Project Manager, Transportation (all levels)

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Jacobs Transportation has an enviable reputation in Highways, Rail and Aviation. The Highways UK infrastructure consultancy sector includes a portfolio of high-profile projects with clients that include National Highways (previously Highways England), Transport Scotland, Welsh Government, national and regional contractors and several significant Local Authorities. Our Rail team provides a comprehensive passenger and freight consultancy and engineering services to the rail sector, covering the full spectrum of railway infrastructure requirements, from business case and project development, preliminary appraisal and feasibility studies through to detailed design, implementation and operational management advice. Our internationally respected Aviation team are active at all major UK airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, with a growing portfolio of overseas commissions.

Jacobs are looking for Project Managers who will lead and manage the provision of technical consultancy services to major clients in the Transportation sector delivering a range of multi-disciplinary projects.

About you

As a Project Manager within our Transportation business you will undertake a key role in delivering our client requirements. As an individual we would look to you to show experience in leadership, delivery performance, excellent communication skills combined with being a team player. Experience in multi-disciplinary, major UK Infrastructure delivery is required

You will help to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, demonstrating adaptability and commitment to supporting others across the team in delivering a high-quality service. Showing leadership of a team of diverse individuals, actively encouraging new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment.

In delivery you should understand your clients requirements and the impacts of the success factors of the project, developing a schedule and delivery plan to ensure success. Provide a proactive risk identification and mitigation environment that allows for innovation and creative agile delivery. With a track record of successfully delivering complex infrastructure projects within budget and on schedule. Delivering a safe working culture within project teams that you are responsible for and to promote safety within all aspects of your work.

As a key leader and member of the project team you should have excellent communication skills, allowing you to maintain relationships with your client, your team and the Jacobs organisation. You will communicate progress, potential issues and risks to inform and proposed mitigation to your client and internally.

You will agree and control budgets for projects, escalation points, key milestones and targets including time, cost, quality and safety to ensure that objectives are achieved in line with programme plans.

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You will have proven project management experience gained across a range of large UK Infrastructure projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. With a sound understanding of project management principles and application, you will have the ability to:

• Taking account of the priorities of projects, effectively plan, monitor and control the delivery of projects to clients.
• Proven ability to engage with, influence, and manage communications at an operational level with the project team and both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure project delivery to the cost, time and quality objectives of the Client and the Jacobs organisation.
• Report the commercial status of projects in accordance with company methods
• Understand the factors affecting motivation of project team members
• Techniques for risk management
• Ability to operate within various forms of contract
• Excellent organisation skills and an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Direct National Highways (previously Highways England), Network Rail or TfL Experience preferable

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