Project Manager, Washwood Heath, High Speed Rail

Overview

In this role you will drive delivery of a major UK railway infrastructure programme from design through construction. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across the Washwood Heath area, ensuring work is integrated, sequenced and progressed to schedule. You’ll manage interfaces between client, contractor and supply chain, highlighting and resolving risks before delays occur. You will shape procurement and specification for overhead works and maintain governance across projects. This is a high-impact, hands-on delivery role with real-scale programme experience at the centre of a critical rail asset.

Pay / Benefits

• Pension 12%
• Hybrid (3 days office)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across the area and manage project interfaces
• Develop and manage procurement and specification documents for overhead works
• Maintain assurance and governance processes across owned projects
• Bridge the client, contractor and supply chain to keep delivery on track
• Identify and escalate risks and issues to prevent programme delay
• Support interface management with joint venture for site works and ground remediation
• Work with senior project engineers and programme planner to align delivery
• Navigate multiple workstreams at different maturity levels while thinking strategically

Key requirements

• Background in project or programme delivery on major construction or infrastructure schemes
• Experience in consultancy or design-stage construction projects
• Civil or Electrical Engineering background with transition to project management (acceptable)
• Understanding of procurement sequencing and cross-discipline collaboration
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and influence decisions across stakeholders
• Knowledge of project management basics including early warning, programme interpretation, and risk escalation

• Stakeholder management
• Coordination and collaboration
• Strategic thinking with delivery focus
• Experience with major infrastructure programmes
• Familiarity with procurement processes and interface management
• Familiarity with programme planning and tracking

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