Project Manager-Rail
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leiston, Anglia, IP16 4UR |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57105601 |
Summary
Do you have experience as a Project Manger with a proven background in Rail or Construction?
Are you familiar with key Network Rail processes and procedures such as GRIP, Engineering Management for Projects, AMP, DWWP?
Would you like to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering complex rail infrastructure in one of the UK’s most regulated environments?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
The Opportunity
Due to increased project expansion, our client is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager with experience in the regulated rail sector. You'll define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme. You will also assist in securing the required resources to meet the project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within the project team.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Develop fully coordinated and integrated multi- disciplinary solutions which are deliverable within implementation plan requirements.
- Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work.
- Act as project representative in external stakeholder working groups.
- Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely on time, to budget, meeting business, technical and sustainability requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the project, in line with requirements - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters.
- Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, implement the SZC change control procedures for allocated project(s), develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager or Director (Programme Manager or Director).
- Ensure level 3 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall
- Project schedules (levels 1 and level 2). Escalate any discrepancies to the Project Controls Director, in consultation with the Senior Project Manager.
- Review - Contractor supplied Level 3 and 16 week rolling schedules.
- Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) relating to the scope of work is delivered, maintained, and controlled.
- Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
- Manage any interfaces to the benefit of the overall project
- Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled and assured.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members.
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, or other related field.
- Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
- Track record of delivering multi-disciplinary rail projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility.
- Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders including, Network Rail, Local authorities, Office of Road and Rail, Internal design and management teams, Alliance supply chain contractors, and community stakeholders.
- Able to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary solutions, including the ability to manage interfaces between disciplines and adjacent projects.
- Working knowledge of key railway and Network Rail standards and procedures, such as: GRIP, Engineering Management for Projects, AMP, DWWP.
- Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation.
- Proficient in the use of estimating scheduling, programming, and risk tools.
- Experience of managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment. Including NEC or FIDIC contracts.
- Able to work effectively with suite of Project data systems including Outlook 365 Suite, Microsoft TEAMs, Document management systems incl.
- A Site and Teamcenter, BIM - federated models and Geographical information Systems (GIS).
- Hold Personal Track Safety (PTS) qualification.
- Hold suitable CSCS certification.
Get in touch now
If you're ready to take the lead on high-impact projects and bring your design management expertise to a dynamic, technically driven team we would love to hear from you, so apply now to avoid missing out!
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’.
Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
Are you familiar with key Network Rail processes and procedures such as GRIP, Engineering Management for Projects, AMP, DWWP?
Would you like to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering complex rail infrastructure in one of the UK’s most regulated environments?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
The Opportunity
Due to increased project expansion, our client is recruiting for an experienced Project Manager with experience in the regulated rail sector. You'll define the work scope to be delivered within the contract or package of work and the interfaces to the other elements of the programme. You will also assist in securing the required resources to meet the project requirements, ensuring the maintenance of SQEP for any assigned resource and promptly identifying any personnel shortfalls or issues within the project team.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Develop fully coordinated and integrated multi- disciplinary solutions which are deliverable within implementation plan requirements.
- Maintain effective communications with all stakeholders and executing the project or PEP strategies within their contract or package of work.
- Act as project representative in external stakeholder working groups.
- Drive the delivery of the contract or package activities to ensure they are delivered safely on time, to budget, meeting business, technical and sustainability requirements. Monitor and manage the progress of the project, in line with requirements - track progress against milestones, deadlines, budget and provide key stakeholders with reports on these matters.
- Anticipate, manage, and resolve issues within the contact or package. Identify risks and facilitate the resolution of all issues raised, implement the SZC change control procedures for allocated project(s), develop and update the programme budget, and escalate any issues to the Senior Project Manager, Delivery Manager or Director (Programme Manager or Director).
- Ensure level 3 schedules are developed and maintained for the contract or package of work. Ensure such schedules are consistent with overall
- Project schedules (levels 1 and level 2). Escalate any discrepancies to the Project Controls Director, in consultation with the Senior Project Manager.
- Review - Contractor supplied Level 3 and 16 week rolling schedules.
- Ensure the List of Deliverables (LOD) relating to the scope of work is delivered, maintained, and controlled.
- Ensure that lessons-learnt and knowledge-capture are practiced as business as usual.
- Manage any interfaces to the benefit of the overall project
- Ensure that contract or package contractual requirements are fulfilled and assured.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all project team members.
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Degree and chartered status in an engineering, construction, or other related field.
- Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
- Track record of delivering multi-disciplinary rail projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security, and environmental responsibility.
- Experience of successfully engaging groups of stakeholders including, Network Rail, Local authorities, Office of Road and Rail, Internal design and management teams, Alliance supply chain contractors, and community stakeholders.
- Able to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary solutions, including the ability to manage interfaces between disciplines and adjacent projects.
- Working knowledge of key railway and Network Rail standards and procedures, such as: GRIP, Engineering Management for Projects, AMP, DWWP.
- Able to demonstrate strong management skills including project management, financial management, change management and facilitation.
- Proficient in the use of estimating scheduling, programming, and risk tools.
- Experience of managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a regulated environment. Including NEC or FIDIC contracts.
- Able to work effectively with suite of Project data systems including Outlook 365 Suite, Microsoft TEAMs, Document management systems incl.
- A Site and Teamcenter, BIM - federated models and Geographical information Systems (GIS).
- Hold Personal Track Safety (PTS) qualification.
- Hold suitable CSCS certification.
Get in touch now
If you're ready to take the lead on high-impact projects and bring your design management expertise to a dynamic, technically driven team we would love to hear from you, so apply now to avoid missing out!
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’.
Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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