Senior Project Manager - Rail
- Recruiter
- BCT Resourcing
- Location
- London, London
- Salary
- £65,000 - £88,000 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Jan 2016
- Closes
- 20 Feb 2016
- Ref
- 1219722
- Sectors
- Engineering, Engineering Project Management, Rail
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Client is one of the world's largest and most diverse technical and professional providers to industrial, commercial and government organisations, and this business partner is no exception.
If you are driven by technical excellence, non-conventional design and delivery, creative thinking and progressing your career with a business who works on some of the highest profile and most complex projects globally, then this is your opportunity.
Requirements:
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager who has proven leadership, commercial and financial skills on rail projects. You will have the ability to build solid working relationships with clients and other stakeholders, delivering major projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets and exceed client expectations.
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
* Degree in Civil Engineering
* Post graduate qualification an advantage
* Chartered (or equivalent) member of an appropriate professional institution
Essential Experience:
* Experience in leading design in a consultant organisation and working in a tendered design services environment
* Proven experience in a project environment as a Senior Project Manager and the successful delivery of major rail projects
* Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including international conditions and ability to take commercial responsibility for a project
Desirable Experience & Qualifications:
* Previous experience of managing and delivering a major rail project overseas would be a distinct advantage
* Postgraduate qualifications in business, finance or project management related areas an advantage
Duties & Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
Reporting to the Regional Sector Operations Director you will hold a key role within the rail sector and manage the delivery of projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets, manage all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery meets or exceeds client expectations, take a leadership role with the project team, providing both direction and technical advice and leading by example where appropriate and promote both the regional and global culture of the business,
Additionally, you will be responsible for offer excellent client experience, achieving or exceeding profit targets, ensuring cash generation profile are met and completing each project with a motivated team.
Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
* Providing sound and effective leadership to the team, providing direction and technical advice, leading by example to achieve company goals and championing a quality culture
* Communicating with team members to ensure that they understand, and become engaged with, the project strategy, brief and client requirements
* Developing and managing the Project Programme and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders
* Ensuring that effective financial and project management controls are in place and deployed to enable monitoring, modification and forecasting as appropriate
* Continually looking to enhance productivity through improved processes, procedures and systems
* Maintaining an overview of the commercial aspects of the project (contract, invoicing, debt, client management)
Benefits
Stakeholder Pension matched to 6%
Healthcare
Life Assurance
Annual Leave
Annual Professional Institution Subscription Paid
Tax Free Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Best rate Gym Membership (Some UK Office Locations)
Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Childcare Vouchers
Birthday Vouchers
Tax Free Share Purchase Scheme
Long Term Service Awards
Latest Employee Reviews:
Huge breadth of projects. The company has a global perspective. Lot of opportunity for collaboration on firm wide level. Focused on few sectors. Ability to work from home / flexible working.
If you are driven by technical excellence, non-conventional design and delivery, creative thinking and progressing your career with a business who works on some of the highest profile and most complex projects globally, then this is your opportunity.
Requirements:
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager who has proven leadership, commercial and financial skills on rail projects. You will have the ability to build solid working relationships with clients and other stakeholders, delivering major projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets and exceed client expectations.
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
* Degree in Civil Engineering
* Post graduate qualification an advantage
* Chartered (or equivalent) member of an appropriate professional institution
Essential Experience:
* Experience in leading design in a consultant organisation and working in a tendered design services environment
* Proven experience in a project environment as a Senior Project Manager and the successful delivery of major rail projects
* Sound commercial background, including familiarity with contractual conditions and procedures, including international conditions and ability to take commercial responsibility for a project
Desirable Experience & Qualifications:
* Previous experience of managing and delivering a major rail project overseas would be a distinct advantage
* Postgraduate qualifications in business, finance or project management related areas an advantage
Duties & Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
Reporting to the Regional Sector Operations Director you will hold a key role within the rail sector and manage the delivery of projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets, manage all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery meets or exceeds client expectations, take a leadership role with the project team, providing both direction and technical advice and leading by example where appropriate and promote both the regional and global culture of the business,
Additionally, you will be responsible for offer excellent client experience, achieving or exceeding profit targets, ensuring cash generation profile are met and completing each project with a motivated team.
Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
* Providing sound and effective leadership to the team, providing direction and technical advice, leading by example to achieve company goals and championing a quality culture
* Communicating with team members to ensure that they understand, and become engaged with, the project strategy, brief and client requirements
* Developing and managing the Project Programme and obtaining the buy-in of all stakeholders
* Ensuring that effective financial and project management controls are in place and deployed to enable monitoring, modification and forecasting as appropriate
* Continually looking to enhance productivity through improved processes, procedures and systems
* Maintaining an overview of the commercial aspects of the project (contract, invoicing, debt, client management)
Benefits
Stakeholder Pension matched to 6%
Healthcare
Life Assurance
Annual Leave
Annual Professional Institution Subscription Paid
Tax Free Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Best rate Gym Membership (Some UK Office Locations)
Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Childcare Vouchers
Birthday Vouchers
Tax Free Share Purchase Scheme
Long Term Service Awards
Latest Employee Reviews:
Huge breadth of projects. The company has a global perspective. Lot of opportunity for collaboration on firm wide level. Focused on few sectors. Ability to work from home / flexible working.