Project Manager (Rail)

Welcome to your next BIG opportunity in Greater Manchester!

Greater Manchester is transforming its transport network, and you could be part of it!

We are delivering the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system outside London. With over £2.5 billion committed to infrastructure investment, now is the time to join us and help shape the future of rail in our region!

Your Role

Our Rail Delivery program is ambitious and exciting, join us as we extend the Bee Network to Rail, with a plan to provide better customer facilities on stations such as the Access for All Projects with new lifts & step free solutions, a new station for Golborne, improved rail links including connections with buses and trams, create better access to jobs and local facilities and have a greater focus on local investment and regeneration!

Working within our Projects Group, key stakeholders and industry partners, you will:

• Manage complex rail projects to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Lead project teams and coordinate with industry stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery is on time and in budget.
• Manage contracts and contractors (utilizing NEC 3 & 4 contracts), building strong working relationships with the supply chain and ensure compliance to CDM 2015 Regulations as the client representative.
• Build strong relationships across the rail sector to secure approvals and drive delivery.

You’ll work independently and collaboratively, applying project management best practices to deliver impactful infrastructure improvements.

This is hybrid role where you will be expected to work in the office and/or onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in, and even small behaviors and actions can have a really big impact. Our behaviors bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

We’re looking for an experienced and credible Project Manager with:

• A degree or equivalent relevant experience in project management.
• A track record of leading large, complex rail or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of rail industry processes (e.g. PACE), NEC3/4 contracts, and CDM 2015.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Financial awareness and experience managing budgets.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor reports and messages for technical, political, and public audiences.

What we can offer you

These are permanent roles with a salary range of £47,539-£52,866 per annum appointment will be subject to relevant skills and experience.

We encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What’s next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear and detailed examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK – if in doubt please visit the following link Employers’ right to work checklist – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.