Rail Programme Manager
Summary
Programme manager role at Tended, a Lincoln-based rail-safety tech company whose centimetre-accurate GPS geofencing platform protects rail workers. Day to day you direct multi-project rail safety portfolios, act as lead contact for senior C-suite stakeholders, embed digital delivery tools, and clear operational roadblocks on nationally significant programmes.
This role offers a unique platform to transform rail safety, direct nationally significant programs, and build a career within a fast-scaling tech environment.
About Us
At Tended, we create first-of-a-kind safety systems that use some of the most advanced technologies on the market to transform rail safety. Our flagship geofencing solution, which provides centimetre-accurate GPS positioning, has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions and won Geospatial Initiative of the Year at the Digital Leaders Awards.
Tasks
What’s In It For You
- Direct High-Impact Safety Initiatives: Drive cutting-edge technology initiatives that are actively changing the rail rulebook and saving lives across Great Britain.
- Shape High-Profile Programs: Take the reins on nationally significant rail projects from early-stage development through execution, establishing yourself as a trusted advisor to senior industry leaders.
- Accelerate Your Career Growth: Scale alongside an ambitious, fast-growing company where your strategic input directly shapes business growth, future project designs, and delivery standards.
- Flexible Working Dynamic: Enjoy a hybrid balance of home working, client office visits, and hands-on rail site exposure.
- Culture of Innovation: Work within a passionate team that actively encourages creative problem-solving, digital tool adoption, and continuous learning.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Lead & Innovate: Direct multi-project portfolios, bringing clarity, pace, and strategic structure to high-priority rail initiatives.
- Partner at the C-Suite Level: Act as the primary lead for senior partner stakeholders, shaping outcomes and building long-term trusted relationships.
- Pioneer Best Practices: Embed digital delivery tools, drive continuous improvement, and use your operational insights to design future rail programs.
- Navigate Complex Challenges: Solve high-level operational risks, clear project roadblocks, and champion new ways of working across the rail sector**.**
Requirements
What You Bring
- Rail Industry Expertise: Proven experience in the rail sector—ideally within an operational environment—along with a current Personal Track Safety (PTS) certification or the ability to obtain one.
- Agility & Ambition: The ability to thrive in a scaling, fast-changing environment with multiple competing priorities.
- Strategic Leadership: Exceptional stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and a proactive approach to leading complex programs.