Project Manager / Senior Project Manager (Development)

The Vacancy

Project Manager or Senior Project Manager (Development)

Location: Scotland (Cumbernauld or regional Scotland base)
Sector: Rail & Civil Engineering ¦ Enhancements & Early-Stage Development

Are you ready to shape the next generation of Scotland's rail and infrastructure enhancements? We're looking for a driven Development Project Manager or Senior Project Manager to lead the early stage development of multi-disciplinary enhancement projects, developing client requirements into deliverable, value-engineered solutions.

Join us and help deliver the strategic infrastructure that supports Scotland's communities, transport networks and future growth.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary - based on experience
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
• Volunteer Days to support causes that matter to you
• Pension Scheme & Life Insurance
• Health & Wellbeing Benefits - Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Ongoing Career Development & Progression
• Supportive & Inclusive Culture with strong employee voice mechanisms

About Us

Be part of a business delivering complex civil engineering and rail infrastructure projects for clients including Local Authorities, Network Rail, Scottish Power Energy Networks and environmental bodies. Our Scotland portfolio spans:

• Highways & Roads
• Station Improvements & Structures
• Tunnels & Embankments
• Flood Alleviation & Environmental Works
• Major Enhancements & Renewals Frameworks

With long-term frameworks and a strong project pipeline, this is an exciting opportunity to influence early-stage strategy and set projects up for success.

The Role

As a Development Project Manager or Senior Project Manager , you will lead the front-end development of enhancements projects, working closely with clients, engineering teams, land and environmental specialists, and internal delivery teams.

You will play a critical role in shaping project scope, strategy, risk, access, consents and delivery approaches to ensure projects are buildable, efficient, and aligned with client expectations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing initial desktop and site reviews of locations and client requirements.
• Leading early client engagement and supporting optioneering discussions.
• Identifying early project risks and coordinating surveys, design input, ecological and property support.
• Producing initial CDM documentation for early project phases.
• Working with Engineering Manager, CEM and Design Manager through project/portfolio development.
• Developing delivery, access and construction strategies, including land requirements, permits and permissions.
• Identifying opportunities for value engineering and efficiencies.
• Attending early engagement, integration and strategy meetings with key stakeholders.
• Supporting pre-construction and tendering inputs.
• Developing implementation programmes and engaging strategic supply chain early, including long-lead items.

You will be central to ensuring projects are well-defined, efficient, safe and strategically aligned before moving into full delivery.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Experience working in rail or civil engineering project development, pre-construction, design management or early-stage enhancements.
• Strong understanding of project scoping, planning, risk identification, access planning and early-stage strategy.
• Experience leading stakeholder discussions, optioneering workshops, or early client technical meetings.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary inputs (ecology, surveys, design, property, CDM, engineering).
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to engage clients and internal teams.
• A proactive approach to identifying efficiencies and creating buildable delivery strategies.
• Technical or professional qualifications (Degree / HNC / HND in engineering or similar) and/or progress toward CEM/CRE responsibilities would be advantageous.

Why Join Us?

You will have a unique opportunity to influence some of Scotland's vital future rail and civil engineering infrastructure schemes, shaping projects before they reach site delivery.

If you want to play a strategic role in defining, optimising and preparing enhancements projects for successful delivery, this is the role for you.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.

We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn't matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:

[email protected]
Recruitment Manager

The Benefits

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including:

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Westfield health scheme

Minumum 25 days' holiday

Private medical insurance