Project Manager (Level 1)
London/Bedford
Talented people are the key to our success.
Would you like to join an inclusive and collaborative organisation recognised as one of the UK’s leading infrastructure delivery specialists? We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Project Manager to support the delivery of high‑profile, complex infrastructure schemes.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional looking to further develop their career and take on increased responsibility within a major rail programme. You will support the delivery of the new Wixams Station, a new‑build station on the Thameslink / Midland Main Line near Bedford.
The project is being delivered for Network Rail through the Eastern Routes Partnership and is currently progressing into the ES3 (Option Selection) stage of the Network Rail PACE framework. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is appointed as the civils and station contractor, with design development forming a key part of the scope.
Role Responsibilities
- Lead the project through the early design stages, ensuring the scheme is fully prepared for successful mobilisation.
- Manage the design development process in line with the PACE framework, ensuring designs are practical, compliant, and constructable.
- Embed constructability principles throughout the design phase, proactively identifying opportunities to optimise delivery, improve efficiency, and reduce risk.
- Lead the procurement of key supply chain partners, ensuring they are appropriately selected and mobilised to deliver against safety, programme, cost, quality, and performance requirements.
- Work closely with the Senior Project Manager and Engineering Manager to align project objectives and drive successful outcomes.
- Coordinate effectively with external stakeholders, including Network Rail and SRSA, to ensure seamless project integration and collaboration.
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, and development of the operational delivery team, fostering a high‑performing team capable of delivering project success.
- Ensure strong governance, planning, and coordination are in place to support efficient and safe project delivery.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Proven experience delivering large‑scale, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, ideally within a rail station or rail environment.
- Demonstrable experience managing works in the vicinity of an operational railway, including temporary works and station architectural and fit‑out construction.
- Strong working knowledge of the PACE framework, including governance, assurance processes, and deliverable requirements at each stage.
- Experience coordinating architectural and design elements to ensure lead designer outputs are translated into fully constructable fabrication designs.
- Solid background in leading and managing project teams and supply chain partners within complex delivery environments, ensuring outputs are achieved to programme.
- Proven ability to lead stakeholder engagement and interface management, ensuring constraints, dependencies, and third‑party requirements are fully integrated into project delivery.
- Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Effective communicator with the confidence to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and engage with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
What is in it for you?
Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days.
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
- We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.
About the Rail Business Unit
Millions of people rely on Britain’s rail network to take them safely and efficiently across the country every day. Morgan Sindall helps this happen by providing renewed and enhanced rail infrastructure with the minimum of passenger disruption.
Our customers receive a multi-disciplined service covering electrification, power supply, tunnelling and a full range of civil engineering and building capabilities including structures, lineside infrastructure, and station enhancements. This is complemented by track and signalling works from our supply chain partners to provide a complete rail offering.
Our expertise is focused not only on effective delivery of projects within a railway environment, but also on minimising disruption for railway users through the adoption of innovative working practices and techniques. These include ‘live launch’ bridge construction, in which we can install bridges while allowing railways beneath to remain operational.
From landmark station refurbishment projects and platform extensions to tunnelling works and bridge launches, we have a record of delivering rail projects that are helping to provide a rail network fit for the 21st century.
Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company.
Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.