Senior Project Manager - Rail

Skanska UK Plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project development and construction group is seeking a Senior Project Manager for their Infrastructure team in Manchester. The role involves managing teams, developing project scopes, and ensuring compliance with construction standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive rail experience and be a Chartered Civil Engineer.

Qualifications

• Extensive Rail Experience required.
• Experience of Leading and Managing construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, manage, supervise, train and mentor staff.
• Lead development of working methods and design reviews.
• Develop programmes, estimates, and forecast budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Construction Knowledge

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Infrastructure team in Manchester.

What you'll do:

• Recruit, manage, supervise, train and mentor staff to enable them to optimise their work contribution.
• Lead the development of the working methods, detailed design input and the review of designs.
• Develop programmes, estimates and forecast budgets, then assess actual programme and productivity achieved, taking action where appropriate.
• Develop project specific supply chain scope and contract conditions and manage the supply chain with the commercial team.
• Ensure that the construction team keep and compile records and documentation for the works including daily site diary’s, Quality documentation, Health and Safety documentation.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Extensive Rail Experience required. With experience of delivering Network Rail station projects.
• Experience and demonstrable competency in undertaking the CRE-Construction in accordance with NR/L2/RSE/02009
• Must be a Chartered Civil Engineer.
• Experience of Leading and Managing construction teams. Leadership experience by assigning clear accountabilities and authority.
• Knowledge and Understanding of construction contract law and forms of contract through experience and formal training.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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