Senior Project Manager - Rail and Roads

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Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, GBR
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Senior level
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The Role
Lead planning, design, delivery and commissioning of rail, roadway and bridge infrastructure for the Entertainment Resort Complex. Manage budgets, schedules, procurement, risk, approvals, stakeholder engagement, project governance, field operations, and compliance with safety, regulatory and quality requirements.
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Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description
The Senior Project Manager, Rail, Roadways & Bridges is responsible for the planning, design, delivery, and commissioning of rail, roadway, bridge, and associated transportation infrastructure projects supporting the Entertainment Resort Complex (ERC). The role provides leadership and oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring infrastructure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with approved quality, operational, regulatory, and guest experience requirements. This includes managing project strategy, budgets, schedules, procurement, risk, change control, and stakeholder engagement across multiple concurrent projects. Working closely with local authorities, statutory bodies, transport agencies, utility providers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for securing required approvals, managing project interfaces, and coordinating infrastructure works to support the successful delivery of the wider ERC programme. The role also ensures effective project governance, commercial management, and reporting while proactively identifying and mitigating risks to achieve project objectives.
  • Lead the planning and delivery of Universal-led road, rail, and bridge infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with CDM (Construction Design and Management) Regulations, statutory requirements, and the Special Development Order (SDO). Work closely with local authorities and regulatory bodies to obtain the approvals, permits, and licenses required to support project delivery.
  • Oversee the integration of construction activities associated with third-party developments across the Entertainment Resort Complex (ERC), including rail stations and supporting infrastructure. Liaise with public bodies, developers, consultants, and contractor teams to coordinate project interfaces, resolve issues, and support programme objectives. Oversee overall project safety, obtain final acceptance for a contractor's submitted safety plan, and compliance with Environment Health & Safety (EHS) standards.
  • Manage project governance and administration processes, including project correspondence, RFIs, directives, design and construction reviews, technical submittals, meeting records, action logs, notices, and payment applications. Ensure project information is accurate, up to date, and managed in accordance with established procedures.
  • Manage and report on project budgets and schedules, monitoring progress against key milestones, identifying risks and opportunities, and taking proactive steps to keep projects on track and within approved targets.
  • Responsible for the collation, tracking and reporting of all the necessary project components inclusive of budget, schedule and progress of the project to upper management. Responsible to maintain accurate documentation necessary to ensure a successful project completion within the targeted budget and schedule.
  • Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established Universal policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

Qualifications
  • Experience in the delivery of infrastructure construction projects design and construction phases.
  • Must have knowledge of construction project delivery methods, specifically enabling infrastructure, i.e. roadways, rail development, roadway structures.
  • Experience working with statutory bodies is preferred and a knowledge of road and rail licensing requirements.
  • Experience in interpretation and understanding of design and construction drawings.
  • Strong experience of implementing project management governance, i.e. scheduling, budgeting, change control, risk management and reporting.
  • Good communications skills are required.
  • Experience of "hands on" management of field operations.
  • Microsoft (MS) Excel, Word, Project, Planner, Power BI, Teams, Power Apps.
  • Bluebeam or equivalent Portable Document Format (PDF) software. PMWeb experience is a plus.
  • Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Experience in the delivery of infrastructure construction projects design and construction phases
  • Knowledge of construction project delivery methods for enabling infrastructure (roadways, rail development, roadway structures)
  • Experience working with statutory bodies and knowledge of road and rail licensing requirements
  • Experience in interpretation and understanding of design and construction drawings
  • Strong experience implementing project management governance: scheduling, budgeting, change control, risk management and reporting
  • Good communication skills
  • Hands-on management of field operations
  • Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, Planner, Power BI, Teams, Power Apps
  • Bluebeam or equivalent PDF software
  • PMWeb experience

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NBCUniversal Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability, with mental‑health resources, and many benefits start on day one. This breadth and early eligibility point to robust core healthcare support.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is outlined at 16 weeks for a primary caregiver and 4 weeks for a non‑primary caregiver, alongside fertility, adoption, and caregiving programs. These offerings indicate strong support for family‑building and caregiving needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The U.S. time‑off framework includes vacation, company holidays, personal “myDays,” caregiving days, flexible sick time, and compassionate/bereavement leave. This structure provides substantial paid time away and flexibility across personal and family situations.

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From film, television, news, theme parks, interactive media, and streaming, our people are at the center of it all. ​Here, we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution, imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​ Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film, television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data, building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure, elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers, consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design, build and architect your career, we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact, here you can.

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