Project Manager, Rail Infrastructure - Built Environment

If you have experience of working on light rail, heavy rail or wider rail industry / infrastructure projects through delivery and implementation, we have an opportunity for you to join our team in the Manchester office. To carry out the requirements of this Project Manager role you will also have a good working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts and manage project budgets, costs, risks and programmes contractors, consultants and stakeholders.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Be involved in actions, tracking, monitoring and reporting project progress
• Be an active part of major projects and frameworks, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality standards
• Be capable of building strong relationships with clients, contractors, consultants and stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with governance, risk, and assurance processes across all projects
• Represent Ridge and our Clients on projects and programmes
• Update contractual milestones in project systems
• Ensure the document and project management plans are set up
• Follow up the project progress and inform the main stakeholders if there is any deviation

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Ability to support projects, programmes and portfolios from inception to close out. You will demonstrate:
• Experience in working on light rail, heavy rail or wider rail industry / infrastructure projects through delivery and implementation
• Experience in liaising with contractors, consultants and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts
• Experience of involvement on project budgets, costs, risks and programmes
• Strong communication and relationship building skills
• The ability to update reports and present information to a variety of audiences
• An understanding of CDM responsibilities from a client perspective
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office

Additional Experience That Would Be Beneficial Includes

• Consultancy construction project management experience
• The ability to be an important team member of a series of projects and manage client relationships
• Proficient in the use of MS Office and similar digital software
• Knowledge of project management plans
• Previous experience of working on civil engineering schemes
• Experience of working client side or as Consultant

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc/MSc in project management
• You will ideally be working (or considering working) towards achieving one of the qualifications below):
• MRICS
• MCIOB
• MAPM
• PRINCE2

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