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About the Role
As a Project Manager in the PMCM Rail team, you will be responsible for enabling the delivery of complex rail projects of regional, national, and international significance, ensuring they are delivered safely, to a high quality, on time, and within budget. You will be adaptable, innovative, and comfortable working within significant and complex projects, embedded into the client’s team.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating relevant disciplines through project meetings and target-led workshops to resolve critical issues and ensure projects meet safety, functional, and regulatory requirements.
- Establishing robust processes and procedures to manage the project in conjunction with the client’s team.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for the client, ensuring their needs and expectations are met through both design and construction phases.
- Developing and managing client and stakeholder relationships through effective listening and influencing skills.
- Compiling monthly project reports and data-based scenarios for senior management.
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, local authorities, and community groups.
- Facilitating regular project meetings, presentations, and progress reports.
- Addressing stakeholder concerns and managing expectations effectively.
- Managing contracts in accordance with contract rules of engagement (including NEC3 & 4).
- Managing project budgets, including cost estimation, tracking, and reporting.
- Optimizing resource utilization and ensuring financial performance aligns with project goals.
- Reviewing and approving project expenditures and invoices.
- Managing changes and delays affecting the project, ensuring resolution or mitigation, and consistently improving and implementing project management processes (e.g., change control).
- Identifying and mitigating potential risks associated with design and construction phases.
- Dealing with RFIs, early warnings, and general communications to reduce project risk and ensure successful project delivery.
- Acting as a safety leader, driving safety performance and compliance with Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations, and discharging CDM duties as required by the client.
- Ensuring all activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, adhering to corporate governance and standards.
- Defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with the client and stakeholders.
- Liaising with the Planner in developing detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and risk management.
- Overseeing project execution, ensuring adherence to project plans and schedules.
- Monitoring project progress, identifying potential issues, and implementing corrective actions.
- Driving innovative design and construction solutions and implementing processes to enhance project efficiency and productivity.
- Evaluating and integrating new technologies and methodologies to improve project performance.
Requirements
- A degree in a relevant engineering or management discipline (such as project or construction management, engineering, science, or building).
- Working experience of managing NEC3/4 contracts.
- Experience in project management, including Technical and Project management and Project Controls.
- Experience working on significant projects with demonstrated client-side project delivery (design and build).
- Proven ability to manage successful workstreams within a multi-disciplinary delivery team.
- Demonstrates curiosity, is solution-focused, and responsive to client issues.
Skills
- Project management
- Technical project management
- Project controls
- Client-side project delivery
- NEC3/4 contract management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder management
- Budget management
- Reporting
- Communication
- Influencing skills
- Innovative thinking
- Problem-solving
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Flexible working
- Onsite (occasional site visits)
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Project Manager
Education Level
- Degree in a relevant engineering or management discipline
- Chartered membership of a relevant professional body (or nearing completion)
- APM / MSP / PMI / PRINCE2 / Six Sigma certifications (beneficial)
Benefits
- Support in personal development and growth
- Opportunity to gain formal project management qualifications through the APM pathway
- Work-life balance support
- Hybrid working policy (2 days work from home)
- Inclusivity & Belonging initiatives
- Thrive programme for health and wellbeing
- Virtual GP service
- Reasonable workplace adjustments
- Gymflex scheme (up to 40% off gym memberships)
- Comprehensive menopause support package
- WSP My Hour (1 hour daily for personal activities)
- Part-time and flexible working arrangements
- Option to purchase additional leave
- Ability to use bank holiday entitlement flexibly
- Training
- Mentoring
- Chartership support
About the Company
- WSP is a global scale company contributing to landmark projects with bright minds.
- WSP has a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.
- WSP offers a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a unique career.
- WSP is a diverse, inclusive, and enthusiastic team of Project, Commercial, and Design Managers working in the Rail sector.
- WSP's passion comes from creating and shaping the built environment through tailored project delivery.
- WSP encourages and supports a successful work-life balance.
- WSP has modern, vibrant offices situated in great city centre locations across the UK.
- WSP actively supports flexible working.
- WSP offers the exceptional opportunity to take the next step in your career, build on experience and qualifications, and achieve ambitions.
- WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms.
- WSP's passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities they serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.
- With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, WSP is dedicated to local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
Equal Opportunity
- WSP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
- As a Disability Confident leader, WSP will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
- Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.