Senor Project Manager

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.