Agata Wesek
London,United Kingdom
Summary
Experienced Project Manager with over 5 years of rail industry experience in delivering business change and infrastructure projects. Strong background in stakeholder management, effective collaboration, and successful project delivery. Demonstrates excellent communication skills, budget management and a proactive approach to risk management. Adapt quickly to changing scenarios and work well under pressure. Holds an APM PMQ Qualification and APM Full Membership, showcasing a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager (Change)
Network Rail High Speed
04.2023 - 03.2025
- Leading change programmes, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery.
- Translated strategic plans into actionable projects with clear milestones.
- Managing station renewal projects up to £500K, overseeing governance, budget and delivery.
- Engaging with multiple stakeholders, balancing priorities to drive successful outcomes.
- Guided teams through change with clear communication and structured processes.
- Resolved project issues promptly to prevent delays.
- Identified and mitigated project risks.
- Managing budgets, forecasting and actual spend.
- Developed business cases demonstrating benefits and cost efficiencies.
- Experience in conducting HR incident investigations.
Assistant Project Manager
Mott MacDonald
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Streamlined project management processes to enhance collaboration across a multi-company project team.
- Managed and tracked project budgets and forecasting.
- Managed project resources.
- Handled NEC engineering contracts.
- Improved risk escalation processes.
- Led multiple high-profile stakeholder engagement for government-funded consortium projects.
- Facilitated meetings with project members for enhanced collaboration and understanding.
- Experience in managing and writing business bids.
Scheme Project Manager
Southeastern Railway
11.2020 - 07.2022
- Delivered multi-disciplinary projects, including Lewisham station improvements and DOO-camera renewals.
- Managed budgets and identified cost-saving opportunities.
- Built strong relationships with external stakeholders, including Network Rail, TOCs, RDG, and DfT.
- Effectively managed multiple stakeholders and contractors.
- Secured stakeholder buy-in through business case development.
- Managed graduate project managers.
- Led collaboration across stakeholders to drive project success.
Project Support
Southeastern Railway
10.2019 - 11.2020
- Coordinated project governance such as risk registers and project plans.
- Managed small work packages to gain hands-on project management experience.
- Deputised for Project Managers and chaired project team meetings.
- Collaborated with wider teams to provide project support.
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders for continuous project support.
Projects Intern
Southeastern Railway
07.2019 - 10.2019
- Gained project management knowledge through collaboration with senior leaders.
- Provided administrative support to the Project Manager.
- Managed documentation of all project phases for future reference.
- Conducted research to inform better project decisions.
- Managed logistics for seamless project delivery.
- Led key workstreams in a successful office relocation.
- Fostered strong relationships with stakeholders and teams.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University of Kent
Canterbury 09.2016 - 06.2019
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Effective collaboration
- Leadership
- Budget management
- Motivated and proactive
- Effective relationship building
- Procurement and tendering
- Adapt to changing scenarios
- Work well under pressure
- Decision-making
- Risk management
- Willingness to learn
Certification
- IOSH – Managing Safely
- APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
- APM Full Membership
- NEC3 Project Manager Accreditation
Additional Experience
Since 2020, I have been actively engaged with Young Rail Professionals (YRP), initially as Chair of the London & South East region (2023/24) and currently as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for 2024/5, overseeing nine regions and the executive committee. In my role as chair of London & South East region, I led a team of over 10 volunteers, successfully organising and delivering 57% more events compared to previous years, significantly enhancing engagement and providing valuable networking opportunities for members and future generations. I have fostered meaningful connections between current professionals and younger generations, promoting industry awareness while championing the rail sector. As COO, I drive business growth initiatives and support the development of the next generation of talent in the rail industry, implementing new strategies to promote inclusivity, increase membership engagement, and strengthen relationships across the sector.
Awards
Finalist for Young Rail Professional Volunteer of the Year award (2022/23).
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Project Manager (Change)
Network Rail High Speed
04.2023 - 03.2025
Assistant Project Manager
Mott MacDonald
08.2022 - 04.2023
Scheme Project Manager
Southeastern Railway
11.2020 - 07.2022
Project Support
Southeastern Railway
10.2019 - 11.2020
Projects Intern
Southeastern Railway
07.2019 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
University of Kent
09.2016 - 06.2019
- IOSH – Managing Safely
- APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
- APM Full Membership
- NEC3 Project Manager Accreditation
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