Project Manager - Schemes

Jobtrain; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Project Manager to lead a portfolio of Civil Engineering projects within the South West 5-year capital programme. Based in the Bristol or Exeter offices, you will oversee contractors, governance, QA, H&S, and technical compliance across the supply chain.

Responsibilities include programme management, financial/risk reporting, stakeholder communications, and driving improvements in portfolio delivery while meeting regulatory and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline.
• Proven portfolio and project management experience.
• Experience with NEC4 forms of contract.
• Strong stakeholder management and knowledge of legislation and standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver portfolio management and programme governance across the regional capital programme.
• Oversee external contractors and consultants to ensure quality and compliance.
• Report on delivery performance and manage risks and budgets.
• Develop project business cases and drive improvements in portfolio delivery.
• Engage stakeholders and maintain effective communications with communities and operators.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Risk management

Governance

Education

Engineering qualification

Civil engineering degree

Tools

MSP

APM

PRINCE2

NEC4

Job description

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