Assistant Project Manager

National Highways; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking an Assistant Project Manager based in Birmingham to support planning and delivery for major projects. The role involves managing project objectives, generating reports, and overseeing feasibility works. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure project direction and compliance with health and safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have professional accreditation and experience in project management. This position offers a competitive salary and commitment to a diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in health & safety standards and controls within project delivery.
• Ability to manage quality assurance across large-scale, high-risk projects.
• Excellent collaboration skills to engage a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of high-quality baseline management products.
• Oversee feasibility and design work for proposed and existing projects.
• Act as a first point of contact for stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Health & safety standards

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Professional accreditation (e.g., Full Member of APM)

Job description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team in Major Projects. As an Assistant Project Manager, you will contribute to the planning and delivery of projects, carrying out assigned project work to ensure the achievement of project objectives and KPIs within agreed time, quality, and cost thresholds, maintaining effective governance, quality assurance, health & safety, technical and specialist standards.

Please note this position will be based from Birmingham however travel to regional offices and sites will be required.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the creation of high-quality baseline management products, the delivery of projects to delivery plan/ DfT/DCO compliance and other milestone commitments (including designated funds) within time, cost and quality parameters, produce timely and accurate reports, and create and maintain specified records.
• Overseeing feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed and existing projects, to inform the development of business cases, investment proposals and other governance requirements.
• Planning and defining project steps or schedules, consistent with defined review milestones and priorities, to contribute to the design and delivery of the overall project plan.
• Actively supporting the Project Manager in day-to-day project activities including but not limited to commercial management contract compliance, risk and issue management, health & safety, financial management and reporting, quality control and assurance.
• Act as a first point of contact for Stakeholders and Customers, both internal and external, and lead on engagement with stakeholders to ensure direction of the project is maintained.

About you.

• Suitable qualification and/or experience, ideally with a professional accreditation: Full Member of APM (Association for Project Management) or appropriate professional body.
• Experience of health & safety standards, controls and behaviours within multiple team reporting structures within project delivery.
• Excellent collaborator, to proactively gain the involvement and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders.
• Good communication, presentation and analytical skills, to develop, analyse and provide commentary on project plans and performance.
• Ability to manage quality assurance across large-scale, high-risk projects, whilst ensuring compliance with organisational governance standards.

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.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements, complex renewals and 3rd party schemes on our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future. Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

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.