Project Manager Rail Systems

Posted 27 April 2022
Salary £40k - 45k per year
LocationLeicestershire
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Rail
ReferenceJO0000033284
Contact NameEmily Atkins

Job description

Are you looking to apply your experience in Systems to a Project Management role in Rail?

Are you looking to work for a family oriented business that encourages and enables your development?

About the company:
My client is a small to medium sized company with a team of 30-35 in their Rail systems team that specialises in the design of rail system/telecoms infrastructure and products, national and international!
This is a friendly company where directors are working alongside the rest of the team, with all staff members available and happy to help with quick turnarounds from problem to solution. With their open-door policy, they appreciate and recognise the hard work of every one of their employees.

This business covers a number of subsystems and projects in the Rail systems market including electrical including OLE & rolling stock brakes, SCADA, SISS, CCTV, PA, rolling stock, train computers, switches, RTUs etc. working on rolling stock, depots, level crossings, and station upgrades doing GRIP 4 to 8. They also design their own bespoke products when needed - potentially lifesaving products for the safety of rail/light rail rolling stock and infrastructure for SIL levels 1 - 4.

My client is unique within the rail systems space, giving their employees the opportunity to work on design, installation, and maintenance of any one of the sub-systems they specialise in on any type of project they work on. This means there is always a wide, diverse range of works to focus on and no day is the same - there will always be fantastic learning opportunities.

My client is looking for a Project Manager to assist specifically on rolling stock & SCADA, taking a lead on multi-disciplinary teams, costs, and facing customers/clients.

Salary: up to £45,000.
Location: Ashby De La Zouch, full-time office working, hybrid post probation.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, flexible working hours available.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, delegate, and plan around a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Review and approved third party submissions.
  • Manage key stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Monitor and control costs.

Requirements:

  • Detail oriented.
  • Relevant degree preferred.
  • Be driven, have an interest in self-development.
  • Confident and ability to conduct yourself well for client meetings.
  • Able to demonstrate strong communication and writing skills.
  • Prior experience working on SCADA/systems preferred.
  • Project management experience.
  • Have commercial awareness.
  • Familiarity with Network Rail/LUL/TFL standards highly advantageous.
  • Ideally experience working on rolling stock.

How to apply
Email your CV to me at emily.atkins@carringtonwest.com or call me on 023 9387 6068. 

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