Closeout Project Manager – Major Projects (Stage 7)

National Highways; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways seeks a Project Manager to lead the closeout of complex programmes within Significant Projects. You will plan delivery, ensure governance, quality, safety and final handover, coordinating the project team and supply chain to secure commitments.

Based in a UK office with required travel to Birmingham and Manchester for monthly meetings, you will define roles, produce risk registers and performance reports, and capture lessons learned to improve future delivery.

Qualifications

• Full membership of the Association of Project Managers (APM) or an aspiration to achieve this.
• Exceptional stakeholder management experience across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven experience implementing and embedding safety standards in closeout or complex operations.
• Proven ability to capture lessons learned and manage post-project evaluation processes.
• Experience leading teams through project closeout, including contract management and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the closeout of complex projects through Stage 7, ensuring defects are resolved and handover activities are completed.
• Oversee Stage 7 activities, including defects period, records collation and final handover documentation.
• Provide clear direction to project teams by defining roles, responsibilities and ways of working.
• Produce high-quality project management documentation, including baselines, risk registers and performance reports.
• Identify, monitor and manage risks, issues, dependencies and constraints specific to closeout.
• Capture lessons learned and champion governance, safety, sustainability and stakeholder engagement during closeout.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Closeout management

Risk mitigation

Communication

Education

APM membership or equivalent

Job description

National Highways seeks a Project Manager to lead the closeout of complex programmes within Significant Projects. You will plan delivery, ensure governance, quality, safety and final handover, coordinating the project team and supply chain to secure commitments.

Based in a UK office with required travel to Birmingham and Manchester for monthly meetings, you will define roles, produce risk registers and performance reports, and capture lessons learned to improve future delivery.