Job Description

Position: Senior Project Manager

Rate: Indicative Outside IR35

Location: Birmingham

Start date: April

Contract Duration: 9 months

People Group are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager from a Client Side background to work for a Train Operating Company.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the project team in the procurement, construction and delivery of the project to achieve desired business outcomes.

Lead the development and maintenance of a culture of world class health, safety, and environmental standards

Formally manages risks through the use of the WMT Risk Management process.

Manages all aspects of quality management, ensures quality is implemented throughout and lessons learned are captured.

Deliver to defined cost, schedule, and quality requirements, leading the successful handover of assigned projects ensuring all Operational Readiness planning and activities are in place.

Lead the development of the project team; set standards, manage, motivate, coach and mentor staff within the team. Recognise talent and assist in the development of those with high potential.

Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to this role, including all standards and code compliance, and required planning permissions.

Manage and positively influence key stakeholders (both internal & external)

Ensure projects are completed within planned budget, timeline and quality/compliance standards. 

Essentials and Desirables:

Experience working client side within the rail sector (preferably on Depots)

NEC3 / NEC4 working knowledge

Obtained or working towards EngTech, IEng, CEng or Equivalent.

A PRINCE2 Practitioner/ APM PMQ qualification or equivalent.

Health and Safety Qualification – IOSH minimum

A postgraduate University degree in Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Business or significant operational experience.

Attained Level 3 Competency in at least eight of the PMO Competency  Categories in the Framework below