Arriva Group
Project Manager - Engineering
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Arriva TrainCare – Bristol Barton Hill TMD
37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
We’re looking for a motivated and organised Project Manager to join our team at our Bristol Barton Hill depot. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering a variety of projects across our maintenance and facilities operations.
You’ll be working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you’ll take ownership of projects from start to finish, ensuring they’re delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard for our customers.
What you’ll be doing
As a Project Manager, you’ll lead projects through their full lifecycle – from initial planning right through to successful delivery and handover. You’ll:
- Manage a range of projects across heavy maintenance, light maintenance, and facilities
- Build strong relationships with internal teams, customers, and suppliers
- Create and maintain project plans to keep everything on track
- Oversee budgets, forecasting, and project performance
- Identify and manage risks, issues, and project changes
- Lead project meetings and drive actions through to completion
- Produce clear reports and performance updates
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and help drive efficiencies
- Contribute to operational planning, including capacity and pipeline activity
What we’re looking for
We’re keen to hear from individuals who are proactive, organised, and confident working with a wide range of stakeholders. You’ll ideally have:
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- Experience in a Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, or Project Manager role
- A background in engineering, manufacturing, rail, or a similar operational environment (desirable)
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of the business
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.)
- Experience with project planning tools (e.g. Microsoft Project – desirable)
Qualifications
- Project management qualification (APM, PRINCE2, or similar) – essential
- Lean / Six Sigma knowledge – desirable
- Leadership or management training – a bonus
What we offer
At Arriva TrainCare, we offer a supportive environment and a strong benefits package, including:
- 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays
- Company pension
- Life assurance and healthcare cover
- Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Arriva Village retailer discount scheme
Why join us?
You’ll be joining a business that plays a vital role in keeping the rail network moving, where your work will have real impact. We’re committed to continuous improvement and investing in our people, giving you the opportunity to develop your career in project delivery.
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Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.
The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.
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