Project Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, M1 3BG |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75713681 |
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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 transforming and improving how people move across our amazing region. Whilst we have already achieved so much - such as Bus Franchising bringing our local bus services back under local control as part of the Bee Network; there are many more exciting opportunities ahead.
Be 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 the UK’s first fully integrated, Zero Emission public transport system outside of London.
Your Role
Over the next few months, we will have several exciting opportunities coming up working across a range of impactful programme areas and our Project Managers will play a pivotal part in helping us ensure successful project and programme delivery.
As a Project Manager, you will have a detailed understanding of project management methodology and processes to enable you to carry out the role successfully. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of projects to time, cost and quality. You can work independently to achieve the business objectives while also supporting the broader project management community.
This role is a career graded post, and we have both Level 1 and Level 2 Project Manager roles available. You will be supported through your development and progression within the levels, providing a great opportunity for you to continuously develop and progress within the role.
This is hybrid role where you will be expected to work in the office and/or onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.
For more information, please see the relevant role profile at the bottom of the advert.
Who are we?
Welcome to Projects Group, part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - 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!
What you’ll bring
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.
As a Project Manager (Level 1), you will be educated to degree level or have equivalent level of experience in a project and programme management environment. You will have a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering projects and programmes simultaneously to time, cost and relevant standard.
In addition, you will demonstrate financial awareness, and budget management expertise and be able to successfully compile clear and concise technical and non-technical reports, adapting your approach for different audiences such as political, professional and lay persons.
With your strong communication and engagement skills; you will be able to develop effective work relationships with stakeholders at varying levels both internal and external to the organisation. You will be able to develop and implement stakeholder management strategies, including negotiation and presentation skills, in a project or programme environment.
In addition, we are also looking for some experienced Project Managers (Level 2), to be successful in this role you will possess all of the essential criteria above and have practical experience of managing people in a similar environment. You will also possess specific industry experience and/ or technical skills and knowledge that is specific to each of our Programme areas (as outlined below).
Rail /Light Rail Capital Programme
- You will have proven experience of rail infrastructure standards, and processes particularly those governing infrastructure change, and/or experience of managing complex projects in challenging environments supported by a strong understanding of standard forms of contract.
- You will have experience of working on light rail or heavy rail schemes either in design, management, or the delivery of on-site works.
Customer & Growth
You will have experience of planning and delivering complex change programmes, ideally within a transport or public sector environment.
What we can offer you
Over the next few months, we anticipate several Project Manager opportunities becoming available for those who want to be part of something great to come and join our award-winning teams. So, we are currently recruiting to a talent pool of successful candidates for roles that we anticipate will be coming up!
The salary for this role ranges from £40,650-£52,866 per annum, depending on your skills and experience.
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. Where required, there is also an opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- 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 staff 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.
What's next?
If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. When completing your application, please ensure that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit.
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.
Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.
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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