Senior Project Manager 1

SYSTRA; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead day-to-day delivery of complex rail and infrastructure projects in the UK. You will manage scope, schedule, budget and quality, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to achieve safe, timely outcomes.

Applicants should have PM experience in rail projects, strong communication and commercial acumen, and be committed to professional development. A UK-based role with strong collaboration across offices is expected.

Qualifications

• Must have proven experience delivering complex rail/infrastructure projects.
• Strong ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate resources.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management and delivery of projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.
• Prepare and adhere to Project Execution Plans and ensure compliance with processes.
• Apply robust change and resource management to address conflicts.
• Monitor and report project performance, budgets, and forecasts; ensure cash flow and billing.
• Manage internal and external project meetings with clients and teams.
• Proactively identify and resolve delivery issues and escalate risks.
• Enforce safety, environmental, and CDM regulations.
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and empowerment across teams.

Skills

APM chartership

NEC4 PM Accreditation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Presentation

Negotiation

Risk management

Contract & cost control

PM methodologies

Waterfall/Agile

Rail regulations knowledge

Team leadership

Resource coordination

CPD

MS Office proficiency

Education

APM membership or equivalent demonstrable experience

Tools

SharePoint

Projectwise

MS Project

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day. For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

To manage and deliver complex projects, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective outcomes, in line with client and business expectations. Responsible for multidisciplinary project teams and contract delivery, fostering collaboration and high standards of safety and performance.

Missions/Main Duties

• Lead day-to-day management and delivery of projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.
• Prepare and adhere to Project Execution Plans, aligning team activities and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and SYSTRA processes (e.g., PDM, BMS).
• Apply robust change and resource management, addressing resource conflicts as needed.
• Monitor and report project performance, budgets, and forecasts; ensure cash flow and billing are accurate and timely.
• Manage internal and external project meetings; ensure regular and effective communication with clients and project teams.
• Proactively identify and resolve project delivery issues, escalating risks and priorities as needed.
• Enforce all SYSTRA and statutory safety, environmental, and CDM regulations.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all collegues can thrive, achieve, and grow together.

Profile/Skills

• APM chartership - willingness to work towards
• NEC4 PM Accrediation - willingness to work towards
• Communication and inter-personal skills—able to communicate clear, concise, and accurate information in all formats.
• Analytical thinking: demonstrate ability to tackle issues and problems logically and step-by-step.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and negotiation skills for meetings and workshops.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, demands, and timelines through sound problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of risk and issue management, finance, contract and cost control in project settings.
• In-depth understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile); portfolio management environments.
• Sound commercial and contractual understanding, ideally across commonly used Construction Industry contracts.
• Familiarity with statutory, safety, and environmental regulations relevant to rail and infrastructure projects.
• Experience within the rail, transport, or infrastructure sector, with a proven record managing complex projects to time, cost, and quality.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, including matrix line management
• Successful track record in resource coordination, financial control, caseload forecasting, risk escalation, and project change management.
• Demonstrable experience in leading project meetings, stakeholder consultations, and change initiatives.
• Membership of the Association for Project Management (APM), or another recognised professional body; or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD, willingness to undertake further relevant training.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project), SharePoint, Projectwise, and general project management software.

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