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We have an exciting opportunity for a Highways Project Manager to join our Civil Infrastructure team in Manchester. We’ve built a great reputation over the years and now we look to focus on establishing and growing our capability in the North West and beyond.

Our Manchester office is situated in the heart of the city centre – just a short walk from Oxford Road Railway Station and Deansgate Metrolink. Here, we have a friendly, close‑knit team that works on a diverse range of projects from local community infrastructure schemes to large national infrastructure projects. We are involved in various major development projects across the North West and the UK, including Active Travel, Bus Infrastructure and Public Realm Schemes, in addition to major projects with National Highways.

This role will give you the opportunity to support the development of a team of Civil Engineers and you will oversee all aspects of our projects from inception to completion. You will advise on the delivery of a wide range of regional and national projects in the development and infrastructure sectors, from highways improvements to regeneration projects.

Important to your success will be your contribution with the North West leadership team to identify the future direction for the group. You will work closely with other senior members of our team and the wider business to deliver key and important projects for our clients. You will also mentor, guide and inspire more junior colleagues across our Civil Engineering team. Your role will be varied and challenging, and there will be opportunities for you to develop and progress your own career.

You will be an experienced Project Manager with demonstrable experience of managing a variety of engineering projects. You will be focused on achieving coordinated solutions, a tactical thinker and effective at communicating with both internal and external parties (for example utility companies, drainage authorities, highway authorities) with an eye for managing time, cost and quality.

Ideally, you will have expertise in the management of multi‑disciplinary projects for the entire life cycle – from concept and planning through to detailed design and delivery. You will have experience of commercial management, managing risk and the change control process. NEC4 Project Management experience and accreditation is preferable. You will have a proven record of delivering projects closely with clients across technical disciplines and experience of mentoring and managing the workload of junior team members.

Your passion for civil engineering and experience of delivering quality solutions to clients is most crucial to your success in this role.

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, delivery plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We tackle today’s challenges while keeping a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

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