Highways Project Manager - Infrastructure

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a Highways Project Manager to join their team in Manchester. This role involves overseeing projects from inception to completion, guiding junior engineers, and contributing to strategic direction. Successful candidates will have experience in project management, strong communication skills, and ideally NEC4 Project Management accreditation. The position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements, with opportunities for career development and training.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangements

Industry leading training

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing diverse engineering projects.
• Ability to manage time, cost, and quality effectively.
• Experience in mentoring junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee projects from inception to completion.
• Work with leadership to identify future group direction.
• Deliver key projects for clients.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Risk management

NEC4 Project Management

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Highways Project Manager to join our Civil Infrastructure team in Manchester. We’ve built a great reputation over the years and now we look to focus on establishing and growing our capability in the North West and beyond.

Our Manchester office is situated in the heart of the city centre - just a short walk from Oxford Road Railway Station and Deansgate Metrolink. Here, we have a friendly, close-knit team that work on a diverse range of projects from local community infrastructure schemes to large national infrastructure projects. We are involved in various major development projects across the North West and the UK including Active Travel, Bus Infrastructure and Public ream Schemes in addition to major projects with National Highways.

This role will give you the opportunity to support the development of a team of Civil Engineers and you will oversee all aspects of our projects from inception to completion. You will advise on the delivery of a wide range of regional and national projects in the development and infrastructure sectors, from highways improvements to regeneration projects.

Important to your success, will be your contribution with the North West leadership team to identify the future direction for the group. You will work closely with other senior members of our team and the wider business, to deliver key and important projects for our clients. You will also mentor, guide and inspire more junior colleagues across our Civil Engineering team. Your role will be varied and challenging, and there will be opportunities for you to develop and progress your own career.

About you (Highways Project Manager)

You will be an experienced Project Manager with demonstrable experience of managing a variety of engineering projects. You will be focused on achieving coordinated solutions, a tactical thinker and effective at communicating with both internal and external parties (for example utility companies, drainage authorities, highway authorities) with an eye for managing time, cost and quality.

Ideally, you will have expertise in the management of multi-disciplinary projects for the entire lifecycle – from concept and planning through to detailed design and delivery. You will have experience of commercial management, managing risk and the change control process. NEC4 Project Management experience and accreditation is preferable. You will have a proven record of delivering projects closely with clients across technical disciplines and experience of mentoring and managing the workload of junior team members.

Your passion for civil engineering and experience of delivering quality solutions to clients is most crucial to your success in this role.

Why Join us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

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