Project manager in engineering

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

• As a Senior Project Manager in the Rail division, you will lead the delivery of feasibility studies, design and related professional services for UK rail clients, including transport authorities, design-and-build (D&B) contractors and rolling stock manufacturers.
• Working within a team of 40 project management professionals, you will manage projects delivered by multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Infrastructure work ranges from small renewals of around £100,000 to major D&B schemes exceeding £3 million, covering stations, bridges, accessibility upgrades, track, signalling, telecommunications, electrification and plant, traction power, overhead catenary and tunnel systems.
• Rolling stock projects typically involve new fleet procurement or fleet life extension.
• Most projects also include systems engineering and assurance.
• You will work within a matrix structure, reporting professionally to the Head of Discipline for Project Management and, for each assignment, to the relevant Project Principal within your client portfolio.

• Excellent coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multicultural, multidisciplinary teams
• Proven experience managing projects from client engagement and bid development through planning, design and delivery
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of project controls, including earned value analysis
• Proven experience managing project change, including administration, negotiation and close-out
• A degree in project management, engineering or a related discipline
• Chartered status, or progress towards it, with a relevant professional institution
• Будет плюсом: Working towards APM Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) status or an equivalent qualification; Knowledge of the rail sector, including civil and structural engineering, rail systems and/or rolling stock; Understanding of design development and delivery on railway projects; A proactive approach to improving project delivery efficiency; Experience establishing and/or administering NEC contracts; Experience negotiating and agreeing project final accounts; Experience developing and maintaining project programmes in Primavera P6; Experience managing the technical or commercial aspects of bids and proposals; Experience supervising and developing early-career project professionals

• We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.