Project Manager (Property)

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. 

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’re looking for a dedicated Project Manager to lead the planning, design, and delivery of key improvements across our network. Using sound project management principles and EMR’s established processes, you’ll manage low to medium complexity projects—delivering results on time, within scope, and on budget. If you're passionate about driving change and enhancing rail services, this is your opportunity to get on board.

What else you’ll be involved in:

Project Delivery: Lead and deliver small to medium complexity projects in line with EMR’s long-term strategy, ensuring delivery to agreed time, scope, quality, and with clear benefit realisation.Governance & Compliance: Manage project governance, working closely with the PMO to ensure compliance with the EMR project lifecycle. Ensure all project documentation is completed to a high, consistent standard, and contribute to continuous improvement by identifying and sharing best practices across the portfolio.Business Cases: Prepare and support the presentation of business cases to the Programme Board, in line with PMO pipeline timelines.Risk & Change Management: Identify and assess project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID), ensuring proactive resolution planning and escalation to the Lead Project Manager or Programme Manager where necessary. Develop business change management plans aligned with RAID assessments; engaging stakeholders as appropriate.Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all projects comply with contractual, safety, and regulatory requirements.Resource Management: Manage internal and external resource needs, escalating issues where necessary.Reporting & Budgeting: Track and report on project progress, ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, and updates to the Programme Board.Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong working relationships to support delivery, identify opportunities, and drive efficiencies.Performance Contribution: Support delivery of contractual KPIs and contribute to performance-based reporting for the Department for Transport.

What we need from you:

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience. PM Qualification (ideally APM PMQ) or equivalent experience preferably in Railway / Property . 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 working collaboratively and as part of a Programme team to ensure all projects in the programme are delivered safely on time, within scope and to budget.Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite and Project Management Systems & Planning ToolsExperience of using Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependency management to identify trends and interdependencies associated across multiple projects. Experience of contractual management in project delivery.Experience 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 yearsFree 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 can be based at home 2-3 days per week and on site 2-3 days per week. Should you wish to work full time on site, this is also an option.

We are open minded to applications from people who wish to have flexible working. Many of the team 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: 06 Jun 2025

Department: Managerial/Administration

Salary: circa £44,000 dependent on experience