Highways Delivery Lead

BakerHicks; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or cash allowance

Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan

25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave

Discount scheme

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Job summary

BakerHicks in Manchester is seeking an experienced Highways Delivery Lead to oversee the delivery of major highways projects from concept through to completion. This senior position requires proven management skills across project scope, programme, cost, and risk, ensuring compliance and safety across complex projects.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Civil Engineering and significant experience in highways or infrastructure delivery, alongside chartered status. This role offers a company car or cash allowance, a contributory pension plan, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience within highways or infrastructure delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex projects.
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead highways projects and programmes across the full lifecycle.
• Drive project delivery across scope, programme, cost, quality, and safety.
• Develop and manage project plans, delivery strategies, and risk mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Budget management

Contract management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE, CIHT, or equivalent

Job description

Lead the delivery of major highways projects and help shape the future of transport infrastructure.

We’re looking for an experienced Highways Delivery Lead with strong project management capability to oversee the successful delivery of highways schemes from concept through to completion. This is a senior role requiring a proven ability to manage project scope, programme, cost, risk, resources, and stakeholder expectations across complex infrastructure projects.

Working with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll drive collaboration, solve complex challenges, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

What you’ll do

• Lead highways projects and programmes across the full lifecycle
• Drive project delivery across scope, programme, cost, quality, and safety
• Develop and manage project plans, delivery strategies, and risk mitigation
• Provide technical oversight and ensure compliance with industry standards and contract requirements
• Manage commercial performance, change control, and contractual obligations
• Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted delivery partner
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and support capability growth

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE, CIHT, or equivalent preferable
• Strong project management experience within highways or infrastructure delivery
• Proven ability to manage budgets, programmes, risk, and resource planning
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex projects
• Strong commercial awareness and contract management capability
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.

BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.