Senior Project Manager - Railway and Mass Transit

Posting Date: 2 Oct 2025

City: Genova

Location:

Genova, IT, 16129 Roma, IT, 144 Napoli, IT, 80142

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: Italy Infrastructure & Mobility

Level of experience: Senior

RINA is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager - Railway and Mass Transit to join its office in Genoa, Milan or Rome, within the Italy Infrastructure & Mobility Division.

Mission

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing complex infrastructure projects in the railway and mass transit sectors, ensuring that objectives are met within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards specific to the industry. The role involves managing multidisciplinary teams and acting as the key interface with clients, suppliers, and stakeholders, ensuring successful project delivery in both national and transnational contexts. #LI-MT3

Key Accountabilities

Define objectives, scope, and deliverables for infrastructure projects in the railway and mass transit sectors, developing detailed operational plans.
Manage resources, schedules, and activities across multiple teams involved in railway and mass transit infrastructure projects, ensuring continuous alignment with sector-specific goals.
Provide strategic oversight and resolve complex issues typical of railway and mass transit infrastructure projects, maintaining regular updates to senior management.
Collaborate with department heads to ensure availability and effective allocation of specialized technical resources.
Manage client and stakeholder relationships, delivering regular progress reports, risk assessments, and mitigation plans related to railway and mass transit projects.
Monitor project budgets, analyze financial performance, and proactively manage costs in complex infrastructure contexts.
Coordinate risk management and quality control activities, ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory standards specific to railway and mass transit sectors.
Provide leadership and mentoring to associate project managers, fostering the development of sector-specific skills.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering

Other

Qualifications

Minimum of 6 years’ experience managing complex projects, preferably in the railway or mass transit sectors, with significant exposure to cross-border projects.
Advanced skills in planning, resource management, and financial control.
Familiarity with industry standards, regulations, and practices in railway and mass transit, including international contexts.
Excellent negotiation, contract management, and client/vendor liaison skills.

Nice to have:

Professional project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner) are a plus; Agile methodology skills are also valued.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Lean) with the ability to tailor approaches to project needs.

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.