Railway Project Manager

Contract Type & location

Role is full-time and based in our office in Bucharest, Romania.

We are seeking an experienced Railway Project Manager with a strong background in coordinating design activities within the rail sector. The ideal candidate will have proven experience working on complex railway infrastructure projects.

Egis has been working in Romania for more than 25 years, providing engineering and consultancy services in road and rail transport sectors as well as water and environment, energy, urban development and other institutional advisory services.

Egis is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Our mission: create and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings to further the transition to a low-carbon economy and contribute to more balanced and sustainable territorial development. To support our growth plan, we offer a wide variety of career opportunities.

We are committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome all qualified applicants and ensure fair consideration without regard to disabilities, medical conditions, race, colour, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, political beliefs or marital status.

Specific benefits for this INCLUDE

• Working in a dynamic international environment as part of a highly regarded global engineering company
• The ability to shape your career across a wide variety of market sectors and activities, including international mobility opportunities
• A structured career development program of continuous learning, review and development
• Option to work flexibly (hours and location) according to latest company procedure and business needs
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including meal tickets and medical subscription
• Office activities and occasional business trips to other sites

• Manage design project(s) and/or bids ensuring the necessary resources and activity to deliver on time and to client satisfaction including performance, contract and risk management (supported by others as necessary, eg. legal or contractual experts).
• Experienced design activities coordinator in the rail sector, with a strong track record of collaboration with CFR as the Beneficiary.
• Maintain relationship and regular contact with Clients, Partners, Subcontractors - accurately identifying project needs and effectively finding and negotiating solutions to meet them.
• Manage project budgets, ensuring they are accurately forecast, monitored and regularly reviewed. Also responsible for planning of project workload, invoices/payments etc under the guidance of the department manager
• Identify solutions and resources to solve problems and meet the needs of the projects(s), coordinating with others (eg design coordinator, or other departments in the group) to ensure project needs are met.
• Adhere to design project management processes and seek to improve the efficiency of the where possible
• Maintain awareness of current issues and trends in the market, especially those with direct impact on projects.
• Provide technical input on the identification, preparation and/or negotiation of commercial offers/bids under the guidance of the design manager
• Effectively manage the internal co-ordination required to formulate teams and demonstrate a mature and balanced approach to managing conflict in the team

Candidate Profile

We recognize that each applicant will bring different experience, but the ideal candidate will have:

• Preparation: higher education in construction (CFDP)
• At least 10 years of proven experience in a similar position in an international company in the field of railway in Romania
• Prior experience in managing international contracts (including public procurement laws, international contractual standards
• Strong sense of responsibility, high standards of ethical behaviour and ability to work independently and take decisions
• Provide solutions to problems, based on evidence and justification and be able to simplify and cut through complexity as necessary
• Flexibility and adaptability, including the ability to work under stress and extended hours and manage priorities and risks at high speed
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office, AutoCAD, dedicated design software
• Good skills in organising, scheduling, planning, able to delegate tasks and responsibilities where appropriate
• Strong computer skills (proficiency in recognised design software and Microsoft applications).
• Good spoken and written English
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Communication ability. Ability to analyze and synthesize. Decision making capacity.
• Ability to work under stress and extended schedule
• Assuming responsibilities and maintaining confidentiality