At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting projects to enhance rail worker safety with innovative technology.
- Company: Join Tended, a fast-growing scale-up transforming rail safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation and safety.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of rail workers every day.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and delivering training is essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
At Tended, we create first-of-a-kind safety systems that use some of the most advanced technologies on the market to transform rail worker safety. Our flagship geofencing solution has been named as one of TIME’s Best Inventions and has made it onto the Digital Leaders 100 list for Geospatial Initiative of the Year. We’re a venture-backed scale-up with an incredible team and work alongside industry-leading organisations in the rail sector to innovate and bring rail workers home safe every day. Tended is growing quickly and we're now recruiting for Project Managers to support our technology deployments on client sites in the Eastern region.
This is a full-time Project Manager role based locally to Network Rail's Eastern Region. The Project Manager will oversee and coordinate the project, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with company objectives, and will take a hands‑on role in delivering training directly to client users.
Key responsibilities include:
- Planning and scheduling project work
- Organising and delivering client training
- Producing clear written updates and reports for both internal and external stakeholders
Requirements
Essential:
- You have significant experience in project management disciplines such as planning, managing risks, dependencies, issues, timelines, scope, deliverables and quality.
- You have experience delivering training or coaching to end users, ensuring they are confident and capable in using new technologies and processes.
- You instinctively take initiative to find and fix problems, thinking out of the box to find ways to make things better.
- You have experience with project management tools (such as Microsoft Project).
- You are able to work at weekends, bank holidays and/or overnight when required, to support deployments to shift workers.
- Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills are essential.
- You must be able to drive and have a full driving licence.
Desirable:
- You might have practical, hands‑on experience of on-the-ground delivery of new technologies, delivering to a range of different kinds of users with different levels of tech‑savviness.
- You might have some commercial awareness, such as understanding how to demonstrate the value of our work to clients during and after delivery.
- Good report writing skills to clearly communicate outcomes and insights are desirable.
- Qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Proven experience in the rail industry would be a significant advantage.
Project Manager in Lincoln employer: Tended
At Tended, we pride ourselves on being an innovative scale-up that prioritises the safety of rail workers through cutting-edge technology. Our collaborative work culture fosters creativity and growth, offering Project Managers the chance to lead impactful projects while receiving comprehensive training and development opportunities. Located in the Eastern region, you will be part of a passionate team dedicated to making a real difference in the industry, all while enjoying the benefits of a supportive and dynamic work environment.
