Project Manager - Rail

My client, a long-established and highly successful civil engineering contractor specialising in railway engineering, is looking for a Project Manager to join their work-winning team on a permanent basis.

As a primary contractor for Network Rail, my client delivers a wide range of projects from earthworks and embankment-stabilisation schemes to major structural projects such as footbridge replacements and bridge refurbishments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to carve out a long-term career with a reputable business.

Candidate Responsibilities:

1. Management of Network Rail (client) and rail-related infrastructure contracts to requisite performance criteria, ensuring stringent KPIs are met in line with client expectations (estimate submissions, delivery timescales, risk scores, completion packs etc).
2. Liaise with client personnel and represent the business at Client deliverable meetings as appropriate.
3. Liaise with the delivery team to ensure the day-to-day reactive work bank is planned and resourced in line with first principle allowances and driven by required turnover targets - ensuring effective deployment of all personnel across the Framework.
4. Liaise with WDMs and commercial team to review estimate submissions and final account details - analysing trends and reporting on day-to-day civils performance to the Contracts Manager to identify contractual progress of works against programme.
5. Provide technical support, guidance and practical advice to WDMs on the Eastern Framework to ensure competent execution of required day-to-day work bank from both a permanent work and temporary works perspective.
6. Manage the WDMs to ensure the site teams are complying with requirements of site returns, commercial reporting, quality and safety etc to drive efficiencies across the Framework and assist with timely submissions of EWNs/compensation events.
7. Prepare and implement site documentation and contract plans to conform, as a minimum, to the Client's requirement and specification.
8. Lead and implement professional safety behaviour and culture throughout the business, promoting positive change in everyday activities.

Candidate Requirements:

1. HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
2. PTS.
3. Strong commercial awareness, cost monitoring and reporting.
4. In-depth knowledge of working within a railway environment.
5. Previous experience in Civil Engineering Construction work with a strong knowledge of CDM.

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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