Lead Project Manager / Project Manager

We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful. Nine times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an exciting opportunity to join #TeamEMR as an Infrastructure Project Engineer.

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Lead Project Manager / Project Manager to lead the planning, design, and delivery of key improvements across East Midlands Railway. You will use strong project management practices and EMR processes to ensure the successful execution of medium- to high-complexity projects, delivering on time, within scope, and on budget. You will also collaborate closely with fellow Project Managers, Engineers, Fleet Depot teams, business units, and the Project Management Office to drive successful project outcomes.

What else you’ll be involved in:

Develop and deliver Fleet projects aligned to the EMR long-term strategy; ensuring delivery to agreed time, scope and quality requirements with a clear benefits realisation plan.Manage the governance of the assigned Fleet projects, working in collaboration with the PMO team to ensure compliance to the EMR project life cycle, including the completion of project documentation to a robust, consistent and high quality standard.Develop the project managers as required to maintain a high overall documentation standard for the programme. Identify and implement continuous improvements and best practice by working with the PMO to deploy across the portfolio.Evaluate project Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies as they arise, driving forward resolution planning and escalating to programme manager.Ensure appropriate business change management plans are in line with assessment of Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependency, consulting with all impacted stakeholders as required.Manage, recruit, and develop the project management team, managing resource requirements for internal and external stakeholder / contractor to enable success.  Actively manage, track and report on the projects’ progress against approved project budget, ensuring accurate financial management across the project and robust forward forecasting.Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable successful project delivery to maximise opportunities and drive efficiencies.Manage the project closure process, inclusive of a robust handover to BAU and the completion of accurate project close reporting.

What we need from you:

Line management experience or ability to demonstrate leading and developing people in a complex environment would be advantageous.Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. PM Qualification (ideally APM PMQ / Prince 2) or equivalent experience preferably in a Railway / Fleet environment. Willing to work towards Chartered status (APM PPQ)Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with project stakeholders including facilitation of workshops.Experience of managing and presenting accurate reports and documentation including strategic direction, themes and complexities as well as appropriate escalation management in line with governance requirements.Project Management experience of high complexity projects throughout the project lifecycle preferably in a regulatory environment. Experience of using Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependency management to identify trends and interdependencies associated across multiple projects. Experience of contractual management in project deliveryExperience of effective Business Change to maximise project benefits.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

An excellent defined benefit pension scheme32 days’ holiday per year, rising to 34 after 2 yearsFlexible working hoursFree First Class duty travel on the EMR networkFree standard leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Transport UK & LNER75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR networkVarious training opportunitiesEmployee benefits portal with access to generous discounts, Cycle 2 Work Scheme …and many more!

EMR has a hybrid working policy which is applicable for this role. This means the role may be based at home for up to 2-3 days per week and in the office or other EMR location, to be agreed with your line manager. Should you wish to work full time in the office this is also an option.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking. 

Ready to take on this exciting opportunity? Submit your online application form and upload your CV. As we operate a blind screening process, please remove all personal information including your name from your CV. 

Closing Date: 20 Apr 2025

Department: Managerial/Administration

Salary: Competitive salary