Senior Rail Projects Lead

Arup; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Rail to lead technically excellent rail projects and bids across the UK. Based in Glasgow, Manchester or York, you will manage engineering and design activities, interfaces, programmes, budgets and quality, coordinating with clients and delivery partners to meet objectives.

As a senior team member, you will mentor colleagues, develop delivery processes and share knowledge while building trusted client relationships.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing multidisciplinary rail or complex infrastructure design projects.
• Proven experience leading projects and multidisciplinary teams, delivering successful outcomes and building trusted client relationships.
• Good knowledge of the rail industry across stations, depots, civils, electrification, decarbonisation, renewals and rail systems.
• Degree or equivalent; Chartered Project Professional status or a clear pathway towards chartership; APM qualification advantageous.
• Strong communication, organisation and leadership skills with a collaborative approach.
• Willingness to travel to client or project sites across the UK.
• Experience mentoring and developing colleagues; data analysis and visualisation tools such as Excel or Power BI beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of technically excellent rail projects and bids across the UK portfolio.
• Manage engineering and design activities, interfaces, programmes, budgets, scope, quality and commercial performance.
• Coordinate communication between clients, multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors and delivery partners.
• Own project delivery plans and oversee projects through to completion, including lessons learned and project records.
• Develop leadership and share knowledge across the business; drive improvement in delivery processes.

Skills

Rail projects

Team leadership

Rail industry knowledge

ChPP pathway

APM qualification

Communication

Travel UK

Mentoring

Data analytics

Education

Degree in a relevant field

ChPP status or pathway

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Arup is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Rail to lead technically excellent rail projects and bids across the UK. Based in Glasgow, Manchester or York, you will manage engineering and design activities, interfaces, programmes, budgets and quality, coordinating with clients and delivery partners to meet objectives.

As a senior team member, you will mentor colleagues, develop delivery processes and share knowledge while building trusted client relationships.