Senior Project Manager - Rail
Anthro JV
- Company name:
- Anthro JV
- Location:
- Old Oak and North Acton, Greater London
- Job description:
- To manage the installation and delivery of the Electrical, Fire, BMS and Mechanical packages at Old Oak Common station. This will involve working with the project team and to safely deliver, on time, to stated quality, at minimum cost and to client satisfaction. Acting as the link between the client and other key stakeholders.
The role will require management of the delivery teams across all disciplines, measuring and reporting progress and working with the Design team to ensure that the installation is fully co-ordinated and specification is correct. Preparing a budget with the commercial team and assisting the planning team to maintain the programme are also critical elements of the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Providing leadership and project management in all facets of the project activities to deliver the project to meet cost, time, and quality requirements
Developing and managing effective communication and liaison with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that requirements are identified, assessed, and appropriately integrated into the project
Working with the client and reporting to the Project Director/ manager, responsible for helping to establish the strategy and delivery for the project
Working in a client facing role, responsible for leading other team members, developing the clients’ strategy, through to assisting in the appointment of the extended professional team of contractors.
Developing the clients brief, delivering strategy, and leading the design management, procurement and execution of the scheme
Supervising and developing a high performing team that strives for quality, safety, cost and schedule improvements at every opportunity with all delivery partners, challenging and seeking to improve the project deliverables
Overseeing that the highest standards of health and safety are considered as a priority through all stages of the project
Assisting design review in line with current project applicable HS2, NR, BS, EN and ISO standards and to ensure buildability and constructability. Identify any weakness or errors in the design that could jeopardise the functionality. Ensure HSE best practices are always followed
Manage a 3rd Party installation contractor in delivering BMS and Ventilation installations
Manage the direct delivery teams that will be installing all electrical, fire and piped systems
Manage the programme on a day to day basis and provide reporting back to the project
Raise any blockers in a contemporaneous fashion vis the correct contract process
Work with the commercial team to manage change from an installation perspective
Ensure that all safety and quality procedures are adhered too and any non-compliance is reported and addressed via the correct process
Assist to Ensure risk assessments are compliant with installation parameters
Assist in the production of Activity Rediness certificates for all work areas.
Attendance at Safe at Start meetings
Assist and Liaise with the main Contractor (BBVS), HS2 and HS2’s Designers (WSP) to review comments and agree an efficient way forward with resolving design comments
Assist to Provide engineered solutions to key project problems to satisfy clients expectations, project restrictions and budget considerations
Management of all associated registers, meeting minutes, drawing registers etc. as appropriate inline VVB/Anthro and project requirements. Ensure all formal communication is undertaken and managed (RFI, TQ, EWN, MAR, TD etc)
Assist CAD/BIM team to ensure correct drawing modelling to BIM or other standards. Review drawings for clash detection and associated interface problems
Attend, and participate as required, interdisciplinary design reviews and checks (IDR/IDC)
Assist with development of scope documents for tenders and procurement processes
Coordinating, planning, and managing internal and external meetings in relation to the project.
Driving the procurement of services and works required to deliver the project
Providing input into client system safety and project risk assessment and management process.
Development of scope documents for tenders and procurement processes
Liaison with manufacturers to determine product suitability, in partnership with procurement
Attendance at FAT and SAT (and any other required stage) to ensure compliance with requirements
Support, and where required, carry out the Commissioning of Mechanical Systems.
Carry out site surveys/visits for project purposes
Direct liaison with installation teams to ensure design suitability, works methodology and solve key installation issues/constructability
Working with the commercial department to track all change to the agreed working design and method
Working with the planning department to plan design, installation and T&C works. Provision of accurate assessment on forecast works to complete and provide suitable readjustments to ensure project programme is maintained
Management of subcontractor works as appropriate including assisting commercial department in valuation and contract support
Ensure design and works comply with Anthro and client quality management systems
Keep up to date with all relevant engineering and construction legislation, law, standards and best practise
Generating Quality Assurance documentation inline with Anthro, HS2 and BBVS project procedures (ITP, QAD’s etc)
Generating SHE documentation inline with Anthro and BBVS procedures (WPP, TBS, RAMS etc)
Support the Assurance team as required to comply with requirements of the HS2 and BBVS procedures
Day to day Management of the delivery team associated with the Old Oak Common.
Assisting the Project Director by the timely delivery of key HR activities including appraisals, talent, and succession planning
Act as a VVB Mentor/Coach for Graduates and Apprentices across projects - Candidate description:
- Qualifications
Significant experience in managing clients, contractors and coordinating stakeholders within the Mechanical and Electrical Sectors
A degree qualification in related subject or equivalent is preferred
Professional memberships of a relevant professional body or working towards membership is an advantage.
Experience of delivery of large infrastructure multi-disciplinary projects (circa £15 – 30M)
Understanding Contracts and contract mechanisms
Ability to manage and motivate a team
Ability to carry a quality inspection and generate onsite solutions to site coordination issues as they arise
Strong interpersonal skills and a good team player. Managing budgets and forecasting expenditure
Key project processes such as design principals and management, construction processes, procurement, and tendering
Excellent IT skills
Strong project management and organisational skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, using a flexible pragmatic approach
A degree qualification in related subject or equivalent is preferred
Professional memberships of a relevant professional body or working towards membership is an advantage - Company description and benefits:
- The Anthro joint venture between Egis and VVB Engineering will provide comprehensive turn-key services for London’s state-of-the-art HS2 gateway station at Old Oak Common. We have been awarded a multi-year contract to deliver MEPHFC (Mechanical, Electrical Public Health, Fire and Communications) systems works.
This role is based on site in Old Oak Common, Acton (West London).
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- Closes 28 May 2026
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