Project Manager - Schemes

National Highways; Exeter; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

National Highways is seeking a Project Manager to plan and manage delivery of a portfolio of Civil Engineering projects within our South West region’s rolling capital programme. The role oversees external contractors and ensures governance, quality, health and safety across the supply chain.

You will work from our Bristol or Exeter office, collaborate with Regional Management and Programme Delivery Managers, and drive best practices in portfolio and risk management to deliver project outcomes on

Qualifikationen

• Qualified in an engineering discipline or demonstrated delivery of Civil Engineering projects
• Proven portfolio and project management experience; related qualifications desirable
• Experience with NEC4 contract forms
• Strong governance, health and safety, and quality standards knowledge

Aufgaben

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Regional Management Team, Programme Delivery Managers, stakeholders, suppliers and National Highways teams.
• Programme management, financial reporting and risk management against capital budgets for all projects.
• Ensure National Highways reputation by delivering best practice communications with communities, stakeholders, transport operators and road users.
• Identify and drive improvements and champion portfolio management practices across Operations.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and constraints, developing and implementing solutions.

Kenntnisse

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract management

Financial reporting

Project governance

Ausbildung

Engineering degree

Prince2

APM

MSP

Jobbeschreibung

National Highways is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in the South West region. As a Project Manager, you will play a vital role in planning and managing the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects within our region’s 5-year rolling capital programme.

You will oversee the performance of multiple external contractors and consultants, ensuring the highest standards of governance, quality assurance, health and safety, and technical compliance across the supply chain and National Highways. Your expertise will be key to achieving agreed project outcomes while adhering to mandatory and delegated responsibilities, driving excellence in every phase of the project lifecycle.

This role is based from our Bristol or Exeter office.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Regional Management Team, Programme Delivery Managers, key stakeholders, suppliers and across National Highways teams. Ensure mutual understanding of the portfolio’s strategic and delivery objectives, to review and report on delivery performance, to agree solutions that resolve complex issues and to prepare project business cases.
• Programme management, financial reporting and risk management against the capital expenditure budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial and contractual practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources.
• Ensure National Highways reputation is maintained throughout delivery of projects by delivering best practice customer and stakeholder communications Proactively manage interaction with communities, stakeholders, transport operators, road users and businesses.
• Proactively identify and drive opportunities for improvements and implement required changes in own area of responsibility: champion and share portfolio management best practices across Operations.
• Manage and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the portfolio, leading the development and implementation of solutions to overcome these.

About You

• Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline and/or with relevant experience in the delivery of Civil Engineering projects and portfolios
• Proven portfolio and project management experience (related qualifications (e.g. MSP, APM, Prince2) is desirable
• Evidence of contract management with specific experience of NEC 4 forms of contract
• Good understanding of relevant legislation, technical standards and needs, construction practices in Construction
• Excellent stakeholder management