Deputy Project Director - Rail
Deputy Project Director - Rail
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Rail Deputy Project Director to lead the design and build phases of major rail station infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing project delivery ensuring compliance with regulatory standards managing stakeholder relationships and driving project success.
You will be accountable for:
- Project Leadership: Provide strategic direction and leadership to a large multidiscipline team to successfully deliver large and complex rail station infrastructure design and build projects within scope budget and key dates.
- Stakeholder Management: Liaise with key stakeholders including public bodies clients third party organisations contractors consultants and internal teams to ensure seamless collaboration and project success.
- Construction Management: Manage construction activities ensuring adherence to quality health & safety and environmental standards. Monitor progress and mitigate risks to avoid delays and cost overruns.
- Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor project teams fostering a culture of high performance collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Reporting & Communication: Provide regular project updates to the JV board senior management clients and stakeholders through reports presentations and progress meetings.
- Design & Engineering Oversight: Oversee all design and engineering aspects ensuring technical compliance with industry standards safety regulations and client requirements.
- Governance and Project Controls: Establish and maintain governance arrangements in line with client requirements and internal delivery frameworks. Develop effective project control frameworks and digital tools to provide the right information at the right time to the right people through a suite of reports and dashboards.
- Budget and Cost Control: Accountable for project budgets financial forecasts and cost control measures to optimise resources and maintain profitability.
- Programme: Accountable for the integrated project programme (P6) based on a robust WBS and CBS including defined Key Milestones and Give/Gets. Ensuring programme compliance to the NEC contract including recording Compensation Events and manage programme updates including undertaking critical path analysis and providing key information to the project team.
- Change Control: Establish a robust scope baseline and implement protocols to assess and implement scope change updating configuration documents as required and assessing impact on upstream and downstream contracts
- Contract Management: Ensure a robust strategy is in place for upstream and downstream NEC contract administration and all NEC contract requirements are discharged.
You will also work on:
- Leading tenders across the UK and International Rail business
- Key account manager for clients
- Projects for multiple commissions across the UK and International Transportation business.
Qualifications :
Essential:
- Bachelor or Masters Degree in a Project Management Scientific or Engineering subject
- Chartered Engineer status from a recognised and relevant institution
- Extensive experience delivering large and complex rail station/infrastructure projects
- Experience working on complex design and build projects within a design joint venture
- Excellent knowledge of railway infrastructure systems and operating requirements
- Track record of work winning and business development
- Excellent understanding of HS2 and/or Network Rail processes and associated standards
- Experience of multidisciplinary design and coordination and the delivery of projects to a high quality throughout all design stages
- Accredited NEC 3 and 4 Project Manager
- Familiar with Primavera PowerBi CEMAR Asite BIM DOORS and other tools
- Significant experience of developing and implementing strategies for projects and programmes
- Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers
- Excellent engineering analytical and problemsolving abilities
YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK
Additional Information :
We are committed to our planet
In each project we design engineer and operate we care deeply about the legacy were leaving behind. As part of our team youll have a unique opportunity to use your skills and expertise to shape a better future for our communities in the UK and all around the globe.
Our commitment is translated in the work carried out by our Egis Foundation which funds concrete actions to address the climate crisis and is focused on educational and social initiatives that will help in the responsible and sustainable shift towards a sustainable world.
Equality Diversity & Inclusion
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age disability gender gender identity gender expression race religion or belief sexual orientation socioeconomic background and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us your application will be assessed based purely on your experience the essential and desirable criteria and your suitability for the role. We value each and every ones contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us you will be included listened to and respected.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
