Junior Project Manager

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 the international consultancy arm of Network Rail – the owner and operator of Britain’s mainline rail system. We have been active in the North American, Australian and the Middle East markets since 2013 and have successfully delivered more than 150 consultancy contracts for government, public and privately owned organizations.

Through our consulting services in the United States (US), we are assisting both public agencies and private clients in the transportation sector to accelerate transformation efforts, make step-changes in major program delivery, and achieve leaps forward in areas such as asset management & maintenance, major projects, railway operations, strategic planning and advisory.

Our work is driven forward by our values:agile, always safe, care about people, collaborative, impartial and passionate.

About the Role

NRC supports multiple US clients from our strategic locations in Washington DC, New York City, and Boston, as well as West Coast clients from our offices in California and Seattle.

We are seeking a Junior Project Manager for our Seattle location.

You will provide support to our internal project teams and our clients, working closely with the Project Manager & client to support and lead key PMO functions, including project planning, risk management, and client delivery, while also supporting with team coordination and project administration, including the management of finances, resource allocation, schedule, and status reporting to the client.

The role is hybrid in nature with one day per week in office, typically one day per week in the field with our clients and project teams, and the balance at your home office location. The exact number of days in the field will vary and will be dictated by project requirements and client meetings.

What will you be doing?

• 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.

About You

Job Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a relevant degree/equivalent experience
• Demonstrated project management experience within the railroad/transit sectors.
• Comprehensive understanding of the 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.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain accurate project documentation.
• A relevant qualification such as PRINCE2 or PMP is desirable
• Ability to work across a multidisciplinary team and establish relationships at all levels
• Knowledge of working with and utilizing primavera or similar scheduling programs is desirable not essential
• Knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rules and regulations.

For the right person, this role presents a fantastic opportunity to develop their career, joining an established and passionate team, with ambitious plans to grow.

We offer benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Healthcare insurance premiums (100% paid for by us)
• Generous vacation leave entitlement
• 401K with employer matching contributions
• Access to Employee Discount Program via LifeMart

NRC supports flexible working practices, and we understand that life balance is an important part of our employees' lives. We offer a wide range of flexible work/life balance options such as hybrid (home/office) working, flexible working hours where appropriate.

Candidate must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future

Network Rail Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or veteran status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.