Project Manager

Your New role

Here at National Highways, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in either our Exeter or Bristol office. Within this role, you will plan and manage the delivery of projects, managing the performance of an integratedproject team, external contractors and/or consultants and ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways, to ensure successful delivery of agreedproject outcomes.

What you’ll be leading on

Overseeing the development of detailed design and delivery of capital investment schemes, with a typical value of up to, and occasionally in excess of, £10million, within given parameters for quality, cost and time ensuring that they meet intended outcomes,customer service levels, quality and health and safety.
Monitoring day-to-day project activities including contract compliance, risk management, Health and Safety, financial management and reporting, document control, assurance and governance to ensure adherence to National Highways standards.
Commissioning and managing the performance of delivery partners and expert consultancy support as appropriate, ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood and clear expectations for health and safety management, time and cost areset. Support compliance with relevant health and safety and CDM Regulations ensuring design and construction partners fulfil their duties on schemes.
Developing and establishing project plans, using an appropriate project management methodology, working with colleagues to ensure that schedules and project controls are effectively developed.
Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with key stakeholders and supply chain, ensuring regular checkpoints take place to build trust, update on progress and address any concerns.
Establishing and delivering scheme specific communication plans, proactively managing customers’ perception of schemes in scope, to maintain and improve customer satisfaction. Respond to correspondence and other scheme related matters when required.
Managing the deployment of project resources including finance, staff and third parties; proactively managing project costs, providing forecasts and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points.
Identifying and evaluating efficiencies, risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate and develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these
To be Successful

Evidence of managing teams to successful development of complex, medium risk projects or high profile projects
Evidence of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes
Demonstrable experience of taking projects through governance processes and engaging with organisational senior leadership to achieve approvals.
Demonstrable experience of managing the development of project plans and detailed stage plans in conjunction with delivery partners.
Evidence of commercial skills with proven ability to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money
Proven programme or project management experience. A recognised project management qualification is desirable.

About Us
Why you should join 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.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

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 wait until 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
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience