Highways Project Manager

FM Conway; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Highways Project Manager to oversee project delivery from planning to completion. You will be responsible for maintaining coordination among clients, supervisors, and subcontractors, ensuring that all works are executed efficiently. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Term Maintenance and demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement skills. Additionally, you will benefit from a comprehensive package including holidays, life assurance, healthcare, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Career and professional development

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Healthcare

Car allowance

Company bonus

Access to shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Solid experience in Term Maintenance contracts.
• Client-facing experience with strong communication skills.
• Ability to drive and possess a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of project works.
• Coordinate between clients, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Oversee project performance and invoicing.
• Manage a team of supervisors to ensure work completion.

Skills

Resource planning

Cost management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree or equivalent

Construction related qualification (NVQ Level 6, HNC, HND)

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Are you an experienced HighwaysProjectManager looking for your next big challenge? FM Conway’s successful Term Maintenance division is expanding, and we have an exciting opportunity to work on our Lewisham contract. As FM Conway’s Highways Project Manager, you will take ownership of the entire project lifecycle, from planning through to completion, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of all site activities. This role offers you the opportunity to work at the forefront of project delivery while being supported by an experienced team and collaborative environment. This permanent, full-time position is based from our depot in Dartford, Kent.

The duties of the Highways Project Manager role will include :

• Leading the pre-planning, pre-programming and overall delivery of works, ensuring client satisfaction throughout
• Maintaining seamless coordination between clients, supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure the successful running of sites
• Working closely with the Head of Contracts to effectively communicate and deliver all contract requirements
• Ensuring that the works programme is fully resourced with labour, plant and materials
• Overseeing project performance, ensuring monthly invoicing is accurate and timely
• Managing a team of supervisors ensuring that all works are completed in both a timely and satisfactory standard

What skills and experience do you need?

We are looking for a results-driven Highways Project Manager who has solid experience working on Term Maintenance contracts. You’ll thrive in client-facing environment and have excellent skills in resource planning, cost management and stakeholder engagement. To be considered for this role you will hold a CSCS card, be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a construction related qualification such as a NVQ Level 6, HNC or HND. This role will involve travel to other company locations therefore, you must be able to drive and possess a full UK driving licence.

What benefits will you receive?

As our Highways Project Manager we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare, a car allowance, a company bonus, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Term Maintenance Division

FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence . The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

FM Conway has delivered public realm upgrade schemes which has seen a dramatic transformation of the prestigious streets of London. We are lucky to work in partnership with a number of London Boroughs including The City of London, Westminster County Council, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Camden and many more London boroughs. We have recently won a four-year contract with Brighton and Hove Country Council, delivering civil engineering, carriage resurfacing and improvements and environmental enhancements. We are extremely proud of the work we have carried out to make London safer and more efficient to the public and this role will play a key part in delivering our vision.