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The Future Leaders Graduate Programme is a 2-year programme designed to give you the skills, knowledge and experience to become a Project Lead. As an Assistant Project Manager, you will work in a specific area of the business and will work on multi-million pound projects and deliver parts of key contracts and their associated activities from conception through to completion.
You will have the opportunity to learn and develop your skills both on and off the job, by following our Route to Competence Framework for the Project Management pathway. By doing this you will work towards becoming a Chartered Project Manager through the Association of Project Management.
What you will be focused on
- Assisting the Project Manager/Delivery Manager in delivering successful projects safely, on time and within budget.
- Working with the project team to ensure that everyone works in a collaborative, open and honest manner with all stakeholders ¿ liaising regularly with subcontractors, client and any relevant third parties where required. Provides updates on progress, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Leading project activities and directing the project/delivery team to ensure delivery of work within agreed timescales according to the agreed quality and in line with safety rules and procedures.
- Ensuring best safety practices are being utilised during all site/depot/machine activities and any non-compliant materials or activities are reported following the correct process.
- Forecasting and monitoring project costs; identifying and highlighting any deviation from the budget & plan in a timely manner.
- Establishing and maintaining project management controls including risk and change management.
- Attending all the relevant Graduate Development Training and activities for your pathway, ensuring the learning gets translated to the workplace.
- Complete the Safety Challenge when requested.
- As you will expect the organisation and its focus may change from time to time and you will be expected to be flexible in taking on any other reasonable duties as required.
About you
- Completed a degree
- An interest and enthusiasm to be part of the Rail Industry and Colas Rail
- Be comfortable and able to work nights and weekends
- Can work independently and in a team using your own initiative to deliver work
Behaviours we look for
- Care about our colleagues, customers, stakeholders, the environment, and the community
- Share your views and knowledge with others for all to learn and grow
- Dare to put ideas forward to innovate and improve ways of working
- Inclusive Demonstrate respect for all including the environment in which we work
About us
Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industrys biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.
We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career. We encourage cross-collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that.
Everyday we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain. Everyone here has a voice and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them.
We are always looking for passionate people to join our business and with several bases across the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to join our vibrant, creative, and diverse teams.
Colas Rail hold three core values: Caring, Sharing and Daring. We take care our of our employees, always ensuring safety is a top priority and we nurture our collective wellbeing. We share a passion for what we do, celebrate our achievements and value high standards like nowhere else. We dare to take on new challenges, we are one of the international leaders in our industry. We keep on innovating, expanding, and conquering new markets.
The performance of Colas Rail UK is dependent upon improving and developing the skills and abilities of all employees, and our Equal Opportunities Policy, above all else, aims to achieve this objective.
