Senior Project Manager

Connect Plus Services; South Mimms, Dartford, Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Project Manager, leading transformative infrastructure projects on the M25. This role offers the chance to manage high-impact projects, ensuring compliance and driving performance. With over £100 million invested annually, you will be at the forefront of maintaining Europe's busiest motorway. Embrace the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation and teamwork, while gaining invaluable experience in a critical sector. If you're ready to make a significant impact and grow your career in highways, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Working Hours

Diverse and Inclusive Work Environment

Career Stability

Cutting-edge Technology Exposure

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highways construction and project management.
• Recognised Project Management qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex highway schemes from inception to completion.
• Ensure compliance with contracts and manage project risks.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Project Leadership

Health & Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

Budget Management

Education

Project Management Qualification (PRINCE2, APMP)

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Tools

NEC Contract Management

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity: Senior Project Manager – M25 London Orbital Motorway

Are you ready to elevate your career and lead transformative infrastructure projects?

Connect Plus Services (CPS) is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Project Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in the M25 London Orbital Motorway Project.

Location

This role can be based at our Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford offices, with occasional travel to project sites or other office locations. Some site visits, including night shifts, may be required.

At CPS—a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis—we operate and maintain the busiest motorway in Europe, the M25. With over £100 million invested annually, we deliver essential infrastructure improvements while ensuring ongoing maintenance of this critical route.

If you’re looking for a high-impact career in highways, there’s no better place to gain unmatched experience and take on meaningful challenges.

We’re seeking an innovative, proactive Senior Project Manager with a solid background in project delivery to lead complex highway schemes from inception to completion. Projects range from £20,000 to £4 million+, requiring strategic leadership, exceptional stakeholder management, and a drive for excellence.

What You’ll Be Doing

Key Responsibilities

Stakeholder Collaboration – Build strong relationships with Portfolio Managers, SPMs, Supervisors, and internal/external stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives and performance.

Project Compliance & Risk Management – Ensure adherence to DBFO contracts, proactively manage risks, maintain accurate reporting, and support effective change control.

Risk & Issue Resolution – Identify and address risks, constraints, and dependencies; escalate when necessary and implement effective solutions.

End-to-End Project Leadership – Manage all phases of delivery from feasibility to handover, shaping client investment proposals throughout.

Programme Oversight – Maintain global/master programme for the project portfolio, with accurate forecasting of cost and income.

Client & Portfolio Management – Act as the key liaison, chairing fortnightly project reviews to drive performance and accountability.

Process & Efficiency Improvements – Champion process reviews and change initiatives to boost delivery and operational efficiency.

Team Leadership & Resource Allocation – Allocate projects effectively, balancing team strengths and workloads.

Compliance & Permitting – Coordinate with construction teams to manage site permits, certificates, and compliance documentation.

Contract Management – Administer various NEC contract options as the designated Project Manager.

Working Arrangements

Travel Flexibility – Willingness to travel to sites and offices as needed.

Site Visits – Occasional night shifts may be required.

Hybrid Working – A minimum of 60% office-based working.

Who We’re Looking For

Proven experience in highways construction, maintenance, or transferable project management.

Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APMP) preferred.

HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related field.

Experience coordinating with design teams and managing interfaces.

Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, CDM Regulations, and environmental requirements.

Valid CSCS Card.

Effective team leadership and performance management.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Customer-focused approach with a commitment to service excellence.

Commercial awareness and budget management experience.

Understanding of Lean principles.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of UK highways and eager to work on one of the nation’s most high-profile infrastructure programmes, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us—and be part of something extraordinary.

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising: Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards and continuous improvement.

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

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