Scheme Project Manager Rail
Scheme Project Manager Rail
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£35000 - £45000/annum
Category
Construction
Job Description
Are you an experienced Assistant Project Manager or established Scheme Project Manager? Do you have client-side experience in the Rail sector? Salary: circa £45,000 + benefits Benefits: 26 days’ annual leave (+BH), 6% pension, private health Locations: Manchester, Leeds or York (TRU offices) – 3 days per week in office, hybrid remainder Join a well-established consultancy known for high-quality delivery across rail and wider infrastructure. You’ll be embedded client side on the TransPennine Route Upgrade, acting as the scheme Project Manager within a multi-disciplinary, major projects environment. Expect strong professional development, access to a broad internal technical network (civils, structures, E&P, signalling, stations), and support towards professional qualifications. You will need: Proven experience delivering major rail or infrastructure projects in a client-side or consultancy setting. Prior experience working as a project manager. Strong fundamentals in project controls: planning, risk, change, cost and reporting. Comfortable managing interfaces across multiple disciplines and suppliers. Confident communicator. Familiarity with Network Rail processes and NEC contracts. Relevant degree and/or professional accreditation (APM/PMQ, ICE, IMechE, IET, RICS). What you'll be doing: Own day-to-day delivery of assigned TRU work packages: scope, schedule, cost, risk and change. Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and assure compliance with Network Rail governance and standards. Lead stakeholder engagement across client, contractor and third parties; chair progress and technical meetings and drive actions to closure. Produce clear reporting on programme status, risks/opportunities, financials and change events. Support procurement and contract administration (e.g. NEC) and readiness for access, possessions and commissioning. Champion safety, quality and effective handover into operation/maintenance