Highways Project Lead: Major Improvements & Delivery

Essex Highways; Crewe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days?e

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider, seeks a candidate to plan, coordinate and deliver end-to-end highways improvements across the borough. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and ensure compliance with NEC contracts and safety standards.

The role requires coordinating high‑level major and minor projects, stakeholder engagement with utilities and communities, and oversight of traffic management plans and design reviews. Flexible working patterns are welcome.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge and application of design procedures, guidance and standards and good practice documents - Essential
• Good knowledge of Construction, Design and Management regulations and application of Health and Safety legislation - Essential
• Good Knowledge of and application of Highway Legislation- Essential
• Previous experience of working with Highways construction is desirable but not essential. - Essential
• NRSWA – Supervisor (New Road and Street Works Act) Qualification - Desirable
• SMSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) - Desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex and major highway improvement schemes from planning to completion.
• Coordinate multi disciplinary teams, including designers, supervisors, operatives, and supply chain partners.
• Manage budgets, cost forecasts, and change control processes in line with NEC contract requirements.
• Produce and maintain detailed construction programmes, identifying critical path and risks.
• Engage early with stakeholders such as, utilities, landowners, and communities.
• Lead risk management activities, maintaining risk registers and ensuring mitigation actions are delivered.
• Oversee development and implementation of complex traffic management plans.
• Manage design reviews, technical approvals, and buildability assessments.

Job description

Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider, seeks a candidate to plan, coordinate and deliver end-to-end highways improvements across the borough. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and ensure compliance with NEC contracts and safety standards.

The role requires coordinating high‑level major and minor projects, stakeholder engagement with utilities and communities, and oversight of traffic management plans and design reviews. Flexible working patterns are welcome.