Project Director

VolkerWessels

City Of London

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave and an extra

Option to buy additional annual leave

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurants vouchers, etc

Training and development opportunities

Family friendly polices including -mM-

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health, physical health, and 24

Job summary

VolkerHighways is seeking an experienced highways professional ready to take the next step in shaping the future growth of our business. You will lead operational delivery on major highways maintenance contracts and frameworks, driving mobilisation and bid outcomes with clients and internal teams.

You should bring a strong background in highways maintenance, business development, and a proven ability to build trusted client relationships while delivering practical, efficient solutions from

Qualifications

Experience in highways maintenance, infrastructure or civil engineering.
Strong background in business development, bids or pre-construction.
Ability to build trusted client relationships and spot future opportunities.
Experience taking frameworks from bid through mobilisation into delivery.
Strong commercial, operational and risk-management awareness.
Credibility when presenting to clients and leading senior stakeholder discussions.
Track record of building and developing successful teams.

Skills

Highways maintenance

Business development

Client relationships

Framework mobilisation

Risk management

Stakeholder communications

Team leadership

Job description

VolkerHighways is a market leader in the delivery of highways and street lighting term maintenance contracts. We build strong collaborative relationships with our clients to drive improvements and efficiency in all our activities. We have the capability to deliver major surfacing and public realm infrastructure projects. Our specialist in-house traffic management division provides expert advice and support across the industry, whilst assisting with our own, in-house contracts. work-winning and pre-construction, you will help shape practical, efficient, deliverable solutions, ensuring what we commit to during the tender process translates into successful VolkerHighways is looking for an experienced highways professional who is ready to take the next step and help shape the future growth of our business. You could already be operating at a management level within a major highways maintenance contract or framework, with responsibility for significant areas of operational delivery and a strong relationship with the client. You understand what successful mobilisation and delivery looks like and are now ready to take on greater leadership responsibility. You will play a key role in identifying, securing, mobilising and delivering future highways maintenance and infrastructure frameworks, working with our clients and internal teams from the earliest stages of an opportunity. Bringing your operational experience into work winning and pre-construction, you will help shape solutions that are practical, efficient and deliverable, ensuring that what we commit to during the tender process is successfully translated into operational delivery. We recognise that the right person may not already hold a Director title. What matters is your experience in the highways maintenance sector, your ability to build trusted relationships, and your ambition to lead. For someone ready to take that next step, this is an opportunity to take on broader responsibility and contribute directly to VolkerHighways' future.

About you

You will be a commercially minded highways or civil engineering leader with:

Experience in highways maintenance, infrastructure or civil engineering.
A strong background in business development, bids or pre-construction.
The ability to build trusted client relationships and spot future opportunities.
Experience taking frameworks from bid through mobilisation into delivery.
Strong commercial, operational and risk-management awareness.
Credibility when presenting to clients and leading senior stakeholder discussions.
A track record of building and developing successful teams.

Why work with us?

VolkerHighways is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerHighways are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including: