Project Manager

National Highways; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways recherche un Project Manager pour rejoindre son équipe en projets majeurs à Bedford. Vous devrez planifier et gérer la livraison de projets tout en assurant une gouvernance efficace et le respect des normes. Ce rôle exige une accréditation en gestion de projet, une expérience en gestion de relations complexes et une forte capacité de leadership.

Qualifications

• Utilisation de normes de sécurité dans un environnement de projets complexes.
• Capacité à gérer des relations avec plusieurs parties prenantes.
• Expérience de gestion d'équipes sur des projets à risque élevé.

Responsibilities

• Planifier et gérer la livraison de projets, en se concentrant sur la performance de l'équipe.
• Développer des relations collaboratives avec les parties prenantes clés.
• Identifier et évaluer les risques et développer des solutions adaptées.

Skills

Leadership

Gestion des relations

Gestion de projet

Education

Accréditation en gestion de projet (niveau International Project Management Association C)

Job description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in Major projects. The Project Manager will plan and manage the delivery of projects, managing the performance of a project team, external contractors and consultants, ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways, to ensure successful delivery of agreed project outcomes.

Please note this is a full-time site / office-based position and will be based from our Bedford office however travel to various sites within the Bedfordshire region will be required.

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Board and other key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects' strategic and delivery objectives, to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions that resolve complex issues.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project delivery team, creating high quality baseline management products, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records.
• Design, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriately resourced to deliver the required outcomes.
• Oversee feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these.

About you.

• A certified accreditation project or programme management qualification at least at International Project Management Association Level C: e.g. (Association of Project Managers' Practitioner Qualification).
• Full Member of Association of Project Managers or appropriate professional body for their specialist field or a willingness and commitment to attain.
• Evidence of leadership on safety standards and their implementation within multiple team reporting structures within a complex projects' environment.
• Experience of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes.
• Experience of managing teams to successful development of complex, medium/high risk projects or high-profile projects.

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.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future.Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

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.