Senior Project Control Engineer
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 3BG |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75712195 |
Summary
Welcome to your next BIG opportunity in Greater Manchester! Are you ready to help us deliver and achieve our vision for the city? If yes, then look no further as your time is now - so let’s talk!
Join us on a journey that truly matters. Here at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), we’re committed to transform and improve how people move across our amazing region. We have already achieved so much, such as Bus Franchising and the Bee Network, bringing our bus network back under public control, but there are many more exciting opportunities ahead!
Be a part of something BIG! Greater Manchester’s time is now with over £2.5 billion in committed investment to enhance and develop our infrastructure transport network over the next 5 years; as we continue our mission to deliver a fully integrated, Zero Emission public transport system, the UK’s first outside of London.
As we embark on the next stages of our exciting transformation journey, we are looking for some special people who want to be part of something great to come and join our award-winning teams over the next few months.
Who we are
Welcome to Projects Group. We are responsible for ensuring the organisation has firm foundations to successfully develop and deliver a large, complex and technically diverse portfolio of capital and revenue projects and programmes across Greater Manchester - on time, within budget and with the customer at the heart of what we do.
Our extensive portfolio of projects and programmes covers a significant number of areas within the different modes of transport infrastructure throughout Greater Manchester including Bus infrastructure, Metrolink, Rail, Electrification, Interchanges, Zero Emissions, Clean Air, Active Travel and Business Change just to name a few.
About the role
Over the next few months, we will have several Senior Project Control Engineer/Planner opportunities coming up within our well-established Programme Management Office (PMO). Our PMO is the engine room of Projects Group and plays a pivotal role in ensuring and maintaining successful project and programme delivery.
Our Senior Project Control Engineers are experienced senior members of the team who work alongside our existing team of commercial, risk and project management professionals to develop project schedules from first principles, establish comprehensive monitoring and methods of analysis with periodic reporting up to senior levels and make recommendations to the project and programme teams.
In addition, you will lead a small team of Project Control Engineers/Assistant Project Control Engineers whilst managing your own portfolio of projects and contribute to the continued development of the department.
What we need from you
What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
You will have significant experience of working in a Project Controls environment with prior experience of complex highways, large civils infrastructure or rail projects being of advantage. You will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of planning techniques, cost and change control, baseline management principles and be proficient in the use of Primavera (P6), Microsoft Project, Excel and SAP.
You should also be able to analyse contract programmes and understand the principles of NEC contract management in relation to programme.
Strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to take initiative are essential. You will bring effective and supportive people management skills and be able to effectively manage both you own workload and that of other team members.
What we can offer you
These are permanent roles with a salary range of £68,424-£75,678 per annum depending on skills and experience. This is comprised of a base salary of £57,770-£65,024 plus a Market Factor Supplement (MFS) of £10,654 per annum which is paid monthly and reviewed on an annual basis.
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.
Our benefits include:
- 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays) rising to 30 days after 5 years and 32 days after 10 years.
- Free bus travel within Greater Manchester and free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
- Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
- Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
- We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to via our employee assistance programme when required
- Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
- You will have the opportunity to work across supportive and friendly teams, giving colleagues opportunities to experience new areas and develop their skills.
- A modern, vibrant and accessible office environment located in the heart of Manchester with easy access to Piccadilly train station and the local Metrolink network.
- We offer a range of employee benefits including various discount schemes, health and wellbeing support and more.
Whats Next?
If you believe you have what we’re looking for then we’d really like to hear from you.
To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement providing clear examples of how you meet all the requirements of the role profile - all appointments will be based on merit.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES!
Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.
Our short-listing process is anonymised, so candidates MUST anonymise their CV and supporting statement and DO NOT include their name or personal contact details on either of these documents.
If personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager and could affect your application.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
NOTE TO AGENCIES we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.
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