Programme Development Team Leader

National Highways; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure organization in Basingstoke is seeking a Programme Development Team Leader to manage and coordinate structures renewal schemes with a focus on project management and collaboration. This role involves overseeing a capital renewal programme of approximately £60 million per year and leading a high-performing team to deliver efficient solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive project management experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work with diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Diverse environment

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Experience working collaboratively with internal & external stakeholders.
• Extensive experience of project/programme management.
• Experience in leading high performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of the region’s 5-10 years forward programme.
• Ensure timely delivery of the forward programme activities.
• Provide tools and resources for effective programme development.

Skills

Collaborative working

Project management

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Use of project management tools

Tools

CEMAR

P6 Programmes

MS Office tools

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12.08.2025

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About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Programme Development Team Leader to project manage and coordinate a programme of Structures renewal schemes through site surveys, feasibility, optioneering and preliminary design stages for the South East region.

You will work with a team of assistant project managers in defining, capturing, and documenting the business objectives for the portfolio of renewal schemes to ensure the best value and whole-life solutions are selected to meet those objectives. The total capital renewal programme spend for the region across the structures portfolio is approximately £60 million per annum.

This position can be based from our Guildford, Maidstone or Basingstoke office.

• Manage and facilitate the development of the region’s 5-10 years forward programme of work, coordinating inputs and activities across multiple regional teams (. Scheme Delivery and Asset Engineering Team).
• Ensure all relevant activities required in the development of the forward programme are well planned, managed and delivered within expected timescales and quality standards.
• Provide the tools and specialist resources required to manage and embed programme development in the region’s investment and scheme planning activities.
• Ensure business outcomes/ changes are clearly articulated, and that all necessary stakeholders (. engineering, design, delivery, PMO are kept informed and consulted on solutions as required.
• Manage the project brief and business case approval process, liaising with stakeholders (. Asset Engineering team, Scheme Delivery teams) to manage timescales and impacts on the forward programme planning process.

About you.

• Experience working collaboratively with internal & external stakeholders to build and deliver a robust, cost-effective programme of works
• Experience of project/programme management across a portfolio of schemes
• Extensive experience of using project management tools, ideally including CEMAR & P6 Programmes and MS tools package
• Good commercial and financial acumen, includingdriving innovation and adding value to programme of works
• Experience in leading a high performing team to achieve deliverables to programme and budget.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.