Infrastructure Project Manager
Infrastructure Project Manager
Infrastructure Programme
Location: North West England / Hybrid
Salary: Negotiable, competitive benefits package
Role overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager to join a leading infrastructure organisation, supporting an exciting and high-profile infrastructure programme.
The role will suit a Project Manager with experience in project governance, programme management, and project controls within complex infrastructure or construction-led environments. Operating within a client-side managed services setting, the role focuses on governance, assurance, and coordination across multiple delivery partners throughout design, construction, and transition into operations.
What this role offers
Involvement in a nationally significant infrastructure programme
Long-term project exposure with strong pipeline visibility
Client-side perspective within a professional managed services environment
Opportunity to work alongside experienced technical, commercial, and financial teams
Key responsibilities
Project governance and assurance
Support the operation of project governance frameworks across a complex, multi-party delivery environment
Monitor compliance with contractual, programme, and reporting requirements
Support risk, issue, and change control processes
Programme oversight
Review and challenge delivery partner programmes, progress reports, and key milestones
Track performance across schedule, cost, quality, health and safety, and environmental metrics
Support elements of project controls, including schedule, cost, risk, and performance reporti
Commercial and contract support
Assist with contract administration, including change management and early warning processes
Support cost monitoring, forecasting, and payment processes
Liaise with commercial and finance teams to ensure accurate reporting
Stakeholder coordination
Act as an interface between delivery partners, advisers, and internal stakeholders
Support structured communication and governance forums
Prepare briefing notes, dashboards, and reports for senior stakeholders
Risk, compliance, and reporting
Maintain project risk and opportunity registers
Support regulatory, ESG, and sustainability reporting requirements
Contribute to continuous improvement of governance and reporting processes
Skills and experience
Essential
Demonstrable project management and programme management experience within complex infrastructure or construction-led environments
Experience working client-side, consultancy-side, or in an oversight or assurance capacity
Ability to manage governance, risk, change control, and reporting across multiple stakeholders
Desirable
Construction or engineering background enabling effective challenge of delivery programmes
Chartered status (APM, RICS, ICE or equivalent) or working towards chartership is desirable but not essential.
Experience working alongside contractors and designers on major projects
Exposure to regulated infrastructure or long-term concession models
Experience within water, utilities, transport, or linear infrastructure
Understanding of whole-life asset management considerations
Personal attributes
Structured and detail focused
Comfortable operating without direct line authority
Commercially aware
Confident in challenging delivery partners constructively
Calm and credible with senior stakeholders