Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Generous leave

Pension schemes

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Project Manager in Buckinghamshire, where you will oversee vital infrastructure projects. This role involves planning, managing resources, and ensuring client satisfaction while fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. You will work with experts and have opportunities for professional growth, supported by flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in Highways Maintenance Contract.
• Knowledge of Street Lighting Maintenance.
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Plan and allocate works, ensuring all required information is provided.
• Manage labor, plant, and material resources effectively.
• Conduct site visits and liaise with clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Commercial awareness

Adaptability

Education

NERS/HERS certification

Tools

Confirm

Excel

Job description

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About the role

Own your career and build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. Join our Living Places team as a Project Manager in Buckinghamshire, where you'll work with experts who will share their knowledge, provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback to help you grow.

What you'll be doing

1. Planning and Allocation of Works:
2. Review incoming works to ensure required information is provided (Job Packs, TM Forces, etc.).
3. Validate incoming works, assessing information for completing the works and identifying specialist materials and plant requirements.
4. Liaise with the work originator regarding queries.
5. Coordinate with other supervisors and construction teams to optimize resource sharing.

Project-specific maintenance activities:

1. Attend stakeholder meetings regularly.
2. Conduct site visits and liaise with clients to define scope of works.
3. Communicate with residents and the alliance team throughout work delivery.
4. Manage labor, plant, and material resources.
5. Oversee project programs.

Performance Management:

1. Report on productivity and support management of outputs.
2. Provide mitigations to the Performance Manager for monthly operations reporting.
3. Drive daily performance improvements.
4. Manage people, identify emerging talent, and ensure robust succession planning.

Financial and Commercial Responsibilities:

1. Support the commercial team in cost recovery.
2. Conduct hot costing to ensure profitability of cost centers.
3. Implement IT solutions for accurate data capture by operatives and subcontractors.

Client Relations:

1. Resolve queries related to work stacks, planned, and completed works.
2. Report information as required by the alliance team.

Who we're looking for

1. Experience working on a Highways Maintenance Contract.
2. Detailed knowledge of Street Lighting Maintenance.
3. NERS/HERS certification.
4. Strong business acumen.
5. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
6. Adaptability to changing situations.
7. Commercial awareness, understanding SLAs and KPIs.
8. Knowledge of works programming.
9. Proficiency with IT systems, specifically Confirm and Excel.

Why work for us

We deliver ambitious projects that develop and maintain vital infrastructure supporting communities and economies. We offer flexible benefits, including smart working, generous leave, family policies, pension schemes, and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty Living Places partners with local authorities to create thriving communities. We prioritize sustainability, diversity, and social value, using our expertise to bring positive change.

Diversity and inclusion

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to a successful workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. For more, visit our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists. We are a Disability Confident Employer and support applicants with disabilities throughout the process.