Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure)

TfW Business Daily Group; Graigwen; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for Wales is recruiting for a senior delivery lead to drive infrastructure projects across the organisation. You will develop high-performing teams, engage stakeholders, and ensure safety, quality and value for money throughout the project lifecycle.

You will provide strategic oversight, manage risk and procurement, and champion continuous improvement and sustainability in Welsh transport initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced professional qualification or accreditation (APM PMQ, ChPP, MAPM or equivalent)
• Experience managing diverse infrastructure projects with multi-disciplinary interfaces
• Leads health, safety, environmental & CDM Regulations 2015
• Experience governance, reporting and risk management activities
• Strong communication to influence stakeholders for informed decisions
• Ability to build, lead and motivate delivery teams
• Experience with NEC contracts and programme management tools

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery, managing milestones and delivery dates.
• Lead risk management, identify and mitigate financial, reputational and safety risks.
• Provide financial oversight of expenditure and AFC, manage NEC change control and events.
• Lead procurement and engage with SMEs to maximise regional benefits.
• Ensure governance via PoW, PACE and RIBA frameworks, and drive cost efficiencies.
• Provide leadership on health, safety and CDM compliance across delivery partners.
• Champion safety culture and escalate concerns to protect people and assets.
• Oversee project controls, reporting, budgets and performance metrics.
• Lead environmental and sustainability performance across projects.
• Support development of early career professionals through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement with project teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Programme management

Health, safety & CDM knowledge

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Advanced professional accreditation (APM PMQ / ChPP / MAPM)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

NEC Contracts

Job description

Please note: this advert is for our talent pool

TheRole

Leads the delivery of infrastructure projects for Transport for Wales, developing high-performing teams and driving innovation, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered safely, within programme, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Role responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery, ensuring progress against key milestones programme commitments and critical delivery dates. While also coordinating stakeholders and resolving issues to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Lead project risk management activities, proactively identifying, assessing and mitigating financial, reputational, quality, environmental, health and safety risks, working with project teams and risk owners to implement effective controls and escalating issues where necessary to protect project objectives and programme delivery.
• Provide financial oversight and assurance of project expenditure and Anticipated Final Costs (AFC), ensuring effective management of NEC contractual mechanisms, change control and compensation events to deliver value for money.
• Lead procurement and supplier engagement activities by fostering supplier and delivery partnerships within the Welsh economy, actively engaging with SMEs and other local supply chain partners to maximise regional economic benefits.
• Ensure compliance with project lifecycle and governance frameworks, including Plan of Work (PoW), PACE and RIBA and driving robust governance while identifying opportunities to improve programme and cost efficiencies.
• Provide leadership and assurance on health, safety and CDM 2015 compliance, ensuring project obligations are met, safe working practices are embedded, and delivery partners adhere to relevant legislation, standards and governance requirements.
• Champion TfW's safety culture, ensuring safety is embedded throughout project delivery and escalating concerns where necessary to protect people, assets and organisational reputation.
• Provide oversight and assurance of project controls, including risk and issue management, project reporting, budgets, programme impact and performance metrics, identifying and addressing emerging risks to delivery
• Lead environmental and sustainability performance across projects, ensuring compliance with environmental requirements and driving the achievement of TfW's sustainability and decarbonisation objectives.
• Support the development of early career professionals through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing, helping to build project management capability across the organisation.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement activities, working collaboratively with project teams and delivery partners to capture best practice and improve future project performance.

Whowe're looking for

• Possesses an advanced relevant qualification and/or professional accreditation (e.g. degree, APM PMQ, ChPP, MAPM or equivalent), demonstrating a high level of professional competence.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse range of Infrastructure Projects with multi-disciplinary interfaces, including public transport projects and operations, across both development and delivery phases.
• Leads the application of health, safety, environmental & Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015.
• Demonstrable evidence of managing project governance, reporting, and risk management activities, ensuring robust decision-making and timely issue resolution.
• Leads and influences stakeholders through effective communication, presenting complex project information to support informed decision-making and successful delivery.
• Ability to build, lead, and motivate high-performing delivery teams.
• Experience of NEC Suite of contracts of the entire project lifecycles, demonstrating an understanding of collaborative project management, proactive risk mitigation, and the ability to deliver projects efficiently.
• Experience managing complex project programmes using industry-standard planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, Microsoft Project), with a strong understanding of programme management, schedule risk management and recovery planning.

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfWsupport anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels."

Who we are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

If you want to find out more about what we're doing in Wales, see our Annual Report .

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.