We are currently looking for a Survey project manager to manage projects within a rail market sector, ensuring they are delivered to the project specification on time and within budget, keeping the client and other internal personnel/functions up to date with project progress in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities
• To manage and coordinate the production of access documentation, RAMS and programmes on behalf of the Infrastructure team.
• To produce the project plan ensuring that project scope and project objectives are fully incorporated and agreed.
• To assess project risks and develop strategies to manage these risks.
• To coordinate with the appropriate Manager/s to ensure adequate resourcing for each stage of the project.
• To provide full project briefing and instruction to the Project Team to ensure scope, specification and targets are understood and accepted by all Project Team members.
• To coordinate and manage the logistics of the project, maintain financial control, manage revenue and invoicing processes.
• To provide financial assessments of project progress as required and seek to improve efficiencies to increase project revenues.
• Establish, build and maintain relationships within the alliance companies to allow effective project delivery.
• To establish and maintain contact with the Client and Project Sponsor on a regular basis, proactively providing progress reports on the project.
• To maintain frequent communication with Project Team members, appropriate Manager/s and Operations Administration team to track project progress and if required take remedial action to ensure project objectives are met.
• To gain Project Sponsor agreement for any changes to project scope.
• To ensure data and file management and quality control processes are carried out in line with Company policy.
• Have a good understanding of available survey solutions and technologies.
• Proactively seek out opportunities for the Infrastructure team and develop proposals in support of sales.
• To undertake all other reasonable tasks as requested.
Person Specification
• Project management experience within the construction environment.
• Experienced in managing a volume of multiple, large and complex projects at any one time.
• Pro-active and persuasive communicator with good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experienced in establishing and developing relationships with clients.
• Positive and pro-active approach to managing client demands and associated problem solving.
• Experience of briefing Project Teams.
• Proven experience and understanding of business finance/commerciality and ability to manage costs within a project.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• Prepared to be involved with projects which may run outside of normal working hours and weekends.
• Willingness to travel to sites in locations other than the South East, as required.
• Desirable but not essential: Experience of the rail industry; Survey knowledge and/or experience; PTS/LUL certification