New Trains Assistant Project Manager

Here, we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

An exciting opportunity to join us as a New Trains Assistant Project Manager on an 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

Reporting to the Head of New Trains, you will support the Aurora Project Team in planning, designing, and delivering improvements for our Class 810 franchise obligations across Railway Executives.

What else you’ll be involved in:

Support Aurora project delivery, ensuring adherence to time, scope, and quality aligned with our long-term strategy.
Work with Rock Rail and Hitachi to capture project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies as they arise, escalating them to the Joint Project Manager, Hitachi Head of Programme, and Rock Rail Commercial Manager as needed.
Maintain project documentation to ensure compliance with contractual, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Provide daily administrative / planning support, including the creation of internal newsletters and communications related to the Aurora project sharing best practice and success stories.
Maintain Project Communications Register, working Hitachi’s Project Support Officer to cross-check and verify both records.

What we need from you:

Willingness to work towards a Project Management Qualification (ideally APM PFQ).
A-Level or equivalent experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with project stakeholders
Strong team player with excellent time management and task prioritisation abilities
Proficient in IT, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams
Experience working in a project management environment.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

An excellent defined benefit pension scheme
32 days’ holiday per year, rising to 34 after 2 years
Flexible working hours
75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)
Various training opportunities
Employee benefits portal with access to generous discounts, Cycle 2 Work Scheme …and many more!

We have an hybrid working policy which is applicable for this role. This means the role can be based at home 2-3 days and onsite 2-3 days per week. Should you wish to work full time on site, this is also an option.

We are open minded to applications from people who wish to have flexible working. Many of the team work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

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