Rail Project Manager

Job title:

Rail Project Manager

Company

AECOM

Job description

Company DescriptionWork with Us. Change the World.At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.Job DescriptionStart here. Grow here.We are searching for a Rail Project Manager to join us here at AECOM in our Leeds office working within a hybrid model.As Our Project Manager you will work on ongoing Bids and Projects and major pursuits/Our Eastern Rail Engineering Management Team is based in our AECOM Leeds offices and has an established record for successfully delivering Rail Projects, most notably the Northumberland line, which is the biggest third-line rail project in the UK, creating new line and six new stations aim to deliver economic benefits between £360m to £470m! The project will help tackle congestion and improve air quality by shifting journeys from road to rail.The team meets regularly to share best practice and peer learning is encouraged to improve our personal and team performance.Each team member has a development plan to provide a clear pathway to personal development and career progression. The team provides technical leadership of projects throughout the infrastructure lifecycle from feasibility, preliminary and detailed stage designs.The projects we deliver range from stations to train maintenance and servicing depots and power supply upgrades. We also provide support for other parts of AECOM’s business on major multidisciplinary projects.Current & Upcoming Projects:

• NPR Packages- Northern Powerhouse Rail
• Restoring Your Railway
• Leamside Nexus FWK
• Midland Mainline Upgrade
• Control Period 7 Frameworks

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Collaborate: Client facing role with ownership and responsibility for the successful delivery of projects. Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests to achieve desired project outcomes. Building strong relationships with clients and members of the cross-functional team
• Deliver: Administering the contract to deliver projects to cost and programme, ensuring the successful commercial performance of your projects
• Oversee: Responsible for the change control process by documenting early warnings, preparing variations and change requests, then negotiating and agreeing change with the client
• Provide Expertise: Preparing and maintaining design programmes, identifying key risks, dependencies and resources
• Identifying and monitoring of project risks and opportunities, assessing and implementing mitigation measures as required
• Ensure Quality: Quality management processes for project activities and output
• Lead: Managing multidisciplinary teams from across the business and subcontractor and supply chain performance
• Champion: Undertaking the role of Bid Manager for major design tenders and work winning pursuits

QualificationsReady to push the limits of what’s possible?Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Chartered Engineer and/or Project Manager (or working towards accreditation)
• Relevant project management experience, preferably in the rail sector
• Experience working with Network Rail, TfL, HS2 and other local authorities, and their relevant standards and assurance processes
• Leading and coordination of multidisciplinary rail design projects
• Understanding and awareness of NEC suite of contracts, particularly the Professional Services Contract (PSC) and Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC)

Additional InformationWe celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us atAt AECOM, we value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives.If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you#EVBAbout AECOMAECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Expected salary

Location

Leeds

Job date

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:12:52 GMT

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