Project Manager - Highways

Amey; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional personal development

Generous pension scheme

24 days annual leave

Flexible benefits scheme

Save with Amey

Family friendly policies

Affinity Networks

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey is seeking a permanent Project Manager - Highways to lead delivery at the Olive Grove depot (S2 3GE) on a hybrid basis. The role targets on-site leadership with flexible patterns and a standard 40-hour week, offering a competitive salary dependent on experience.

You will manage resources, budgets and timelines, coordinating with delivery managers to maintain quality, safety and client communications across UK projects. This is a key leadership role within Amey's highway projects portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience within the Construction or Highways industry.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A positive and ‘can do’ attitude towards your role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver works programme to programme and budget.
• Use construction solutions that cause minimum disruption.
• Effective use and control of supervisory resources.
• Develop and maintain procedures to achieve certainty of programme delivery.
• Liaise with other delivery managers regarding supervision of works, including establishing required resource levels.
• Focus on the concepts of ‘right first time’ and ‘no delays’.
• Ensure that projects are delivered to time and budget in accordance with programme and financial commitment.
• Review design and contractual options during the design process.
• Communicate and inform the client of progress at regular intervals as the works progress.
• Brief line managers on quality, cost and time.
• Demonstrate that quality assurance procedures are being followed.
• Work closely with commercial and financial managers.
• Oversee measurement and valuation of work carried out.
• Review success of solutions and provide feedback to all relevant parties.
• Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation.

Skills

Highways experience

Project management

Organisation

Communication skills

Can-do attitude

Job description

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent

Title: Project Manager - Highways

Requisition ID: 13246

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Project Manager to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK. This role will be based on-site at our Olive Grove depot (S2 3GE), on a hybrid basis.

What will the role offer?

The Project Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the success of our initiatives. As a candidate for this position, you will be instrumental in steering the project to completion, maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Your leadership will be pivotal in managing resources, budgets, and timelines, ultimately driving the team to achieve its goals seamlessly.

This position offers a competitive salary dependant on experience and qualifications. The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday.

We offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

What You Will Be Doing

• Deliver works programme to programme and budget
• Use construction solutions that cause minimum disruption
• Effective use and control of supervisory resources
• Develop and maintain procedures to achieve certainty of programme deliveryLiaise with other delivery managers regarding supervision of works, including establishing required resource levels
• Focus on the concepts of ‘right first time’ and ‘no delays’
• Ensure that projects are delivered to time and budget in accordance with programme and financial commitment
• Review design and contractual options during the design process
• Communicate and inform the client of progress at regular intervals as the works progress
• Brief line managers on quality, cost and time
• Demonstrate that quality assurance procedures are being followed
• Work closely with commercial and financial managers
• Oversee measurement and valuation of work carried out
• Review success of solutions and provide feedback to all relevant parties
• Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation

What You’ll Bring

• Experience within the Construction or Highways industry
• Experience in a similar role
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A positive and ‘can do’ attitude towards your role.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What We Can Offer You

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some Of Our Benefits Include

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What We Do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruiter for this role, at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

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