Hybrid Rail Project Manager (Seattle)

Network Rail Consulting; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

Healthcare premiums paid by employer

Generous vacation leave entitlement

401K with employer matching

Employee Discount Program via LifeMart

Job summary

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support US clients from Seattle with hybrid work and one day per week in the office. You will assist with project planning, risk management, and client delivery, coordinating with PMs and SMEs.

You will help manage resources, budgets, schedules, and reporting while ensuring compliance with FRA and safety requirements. This role offers growth with a collaborative, global rail consultancy.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a relevant degree/equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience within railroad/transit sectors.
• Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end project lifecycle and project management concepts.
• Practical experience using formal risk management tools and processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and client engagement skills.
• A relevant qualification such as PRINCE2 or PMP is desirable
• Knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and monitoring project resource plans, project schedules, work hours, budget, forecasting and expenditure.
• Organizing, attending, and participating in a variety of stakeholder meetings and audits.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings, chasing both within the team and client and contract package teams where necessary.
• Reviewing and preparing presentation materials for meetings and workshops.
• Providing administrative support as needed and reviewing and preparing project outputs and reporting.
• Coordinating, Subject Matter Expert (SME) activities and resource planning, while obtaining appropriate approvals and management of SME visits.
• Support the assignment lead in managing the overall assignment WBS/PBS, project schedule and budget – including analysis and reporting where necessary
• Support the safety/business risk management - working with stakeholders to identify change and its relevant risks, and subsequently managing project logs and collecting/summarizing actions and progress
• Provide support to audit tasks - including comparing action/risk logs & project/program schedules as well as managing the administration of audit processes
• Providing document control across the program and coordinating the adequate storage of evidence and reporting related to the assessment activities.
• Ensure data quality and compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Assist the Client, Project Manager or project team as required.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

End-to-end lifecycle

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level in a relevant field

PRINCE2 or PMP (desirable)

Tools

Primavera scheduling software

Job description

Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support US clients from Seattle with hybrid work and one day per week in the office. You will assist with project planning, risk management, and client delivery, coordinating with PMs and SMEs.

You will help manage resources, budgets, schedules, and reporting while ensuring compliance with FRA and safety requirements. This role offers growth with a collaborative, global rail consultancy.