Senior Project Manager (Infrastructure) (0845)

Transport for Wales; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welsh language learning support

Online learning resources

Classroom courses

Funding for local courses

Job summary

Transport for Wales seeks an experienced Project Delivery Leader to oversee infrastructure programmes, ensuring milestones are met and value for money is achieved. You will coordinate stakeholders, manage risks, and guide governance across the project lifecycle in a safety‑focused environment.

Role requires leadership in procurement, financial oversight, and supplier engagement, with emphasis on continuous improvement and sustainability for the Welsh economy.

Qualifications

• Advanced qualification and/or professional accreditation (degree, APM PMQ, ChPP, MAPM or equivalent)
• Experience managing diverse infrastructure projects with multi-disciplinary interfaces in public transport
• Leads application of health, safety, environmental & CDM Regulations 2015
• Experience with NEC contracts and robust governance, reporting and risk management
• Experience using Primavera P6 or MS Project for programme management

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of project delivery against milestones and programme commitments.
• Lead project risk management, identifying, assessing and mitigating risks with teams and risk owners.
• Provide financial oversight and AFC management, ensuring effective change control and value for money.
• Lead procurement and supplier engagement, engaging with SMEs and local partners to maximise regional benefits.
• Ensure compliance with PoW, PACE and RIBA, driving governance and cost efficiencies.
• Champion health, safety and CDM 2015 compliance across delivery partners.
• Oversee and assure project controls, reporting, budgets and performance metrics.
• Support development of early career professionals through coaching and mentoring.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement to capture best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Program management

Communication

Education

Advanced professional accreditation (degree, APM PMQ, ChPP, MAPM)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

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.

Who We'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.

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application. TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. 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.

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. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.