Project Manager

3 weeks ago

Bedford, United Kingdom National Highways Full time

Your new role

National Highways have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Complex Infrastructure Programme (CIP) within our Major Projects (MP) directorate. Due to hybrid working, the successful individual can be based from either our Bristol, Bedford,Exeter or Guildford offices.

These are changing times in the way in which National Highways develops its Major Projects in order to make sure that they address the problems of today but are compatible with the world of tomorrow. This position is your opportunity to shape exactly howthose projects are developed within the Pipeline South part of Complex Infrastructure Programme; one of the four programmes of Major Projects within National Highways.

This is a chance to work on schemes which are currently in the options phase of our project lifecycle which will then be taken forward for development and delivery. So, if you are excited by the prospect of making sure that we are choosing the right solutionto the problem, that we are striving towards making the projects achieve Net Zero Carbon or embracing the future requirements of biodiversity net gain then this is the job for you; we need people who can make a difference and deliver the best project possible.

This is a varied role and one which could involve you either leading a specific infrastructure project including the planning, management and delivery of your allocated project. Alternatively, you could be working as part of a wider project management teamsupporting a Senior Project Manager on one of our much larger projects. Project activities include monitoring the performance of multiple external contactors and consultants, ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety,technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways ensuring successful delivery of agreed project outcomes and acting in line with mandatory and delegated responsibilities. A final element to this role could also involve implementingbusiness change and transformation projects that drive improvements to our delivery and performance within the Pipeline South programme itself. The specific areas of responsibility will be tailored to meet current business need.

What you’ll be leading on

- Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Board and other key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects’ strategic and delivery objectives,to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions that resolve complex issues.
- Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project delivery team, creating high quality baseline management products, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records.
- Design, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriately resourced to deliver the required outcomes.
- Oversee feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals.
- Contribute to the development of robust business cases, to clarify business benefits, quantify resource requirements and identify project interdependencies.
- Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these.
- Commission and manage the performance of delivery partners and expert consultancy support as appropriate, ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting clear expectations for health and safety management, time and cost;and taking appropriate remedial action where necessary.
To be successful you’ll need
- Experience of managing teams to successful development of complex, medium/high risk projects or high-profile projects.
- Experience of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes.
- Experience of managing business and/or value management cases for new projects through company defined governance, review and approval gates.
- Experience of managing and maintaining agreed project plans and detailed stage plans in conjunction with delivery partners.
- Commercial skills with proven ability to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money.
- Demonstrate experience as mentor and/or coach to develop project management talent, skills and competence within a complex project environment.

**About Us**

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please waituntil the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus, and employer pension contributions of up to 10%.

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