Senior Project Manager
Location: Milton Keynes (2-3 days per week)
Rate: £70 ph (maximum)
Start Date: 1st April 2025
Duration: 12-18 months
Morson Talent are recruiting a Senior Project Manager to support a leading infrastructure client on a key rail safety project, based in Milton Keynes. This role is due to commence on the 1st April 2025, and you will be replacing a permanent team member. The position is expected to last at least 12 months, with the possibility of extension. As the Senior Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in the delivery of a remote securing app and associated safety and technical documentation on the rail network.
Key Responsibilities:
Remote Securing Project Management:
Oversee the development and integration of a Remote Securing App, working with supply chain partners, including engineers from the client’s team.
Ensure all technical documentation, including Safety Justification Reports, System Definition Reports, and Safety Assessment Reports, are delivered and reviewed.
Manage product acceptance, ensuring that the app meets all necessary safety, compliance, and technical requirements.
Stakeholder and Interface Management:
Work closely with the client’s safety and engineering teams, managing interfaces with key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead the presentation of safety and trial documentation to the Electrical System Review Panel (ESRP) to gain necessary endorsements and approvals for trials.
Manage the trial process, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and involved, including trial planning, isolation planning, and training.
Trial Management:
Oversee remote securing trials in the NW&C region (Sandwell & Dudley Delivery Unit and Rugby ECR), ensuring the trials are executed effectively and according to plan.
Manage the distribution of mobile phones, oversee the download process, and ensure proper briefing and training are conducted for trial teams.
Reporting & Documentation:
Ensure all required deliverables are completed on time, including the completion of testing, engineering compliance certifications (ECC), and collation of evidence for safety reviews.
Maintain comprehensive tracking of the deliverables log and service readiness.
Key Requirements:
Significant experience in Project Management within rail infrastructure, ideally with a technical or electrical background.
Proven experience with Product Acceptance and PACE stages (including GRIP and similar frameworks).
Strong understanding of safety management, including the preparation of safety documentation such as Safety Justification Reports and Safety Assessment Reports.
Experience overseeing remote trials, managing trial planning, and interfacing with key stakeholders.
Knowledge of IT and systems integration in the rail sector would be highly beneficial.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and ensure effective communication across teams.
Additional Information:
This role will be based in Milton Keynes, with a requirement to be on-site 2-3 days a week.
Expenses will be paid separately.
The client is looking for someone who can start as soon as possible, with a project timeline of at least 12 months, potentially extending up to 18 months.
If you have a background in managing complex rail safety and technology projects and meet the required criteria, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your updated CV for further consideration