Rail Civils Design Project Manager

City, Cardiff
Matchtech

Our client is seeking an experienced Rail Civils Design Project Manager to support a major railway infrastructure programme. This is a key contract role (inside IR35) responsible for leading and coordinating civils design activities, managing multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring successful delivery across scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage civils design teams across multiple work packages within a rail environment.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of civils design delivery, ensuring outputs meet both technical and project requirements.
• Act as the primary interface between internal teams, design consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Drive progress, manage risks, and ensure the programme remains aligned to design governance processes and wider project strategy.
• Review and challenge design submissions to ensure quality, constructability, and compliance with standards.
• Monitor financial performance, providing strong commercial oversight of budgets, variations, forecasts, and change control.
• Produce and present reports on design progress, key issues, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure all works adhere to railway safety, engineering, and regulatory standards.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience as a Civils Design Project Manager within large-scale railway or infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in managing and coordinating civils design teams.
• Solid understanding of civils engineering principles and rail industry standards.
• Excellent commercial awareness, including experience with budget management, forecasting, cost control, and managing design contracts.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working within a regulated environment with strict design governance structures.
• Ability to work proactively, managing competing priorities under tight timelines.

If you have the skills and experience required for this opportunity and you are looking for your next contract role within railway infrastructure, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client’s dynamic project team.