analytical Tools

Job description

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Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Project Manager to join our Consulting Rail team. With shared office space in Birmingham, Derby, York, Manchester, Bristol & Cardiff, we welcome applications from Senior Project Managers across these regions.

Amey Consulting are an appointed Design partner on some of the biggest and most intricate rail infrastructure projects across the UK including Wales & Borders, The TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU), Midland Mainline and Crossrail. Our signalling team are improving connectivity, bringing better journeys to passengers, and engineering the future of rail safety and efficiency.

The role

Our Senior Project Managers play an important part wi thin the Consulting Rail Design team and alongside our clients including Network Rail. As a Senior Project Manager you will be a key part of the team, acting as a team leader and taking responsibility for supporting your Project Management team on a variety of rail design schemes whilst taking the lead on projects and mentoring junior Project Managers.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• To lead a team to produce technically sound project management deliverables, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Overseeing and providing guidance to junior members of staff
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function
• Drive effective health and safety practices within the team

What you will bring to us:

• Experience and expertise within the field of Project Management, ideally gained in a highly regulated environment such as rail or equivalent
• Can take ownership for the preparation and checking of deliverables
• Excellent working knowledge of project management tools, processes, software products and similar analytical tools
• Able to Demonstrate good commercial awareness, ideally NEC experience
• Ideally be professionally qualified e.g. Incorporated or Chartered status or an equivalent professional licence
• Bachelors or Masters Degree in an appropriate subject
• Full membership of the Association for Project Management
• Association for Project Management Project Professional Qualification (PPQ) or equivalent

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

EDI-

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.