Associate Project Manager - Rail PMCM

Overview

Lead delivery of large complex rail projects ensuring safety, quality, budget and schedule

Key Responsibilities

• supplier management
• budget management
• contract management
• project controls
• risk management
• client liaison

Tasks

-Delivering the effective development and management of suppliers to meet complex project or programme requirements. -Addressing stakeholder concerns and managing expectations effectively. -Acting as a principal point of contact for the Client, ensuring their needs and expectations are met throughout the lifecycle of the works. -Ensuring all activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, adhering to corporate governance and standards. -Accountable for the management of project/ programme budgets, tracking, and reporting. -Facilitate reviews of the strategic plan and associated workstreams, monitoring progress, and formally assessing the programme’s continued alignment with its objectives, with any interventions identified. -Being a safety leader, driving safety performance and compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations. Discharge CDM duties as required by the Client. -Leading and delivering on a specific large complex project or programme of work. -Accountable for contracts being managed in line with contract rules of engagement (including NEC3/4). -Driving innovative solutions and implement processes to enhance project/ programme efficiency and productivity. Evaluate and integrate new technologies and methodologies to improve overall performance. -Managing the project’s/ programme’s governance, planning, project controls and reporting arrangements according to appropriate requirements and quality. -Optimising resource utilisation and ensuring financial performance aligns with project/ programme goals. -Implementing governance frameworks, controls, and reporting mechanisms to ensure effective project/ programme management. -Engaging at a senior level with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies and local authorities. -Ensuring that potential key risks to project/ programme are identified and that suitable risk mitigation measures are actioned to suit. -Ensuring the project/ programme of works is delivered, safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. -Direct and lead the project teams, and enhance the teams’ effectiveness by ensuring that the appropriate development is carried out through training, coaching and mentoring.

Requirements

• prince2
• chartered
• nec
• leadership
• commercial
• project management

What You Bring

-Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. -APM / MSP / PMI / PRINCE2 / Six Sigma certifications are considered beneficial. -Chartered membership of a relevant professional body, or nearing completion of this status would be advantageous. -Accountability for driving continuous improvement in a structured manner including strategy, efficiency, industry influence and operational improvements with measured benefits. Accountability for driving continuous improvement in a structured manner including strategy, efficiency, industry influence and operational improvements with measured benefits. -Team leader, strategic thinker, demonstrates curiosity, is solution-focused, and responsive to Client issues. -Experience of working in a senior management role, on multiple significant projects, with demonstrated Client-side project/ programme delivery in a commercial environment. -Strong commercial focus, business acumen, strategic insight and financially astute. -Experience in project/ programme management, including Technical and Project management, and Project Controls. -Working experience of managing NEC 3/4 contracts. -Developing and managing Client relationships, through effective listening and influencing skills. -A degree in a relevant engineering or management discipline (such as project or construction management, engineering, science, or building). -Experience in building successful project/ programme delivery teams. -Experience working at a senior level with organisations such as Network Rail, HS2, TfGM, and other rail-related entities is seen as advantageous.

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