Assistant Project Manager

LGBT Jobs; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways, through its Operations Directorate, invites applications for an Assistant Project Manager to join the South West team in either Bristol or Exeter. You will support a portfolio of projects, oversee external contractors and consultants, and ensure governance, quality assurance, and health and safety standards are applied.

The role requires a recognised qualification or significant civil engineering experience, and salary is offered at the lower end of the pay scale for external

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or significant experience in civil engineering
• Understanding of project management practices and controls
• Experience in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Understanding contract management under the NEC contracts

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of complex projects whilst managing standard allocated projects within the Region, across all stages of the project lifecycle, from design to introduction into service. Report on and review delivery performance, develop solutions that resolve issues, and to prepare project business cases.
• Develop, support and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Project Managers, key stakeholders, suppliers, contractors and across National Highways teams, to ensure full mutual understanding for the allocated projects.
• Comply with National Highways Operations Quality Management System (QMS) on all projects in scope to enable delivery within agreed parameters for quality, cost and time ensuring they meet intended outcomes, customer service levels, corporate technical, specialist health and safety.
• Assist in programme management, reporting and risk management against the budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial and contractual practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources.
• Ensuring the health and safety needs of all parties involved in the projects are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity.

Job description

Assistant Project Manager role in National Highways' Operations Directorate

Position based in either Bristol or Exeter office in South West Region

Responsibilities include project management, governance, quality assurance and health and safety compliance

Requires recognised qualification or significant experience in civil engineering

Salary offered at the lower end of the pay scale for external candidates

About the job.

At National Highways, we have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Operations Directorate in the South West. The role will involve supporting the management and delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Region and overseeing the performance of project teams, multiple external contractors, and consultants. You will also be ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways.

This role will be based across South West Region the in either our Bristol or Exeter office.

• Support the delivery of complex projects whilst managing standard allocated projects within the Region, across all stages of the project lifecycle, from design to introduction into service. Report on and review delivery performance, develop solutions that resolve issues, and to prepare project business cases.
• Develop, support and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Project Managers, key stakeholders, suppliers, contractors and across National Highways teams, to ensure full mutual understanding for the allocated projects.
• Comply with National Highways Operations Quality Management System (QMS) on all projects in scope to enable delivery within agreed parameters for quality, cost and time ensuring they meet intended outcomes, customer service levels, corporate technical, specialist health and safety.
• Assist in programme management, reporting and risk management against the budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial and contractual practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources.

Ensuring the health and safety needs of all parties involved in the projects are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity.

About you.

• Recognised qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or significant experience in the delivery of their allocated Civil Engineering projects
• Understanding of project management practices and controls
• Reviewing project plans and detailed stage plans in conjunction with delivery partners
• Experience in managing relationships with multiple stakeholders

Understanding contract management under the NEC contracts

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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