Junior Project Manager

Birmingham Offices

Full Time Permanent

Following on from the award of West Midlands Trains franchise, we are dedicated to giving people and businesses the rail service they’ve always wanted.  We’re investing £1 billion into the region’s network, providing new and smartly refurbished trains, better stations, extra benefits and cheaper travel.  London Northwestern Railway (LNR) and West Midlands Railway (WMR) are 2 new rail brands to the UK rail market, operating since December 2017. 

As a Junior Project Manager, you will create and maintain all relevant Project plans to effectively steer Project through to end delivery (including resource plans) and ensure they are agreed with the Project Sponsor. Estimate, schedule, plan, track and control tasks throughout the Project lifecycle including tasks assigned to Project team members

You will be responsible for supporting delivery strategy and procurement as agreed by the Transition & Projects Director and in conjunction with Group procurement activity. As well as, controlling and managing delivery through the creation and maintenance of appropriate Project control mechanisms including Risk and Issue Registers.

The successful applicant will have the following:

• HNC / Degree (or equivalent) and / or significant relevant professional experience ideally with membership of a relevant technical body
• Experience in Project Delivery roles
• Awareness of relevant laws, regulations and practices appropriate to the service delivery sector, e.g. British Standards, Railway Group Standards, Network Rail Line standards.
• Qualified in either: PRINCE2, APMP or PMIBOK (desirable)
• Certified member of a professional body – APM, PMI (desirable)
• Good general knowledge of the Railway or similar transport industry

Please refer to full JD

In return we will offer in addition to a competitive salary a wealth of benefits including free travel on West Midlands Trains and other Abellio group trains for you, your partner and dependent children.  75% discount on all other train operating companies over most of the UK rail network, enrolment of our West Midland Railways Pension Scheme and our pension salary sacrifice scheme – Smart Pensions.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time due to high volumes of applications (please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment).

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.