Scheme Project Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Vital Human Resources
£375 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Summary: The OLE Scheme Project Manager role focuses on leading the delivery of Overhead Line Equipment projects within the rail sector, ensuring successful execution from concept to commissioning. The position requires managing various stakeholders, budgets, and site teams while prioritizing safety and compliance with industry processes. The ideal candidate will have proven rail experience and a strong understanding of project management principles in a live rail environment. This is a hybrid position based in Manchester with a rolling contract duration of six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading end-to-end delivery of OLE schemes in a live rail environment.
- Managing contractors, designers, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Owning programme, cost control, and risk management.
- Working closely with Network Rail and key stakeholders.
- Ensuring safety is always the priority.
- Demonstrable experience delivering OLE projects in the rail sector.
- Strong understanding of GRIP / PACE processes.
- Confident stakeholder and client management skills.
Key Skills:
- Proven rail experience.
- Experience in delivering OLE projects.
- Strong understanding of GRIP / PACE processes.
- Stakeholder and client management skills.
- Programme, cost control, and risk management expertise.
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.
Salary (Rate): £375/day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
OLE Scheme Project Manager (Rail)
Location: Manchester (Hybrid working)
Rate: £375/day
Duration: 6 month rolling contract
Are you the kind of Project Manager who gets a buzz from delivering high-voltage rail infrastructure? Do you thrive on turning complex OLE schemes into safely delivered, on-time successes? If so… we want to talk to you.
The Role
We’re looking for an OLE Scheme Project Manager with proven rail experience to lead the delivery of Overhead Line Equipment projects from concept through to commissioning. You’ll be at the heart of it all — managing programmes, budgets, stakeholders, and site teams — ensuring every mast, wire run, and possession lands exactly as planned.
What You’ll Be Doing And Need
- Leading end-to-end delivery of OLE schemes in a live rail environment.
- Must have worked on Rail projects.
- Managing contractors, designers, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Owning programme, cost control, and risk management.
- Working closely with Network Rail and key stakeholders.
- Ensuring safety is always the priority.
- Demonstrable experience delivering OLE projects in the rail sector.
- Strong understanding of GRIP / PACE processes.
- Confident stakeholder and client management skills.
For more information, please drop me a message on here or call (phone number removed). CV's to nathan.kemp(At)vital.u k.c o m
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