Project Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension & share incentive

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong utilities background to lead multi-utility diversion work for the Lower Thames Crossing programme in the UK. You will manage design through construction, coordinating engineering and construction teams to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget delivery while engaging stakeholders and maintaining governance.

You will drive programme delivery, lead teams, manage budgets and interfaces, and uphold rigorous health, safety and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering utility or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in multi-utility works (electricity, gas, water, wastewater or telecoms).
• Experience managing complex, programme-driven projects with multiple stakeholders and interfaces.
• Strong leadership and team management capability, with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Sound understanding of construction governance, commercial management and project controls.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental standards within a construction environment.
• Ability to challenge designs, drive buildability and make informed, cost-effective decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of multi-utility diversion projects, from planning and design through to completion and handover.
• Managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, including Construction Managers, Engineers and functional leads.
• Driving programme delivery, ensuring works are planned, sequenced and executed efficiently.
• Managing subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure performance, quality and contractual compliance.
• Engaging with Statutory Undertakers, local authorities and key stakeholders to coordinate works, outages and interfaces.
• Maintaining full accountability for health, safety and environmental performance, with a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
• Reviewing and approving RAMS, leading safety initiatives and ensuring compliance with legislation and standards.
• Overseeing project governance, including reporting, risk management and maintaining accurate project records.
• Managing project budgets, forecasts and resources to ensure delivery in line with financial and programme targets.
• Leading risk, issue and opportunity management, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation where required.
• Supporting team development, mentoring colleagues and fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction governance

Health & safety

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong utilities background to support the delivery of multi-utility diversion works on the Lower Thames Crossing – Roads North of the Thames (RNOT) programme.

This is a pivotal leadership role on one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. The successful delivery of major highways and structures relies on the safe and efficient diversion and protection of critical utility assets, including electricity, gas, water, wastewater and telecoms. These enabling works are fundamental to unlocking the wider construction programme.

As Project Manager, you will take full accountability for the successful planning, management and delivery of projects from design through to construction, commissioning and handover. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage key stakeholder relationships and ensure delivery is achieved safely, sustainably, on time and within budget.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the end-to-end delivery of multi-utility diversion projects, from planning and design through to completion and handover
• Managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, including Construction Managers, Engineers and functional leads
• Driving programme delivery, ensuring works are planned, sequenced and executed efficiently
• Managing subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure performance, quality and contractual compliance
• Engaging with Statutory Undertakers, local authorities and key stakeholders to coordinate works, outages and interfaces
• Maintaining full accountability for health, safety and environmental performance, with a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Reviewing and approving RAMS, leading safety initiatives and ensuring compliance with legislation and standards
• Overseeing project governance, including reporting, risk management and maintaining accurate project records
• Managing project budgets, forecasts and resources to ensure delivery in line with financial and programme targets
• Leading risk, issue and opportunity management, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation where required
• Supporting team development, mentoring colleagues and fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment

Who we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering utility or major infrastructure projects
• Strong background in multi-utility works (electricity, gas, water, wastewater or telecoms)
• Experience managing complex, programme-driven projects with multiple stakeholders and interfaces
• Strong leadership and team management capability, with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Sound understanding of construction governance, commercial management and project controls
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental standards within a construction environment
• Ability to challenge designs, drive buildability and make informed, cost-effective decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitwww.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visithttps://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us [e-mail]