Senior Project Manager
Ref: : 3261
(InterSearch in the UK)
Location: : London - South East
Rate: £50K to £55K (Permanent)
Senior Project Manager - Rail Design Business Unit
Location: London /Surrey/Manchester
The company is a professional support services group, which helps clients in the public sector and regulated industry to provide better everyday services to customers and communities. Its combination of professional, commercial and technical expertise enables clients to improve their strategy, services, people and asset management. Operations include Government Services, Highways, Management Consultancy and Regulated Industries covering a wide range of disciplines. It has over 11,000 employees, more than 80 offices in the UK, and a turnover in excess of £550m.
The Rail division is part of Regulated Industries operating across mainline and underground rail, carrying out high-profile work for key clients such as Network Rail, London Underground, and all the major train operating companies. The company attracts and retains high-calibre staff on the strength of its reputation for winning new business, as well as by offering an exceptional working environment and training package.
About the Role
A key member of the senior team, you’ll lead the management and delivery of a wide range of rail related multi-disciplinary projects. It’s a senior challenge that will involve managing and motivating large inter-disciplinary teams (both internal and external), managing large budgets to time/programme, cost and quality, engaging with all the key stakeholders, and ensuring this is all done safely and in line with all the key standards. You’ll also play a role in business/financial/succession planning and assist in negotiating final accounts.
About You
To succeed in the high-level role, you’ll need a successful track record of managing, directing and delivering large multi-disciplinary rail related projects. It’s also essential that you have a degree in a technical or project management discipline and a relevant professional qualification such as MAPM, MICE, MIStructE, MIMechE, MBCS, etc. You should have gained your experience with a major consultant/contractor.
