Project Manager / Senior Project Manager (Development)

Project Manager or Senior Project Manager (Development)

Location: Scotland (Cumbernauld or regional Scotland base)
Sector: Rail & Civil Engineering ¦ Enhancements & Early-Stage Development

Are you ready to shape the next generation of Scotland’s rail and infrastructure enhancements? We’re looking for a driven Development Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to lead the early stage development of multi-disciplinary enhancement projects, developing client requirements into deliverable, value‑engineered solutions.

Join us and help deliver the strategic infrastructure that supports Scotland’s communities, transport networks and future growth.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary – based on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
• Volunteer Days to support causes that matter to you
• Pension Scheme & Life Insurance
• Health & Wellbeing Benefits – Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Ongoing Career Development & Progression
• Supportive & Inclusive Culture with strong employee voice mechanisms

About Us

Be part of a business delivering complex civil engineering and rail infrastructure projects for clients including Local Authorities, Network Rail, Scottish Power Energy Networks and environmental bodies. Our Scotland portfolio spans:

• Highways & Roads
• Station Improvements & Structures
• Tunnels & Embankments
• Flood Alleviation & Environmental Works
• Major Enhancements & Renewals Frameworks

With long-term frameworks and a strong project pipeline, this is an exciting opportunity to influence early-stage strategy and set projects up for success.

The Role

As a Development Project Manager or Senior Project Manager, you will lead the front-end development of enhancements projects, working closely with clients, engineering teams, land and environmental specialists, and internal delivery teams.

You will play a critical role in shaping project scope, strategy, risk, access, consents and delivery approaches to ensure projects are buildable, efficient, and aligned with client expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing initial desktop and site reviews of locations and client requirements.
• Leading early client engagement and supporting optioneering discussions.
• Identifying early project risks and coordinating surveys, design input, ecological and property support.
• Producing initial CDM documentation for early project phases.
• Working with Engineering Manager, CEM and Design Manager through project/portfolio development.
• Developing delivery, access and construction strategies, including land requirements, permits and permissions.
• Identifying opportunities for value engineering and efficiencies.
• Attending early engagement, integration and strategy meetings with key stakeholders.
• Supporting pre-construction and tendering inputs.
• Developing implementation programmes and engaging strategic supply chain early, including long-lead items.

You will be central to ensuring projects are well‑defined, efficient, safe and strategically aligned before moving into full delivery.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Experience working in rail or civil engineering project development, pre-construction, design management or early-stage enhancements.
• Strong understanding of project scoping, planning, risk identification, access planning and early-stage strategy.
• Experience leading stakeholder discussions, optioneering workshops, or early client technical meetings.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary inputs (ecology, surveys, design, property, CDM, engineering).
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to engage clients and internal teams.
• A proactive approach to identifying efficiencies and creating buildable delivery strategies.
• Technical or professional qualifications (Degree / HNC / HND in engineering or similar) and/or progress toward CEM/CRE responsibilities would be advantageous.

Why Join Us?

You will have a unique opportunity to influence some of Scotland’s vital future rail and civil engineering infrastructure schemes, shaping projects before they reach site delivery.

If you want to play a strategic role in defining, optimising and preparing enhancements projects for successful delivery, this is the role for you.