This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join the team at Merseyrail and be a part of implementing transformational change, including the introduction of New Fleet and modernised ticketing.  

The purpose of this role is to ensure the effective planning and delivery of projects to support the achievement of Merseyrail’ s strategic vision. This role will manage the delivery of projects within agreed scope, timescales, budget and benefit realisation.

This role will work collaboratively with colleagues and other functions across the business to plan the project activities, following Merseyrail project governance and standards. This will include preparing professional and concise project reports, business cases and any supplementary documentation as required in support of project delivery.

To support the Senior Project Manager in the delivery of the Merseyrail Portfolio / Programme. The projects the project manager would be responsible for delivery, encompasses any area of the business, including those of an operational, technical, and transformational nature.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Manage Projects to scope, time and budget using the project framework, governance, and standards
• Produce project documentation, including business cases and project progress reports, to a consistently high quality.
• Manage suppliers and external consultants, as part of the project delivery and hold them accountable for committed objectives.
• Define project team roles and responsibilities and resolve conflicts of interest in a professional manner.
• Use professional project management software tools, including Microsoft Project to plan project timescales, milestones, and critical paths.
• Use risk management methodologies and apply risk reduction techniques to minimise potential barriers to project delivery.
• Control the project scope and budget across the Project Management Team and ensure the satisfaction of the end users throughout the project lifecycle.
• Use change control processes to ensure that deviations to project scope, timescales, or budgets are properly documented and authorised.
• Lead project meetings and maintain accurate and detailed records of all project decisions, issues and outcomes.
• Manage complex internal and external stakeholder relationships and escalate issues to appropriate levels of seniority.
• Manage associated workload and priorities by ensuring that clear objectives and outputs are in place and progress and quality is monitored.
• Assist the Senior Project Manager where directed.

With a focus on achieving results, the successful candidate will be self-motivating, pro-active, and have a drive to deliver. The ability to gain the buy-in of others is essential to ensure that the project succeeds, as is a positive can-do attitude.

The successful candidate must have the ability to be flexible in their work approach and be a highly effective communicator with well-developed inter-personal skills that gain the confidence internal senior stakeholders, customers and suppliers alike. 

Successful candidates will be invited to complete an online assessment and attend an interview.

For further information regarding this role please contact via email Guy Morrison, Senior Project Manager, gmorrison@merseyrail.org

"As an equal opportunities employer, Merseyrail particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented throughout the UK. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role."