Project Manager

Project Manager (Command, Control, Signalling & Traffic Management)
Location: Chippenham
Employment Type: Contract Outside IR35
Sector: Rail / Infrastructure
This role focuses on delivering a major Command, Control, Signalling & Traffic Management (CCS & TM) project. This is a large‑scale, high‑value engineering programme involving advanced transport and rail technology. The work sits within a highly regulated engineering environment and requires coordination across many technical disciplines.
Responsibilities
* Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of a high‑value signalling and traffic management project.
* Drive a zero‑accident safety culture across the project.
* Manage planning, scheduling, Earned Value (EVM) reporting and project controls.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and mobilise resources as required.
* Maintain strong communication between client, engineering teams, and internal stakeholders.
* Oversee financial performance, commercial matters, and scope/contract change control.
* Monitor risks, issues and escalate appropriately within the organisation.
Key Skills & Experience
* Experience managing high‑value, capital engineering projects with strong client interaction.
* Proven delivery through the full project lifecycle.
* Management of multidisciplinary project teams.
* Strong capability in:
* Project Planning & EVM
* Resource management
* Risk & issue management
* Financial and commercial control
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to tailor messages for different audiences.
* Strong leadership with high emotional intelligence and the ability to build consensus.
* Commercial awareness, including contractual understanding within regulated engineering sectors.
* Degree‑qualified in engineering (or equivalent).
Desirable
* Experience preparing tenders, proposals and contract negotiations.
* APM accreditation or equivalent.
* Second degree in a management discipline.
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For clients the result is cost effective, culture-compatible solutions that make staff selection, recruitment and retention far easier.
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