Bids and Project Management Graduate

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Hitachi Rail is driving the Mobility Transition - helping every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. Our mission is to deliver superior, original technology and products for mobility projects around the world. Our products are designed to make sustainable mobility a reality across all areas of the global railway sector.

Everything that we do at Hitachi Rail is underpinned by our values;

Wa (Harmony): We need to show respect to our colleagues, our suppliers, our clients and our stakeholders. We show respect to earn respect.

Makoto (Sincerity): We should act with integrity in all we say and do, this shows that we are sincere in holding to our stated values. We maintain fairness in all our dealings; our reputation is founded on how we go about our business.

Kaitakusha - Seishin (Pioneering Spirit): We lead with ambition, seeking new challenges; we are not afraid to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of our business.

At Hitachi Rail you will have the opportunity to contribute to society through the development and delivery of superior, original technology and products that power sustainable connectivity.

Bid and Project Management Graduate Programme

Delivering complex projects is an essential part of providing our products and technology to our customers. The Bid and Project Management (BPM) Graduate Development Programme has been designed to enable a diverse and robust understanding of bid and project management capability within Hitachi Rail.

The Graduate Development Programme is a 2 year rotational programme, comprising BPM skills and leadership training alongside four work placements. You will gain experience within a number of different roles and business areas, developing a variety of skills and competencies including;

1. Project Management
2. Project Planning
3. Project Controls
4. Bid Management

Upon completion of the programme, we aim to place you into a permanent role within the Bids and Project Management Office (BPMO). The focus of this role will be either, Project Planning & Control, Project Management or Bid Management as the starting point of your BPM career.

The BPM scheme offers graduates the opportunity to study towards a formally recognised international certification in Project Management, and engage with the wider project management profession with the Association of Project Managers (APM) and the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

Location : Flexibility on your location is required; however, you will work from one of our London sites, including Waterloo, Tower Hill and Stratford.

Key responsibilities:

1. Undertake bid and project management activities in support of the Bid and Project Management Team to ensure the successful delivery of the project
2. Assist with the creation of bids and proposals
3. Assist with the creation and maintenance of the project schedule; generate, maintain and monitor the progress of work packages; establish the schedule impact of work being complete/not complete against project milestones
4. Support with updating budgetary information; updating resource information and validating the derived resource profiles
5. Provide assistance for the provision of governance and support on project schedule generation, structuring and reporting
6. Administer and maintain the project risk and opportunity register
7. Provide support in performance measurement and variance reporting
8. Provide assistance to the nominated Project Manager and their team for the extraction and coordination of data for reporting or analysis purposes

Skills, qualifications and experience:

You will be on track to or have achieved a bachelor's degree in any subject.

We are looking for someone who can work to tight deadlines by being highly organised, adept at prioritisation and able to work collaboratively across various teams and functions. You will need to demonstrate a strong delivery focus as well as the adaptability and proactivity to work within a fast-changing environment.

Please note that Graduate Development Programme activities take place during the working week but may require the investment of some personal time for travel and follow-up activities. You may have the opportunity to travel to Hitachi Rail sites throughout the UK and beyond.

Closing date: Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Tuesday 31st December, this is the only time we will be accepting applications this year. Please note, we will be in contact by the end of January 2025 with details of next steps.

To be eligible for our Early Career positions, you will need the Right to Work in the UK for the entire duration of the programme. As part of this process you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history.

Our commitment
We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible , we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact.