At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead high-profile infrastructure projects and manage teams to deliver on time and within budget.
- Company: Rapidly growing consultancy specialising in multidisciplinary infrastructure solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous holiday, profit share, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for career growth and professional development.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact on major projects across the region.
- Qualifications: Chartered Project Professional with strong rail project management experience.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 100000 £ per year.
A rapidly growing multidisciplinary consultancy delivering infrastructure solutions for projects across a variety of sectors – including rail, highways, utilities and aviation – has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join their team working on high‑profile schemes in the south, including a major railway station rebuild at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, and developing and managing new and existing projects across the Anglia and East Midland Region.
Qualifications and Experience
- Demonstrable experience working in an established project management environment, in consultancy, client or local‑authority settings.
- Strong background in Rail is essential; experience in Highways or other sectors is desirable.
- Strong understanding and experience of NEC contracts.
- Broad experience in multi‑disciplinary projects – e.g., new stations, footbridges, freight depots, car parks and feasibility studies.
- Experience in the early stages of project development, with proven competence in delivering projects on time, cost and quality.
- Experience building and managing regional teams to service existing and new clients.
- Business development expertise and a proven ability to develop clients and win new work.
- A degree in a relevant project management or engineering discipline (essential).
- Must be either a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) or chartered with a relevant professional body such as ICE, IStructE or CIHT (essential).
- NEC accreditation (desirable).
Role and Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, monitor design, tender and supervise the implementation of projects to agreed targets, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality.
- Act as principal client contact on all aspects of the project, maintaining effective relationships and responding urgently to any client concerns.
- Manage and proactively mitigate risks and obstacles to contractual performance and total project delivery, obtaining specialist third‑party support where necessary.
- Lead and direct the project team throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure regular and effective communication with clients and within the project team.
- Develop, complete and keep up‑to‑date project plans for health, safety, quality and environment, and manage risk assessments as required.
- Ensure projects comply fully with all statutory and regulatory provisions, including HMRI and CDM Regulations.
- Monitor work progress and compliance to specifications and standards, collating documentation and records.
- Ensure project costs are regularly reviewed and invoices are raised timely.
- Attend project and management review meetings.
- Provide wider support as required, including preparing fee estimates, bidding, resourcing programmes, undertaking site visits, managing Health & Safety paperwork and assisting in tender processes.
Salary and Benefits
- £90,000 – £100,000 (negotiable, dependent on experience)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Yearly profit share bonus
- Income protection and life insurance
- Option to buy and sell annual leave
- Corporate eyewear scheme
- Private medical insurance
- EV car scheme
- Paid professional subscriptions
- Competitive pension
Get in touch to apply with a copy of an in‑depth CV detailing your experience.
Chartered Senior Project Manager employer: Randstad Cpe London
Join a rapidly growing multidisciplinary consultancy that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture where your expertise in project management will thrive. With a focus on high-profile infrastructure projects across the Anglia and East Midland Region, including a major railway station rebuild at Waterbeach, you will benefit from competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and opportunities for professional development, all while contributing to impactful projects that shape the future of transport. Enjoy a supportive environment that prioritises employee well-being with benefits like private medical insurance, profit-sharing bonuses, and an EV car scheme.
