Senior Project Manager - £60,000 - £75,000 - Milton Keynes - Site based
The Situation & Role Overview
A Rail Industry expert are looking to hire a Senior PM to expand their Project Management capabilities and strengthen programme delivery and standardisation across a busy, high‑complexity engineering environment. You’ll take ownership of multiple programmes—both existing and new—with responsibility for forecasting, governance, revenue performance and client delivery.
Operating in a fast‑paced, reactive environment, you’ll act as a steady, experienced hand who can bring structure, consistency, and confidence across a wide portfolio.
This is an opportunity to join a market leading company in a Senior position and manage the delivery of a range of programmes with key rail industry clients. Overtime, there is scope to line manage an existing team of Project Managers. As a Senior PM, you will have a high degree of autonomy and have control of: Delivery, Client Ownership, Financial Control, Governance & more.
Key Responsibilities
Programme & Project Delivery
Client Ownership
Commercial & Financial Control
Governance, Standards & Continuous Improvement
Leadership & Team Support
Location
Milton Keynes - Site based position
Salary
£60,000 - £75,000 (dependent on experience level)
Benefits
25 days holiday plus Bank holidays
Salary Review Annually
Life Assurance: 4* basic annual salary
EAP- Health Assured
Buy and sell holiday (5 days)
Company shutdown over Christmas
Essential Experience
Project Management experience in heavy engineering / rolling stock
Relevant certifications & Quals - APM/Prince2 or equivalent
Strong client management experience – Clients are regularly on site here.
Ability to manage reactive environments with shifting priorities
Confident communicator who adapts to senior, technical, and operational audiences
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