Ready to lead projects that make a real impact within the Rail sector? We’re looking for an ambitious and experienced Senior Project Manager to take ownership of complex engineering and infrastructure projects from award through to handover. You’ll be the driving force behind project success, leading teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, profitably and Right First Time. This is a role for someone who thrives on responsibility, enjoys leading high-performing teams, and knows how to balance programme, commercial performance and client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead projects from mobilisation through to handover, final account and warranty completion.
- Take full ownership of safety, quality, programme, cost and client satisfaction.
- Build and lead high-performing project teams.
- Drive project delivery, ensuring milestones are achieved and risks are proactively managed.
- Manage budgets, cash flow, forecasting and commercial performance.
- Oversee procurement, engineering, commissioning and project controls.
- Build trusted relationships with clients, consultants and stakeholders.
- Ensure projects are delivered efficiently, safely and profitably.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Coach, mentor and develop team members.
- Produce clear, accurate project reporting for senior leadership.
- Act as an ambassador for Emico and our values.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a proven project leader who can deliver results, inspire teams and build exceptional client relationships.
Experience & Qualifications
- Proven experience delivering large-scale engineering, construction or infrastructure projects.
- Minimum 5 years’ project management experience in a senior role.
- Strong commercial understanding, including budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors.
- Strong knowledge of project planning, risk management and programme delivery.
- Sound understanding of Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental standards.
- Engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience.
- Relevant sector and project-specific training as required.
Skills & Attributes
- Natural leader who motivates and empowers teams.
- Commercially astute and results driven.
- Excellent communicator and relationship builder.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving capability.
- Positive, proactive and accountable.
- Committed to delivering excellence every time.
Why Join Us?
At Emico, we deliver complex engineering and infrastructure projects that shape the environments people rely on every day. Our vision is to create a sustainable built environment for a future world, and our commitment to delivering projects Right First Time is at the heart of everything we do.
We’re a growing, ambitious business that values expertise, innovation and collaboration. Our people are trusted to take ownership, challenge convention and make a genuine impact. If you’re looking for a business where you can lead exciting projects, develop your career and be part of a high-performing team, you’ll fit right in at Emico.
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Diversity & Inclusion
Emico is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encourage applicants to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of their application journey.
We are not accepting agency applications or unsolicited CVs for this vacancy at this time.
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