Senior Project Manager (Transportation PDP Rail and Transit)

AtkinsRéalis; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Transportation Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of major rail projects across the UK. Based from a home office in Manchester, Birmingham, Derby or Stockton-on-Tees, you will manage multi-disciplinary teams and ensure projects meet targets while nurturing client relationships.

You will influence growth and development of the project management team, contribute to governance and commercial management, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large-scale UK infrastructure projects (>£5M design fees per annum).
• Experience with design & build contracts or design development commissions.
• Background in Heavy Rail or Light Rail/Mass Transit sectors.
• Ability to work with clients to protect commercial objectives.
• Knowledge of NEC3 or NEC4 contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead major rail projects as Senior Project Manager, or smaller rail projects as Project Director.
• Ensure projects meet revenue, profit and cash-flow targets with clear reporting.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams including Project Managers and Design Managers.
• Plan resources with resource managers to ensure proper support.
• Keep teams aligned on scope, programme, cost, risk, constraints and interfaces.
• Lead governance and commercial management through full project life cycle.
• Mentor Project Managers and share best practices.
• Build strong client relationships to win repeat work.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Resource planning

Contract administration

Governance & quality

NEC contracts

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. AtkinsRéalis Transportation Project Delivery Practice (PDP) is the centre of excellence for the delivery of major transportation infrastructure projects and combines the best in project management and design management to provide a full suite of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The team is responsible for delivery of design services across our markets of Rail and Transit, Highways and Local Transport, and lean out into other sectors including Defence and Nuclear. We have a wide client base including HS2, National Highways, Network Rail, Irish Rail, Local Authorities, as well as several Principal Contractors. This is an exciting opportunity within the PDP Rail and Transit team for an experienced Senior Project Manager looking to lead the successful delivery of our projects, influence the growth and development of the project management team and progress into a Project Director role. With a home office in Manchester, Birmingham, Derby or Stockton-on-Tees, this role requires flexibility to travel two to three days per week across the UK and Ireland to be involved in some of our most exciting flagship projects.

Your role: Project Delivery and Team Leadership

• Lead major rail projects as a Senior Project Manager, or smaller rail projects as a Project Director.
• Make sure projects meet revenue, profit and cash-flow targets, with clear reporting.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, including Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and Design Managers.
• Plan resources with resource managers to make sure projects are properly supported.
• Keep teams aligned on scope, programme, cost, risk, constraints and interfaces.

Governance and Commercial Management

• Make sure projects meet client, governance, technical, HSE and quality requirements.
• Manage project delivery and contract administration through the full project life cycle.

Team Development and Community Contribution

• Share best practice and lessons learned across the project management community.
• Support and mentor Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and other team members.

Client and Business Growth

• Build strong client relationships to support successful rail project delivery and win repeat work.
• Support Regional Client Directors in shaping and delivering the regional rail strategy.
• Lead bids for rail opportunities, with a strong focus on deliverable and well-planned solutions.
• Significant experience of Project Manager roles on large scale multidisciplinary UK infrastructure projects (>£5M design fees per annum) gained within a consultancy environment (through design & build contracts or design development commissions) or in applicable roles for client or contractor organisations.
• Project/Engineering Management background with experience of the Heavy Rail or Light Rail/Mass Transit sector gained delivering work for clients such as Network Rail, HS2, Transport for London, Transport for Greater Manchester and Principal Contractors.
• Ability to work constructively and collaboratively with clients so that AtkinsRéalis' commercial objectives are protected and met.
• Good understanding of design procedures, change control, checking and review requirements.
• Understanding of various forms of contract, in particular NEC3 or 4 and/or bespoke forms, and experience of deploying them.
• Professional membership and recognised level of Project Management competence (eg. MAPM, MICE, PMQ, ChPP, or equivalent) - desirable.

Company culture and benefits

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.