Are you an experienced Assistant Project Manager or established Scheme Project Manager?
Do you have client-side experience in the Rail sector?
Salary: circa £45,000 + benefits
Benefits: 26 days’ annual leave (+BH), 6% pension, private health
Locations: Manchester, Leeds or York (TRU offices) – 3 days per week in office, hybrid remainder
Join a well-established consultancy known for high-quality delivery across rail and wider infrastructure. You’ll be embedded client side on the TransPennine Route Upgrade, acting as the scheme Project Manager within a multi-disciplinary, major projects environment. Expect strong professional development, access to a broad internal technical network (civils, structures, E&P, signalling, stations), and support towards professional qualifications.
You will need:
* Proven experience delivering major rail or infrastructure projects in a client-side or consultancy setting.
* Prior experience working as a project manager.
* Strong fundamentals in project controls: planning, risk, change, cost and reporting.
* Comfortable managing interfaces across multiple disciplines and suppliers.
* Confident communicator.
* Familiarity with Network Rail processes and NEC contracts.
* Relevant degree and/or professional accreditation (APM/PMQ, ICE, IMechE, IET, RICS).
What you'll be doing:
* Own day-to-day delivery of assigned TRU work packages: scope, schedule, cost, risk and change.
* Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and assure compliance with Network Rail governance and standards.
* Lead stakeholder engagement across client, contractor and third parties; chair progress and technical meetings and drive actions to closure.
* Produce clear reporting on programme status, risks/opportunities, financials and change events.
* Support procurement and contract administration (e.g. NEC) and readiness for access, possessions and commissioning.
* Champion safety, quality and effective handover into operation/maintenance.
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