What is the Role?
A Project Manager from a Civil Engineering background is required to join an established rail team in their Glasgow office. You will be joining an organisation that operates across the globe dealing with a variety of rail based infrastructure projects. Previous projects include Airdrie to Bathgate Railway, Crossrail, East London Line, Edinburgh Tram and Waverley Railway. You would struggle to find another company that offers such a diverse range or large multi-disciplinary projects on a frequent basis.
You will be reporting to the Project Director, you’ll manage the delivery of major projects worth up to several million pounds. Working on them right from conception, you won’t get so caught up in the details that you lose sight of the bigger picture. You’ll follow the marketplace closely so that you can always stay at least one step ahead.
The main purpose of the role is the responsibility to ensure commercial, financial, quality and programme targets are met. In addition to this the preparation of tender proposals, planning, monitoring and ensuring projects are controlled effectively and delivering projects to client’s satisfaction will be a key responsibility.
Who are the likely candidates?
Either a Chartered Engineer or a member of a professional institution, your experience of managing a project team and projects will speak volumes of your credibility and reputation. It's also essential that you can balance your commercial acumen with a range of softer interpersonal skills as well.
What Skills do I need?
Experience and a proven ability to manage internal teams as well as external stakeholders and client teams. In addition to this a demonstrable ability to negotiate commercial, financial and contractual arrangements and experience of change management at project level is required.
Our Methodology
We are specialist providers of permanent staff for the rail market; we have over 7 years experience of delivering rail professionals for major projects, renewals and maintenance.
As rail specialists we are selective in our partnering solutions, ensuring that we can deliver on our commitments. We provide honest feedback and manage the recruitment process from conception to completion in an effective and efficient manner for every person involved.
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