Scheme Project Manager - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) | Hybrid Stockport
About the role:
We're recruiting a Project Manager for a leading UK infrastructure organisation. You'll lead the safe, timely and cost-effective delivery of rail-related works, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance with standards, legislation and CDM regulations. This is a 6-month contract, inside IR35, hybrid in Stockport (3 days per week on site).
Key responsibilities:
- Deliver works projects safely, to time, cost and quality, in line with governance, standards and legislation.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams
- Ensure CDM compliance and drive a positive safety culture; support incident/accident investigations when required.
- Build and maintain the baseline plan, manage resources and critical path and track progress, risks, issues and contingency.
- Manage stakeholders (internal/external) with clear communication and reporting.
- Oversee budget management, change control and configuration management per internal processes.
- Support business cases and lifecycle documentation with the Project Manager.
Essential experience:
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
- APM membership or equivalent, ideally chartered/working toward.
- Proven application of CDM regulations on infrastructure projects.
- Strong project delivery track record.
- Budget management expertise and sound commercial awareness.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Demonstrable safety management experience in project environments.
Desirable:
- Rail/infrastructure experience.
- Exposure to NEC3/NEC4 contracts.
- PRINCE2/PMI credentials.
Contract & pay:
- 6 months, Inside IR35
- Up to £429 a day
Location & working pattern:
- Stockport (Hybrid) - 3 days per week on site; parking available.
