Project Engineering Manager

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Job description

Job Description

Position: Project Engineering Manager – Mechanical or Electrical / Safety Engineering

Location: South East, England (home based and client site, commutable from London)

Salary: Competitive basic, with excellent company benefits including competitive pension scheme and private healthcare

AEGIS (part of the IKOS Group) is a dynamic and growing engineering company. Our vision is to be recognised and respected globally as the railway engineering consultancy of choice – a positive choice for our clients as well as for our staff and associates.

Through the daily application of our core values – integrity, respect, excellence, passion and care – our goal is to delight our customers by giving excellent service, whilst providing a stimulating and rewarding working environment for our employees to thrive in.

The Role:

Lead the planning, execution and delivery of projects, providing expertise to ensure effective project management and risk mitigation in the successful delivery of the assigned projects.

As a Project Engineering Manager,you will take on the responsibility of defining project scopes, managing schedules, monitoring project financials and implementing robust risk management strategies, adhering to governance and applicable legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide support and lead the planning, execution and delivery of projects across diverse sectors (On-Track Machines / On Track Plant, Infrastructures, Signalling, Track, and Stations) in the rail industry ensuring seamless execution with a focus on quality and efficiency.

• Develop comprehensive scopes of work, project schedules and budgets
• Manage project-related risks to ensure adherence to budgets
• Responsible for project delivery risks, with skilled management of project reporting to enable transparent communication and well-informed decision-making
• Efficient project schedule and resource management, defining and managing interfaces, multiple stakeholders between programme activities, identifying and de-risking critical path activities
• Uphold contract compliance, health and safety standards, and evidence-based assessments
• Drive sustainability practices into project execution

Essential Skills/ Knowledge:

The following attributes are considered essential for the role;

• Experience in applying CSM-REA process
• Substantial experience in project management, preferably within the rail industry
• Adept at developing and managing project scopes and schedules
• Strong understanding of project management techniques, risk management and reporting
• Proficiency in project budget control
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for collaboration and reporting with consideration for wider business implications
• Proven background in quality and safety management systems

Qualifications:

• Degree or HND qualification in a management, rail or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience
• Professional affiliation, qualification or near qualified status with the APM, Prince or similar professional institution

If you share our vision and ambitions and are interested in joining our team, please get in touch by emailing your CV and covering letter to: [e-mail].