Project and Process Improvement Lead

Job Description

Your new roleNational Highways is currently recruiting for a Project and Process Improvement Lead to join our team. This role is responsible for the effective delivery of strategic projects and end to end process simplification, ensuring full alignment of our Finance& Business Services (FBS) directorate activities with the corporate National Highways Transformation Programme and company strategic aims. Providing dedicated FBS representation to various company-wide corporate change initiatives and managing the completionof actions and tasks.This involves owning and developing continuous improvement methodology, promoting a culture of continuous improvement across FBS and delivering efficiency improvements. As a project manager you will identify and lead on directorate led initiatives.This role will be based at our Birmingham office at Colmore Square, in line with our flexible working agreement.What youll be leading on

• Lead the directorate process improvement team ensuring engagement from across Corporate Services is cascaded. Bring together a central community that manages and improves our end-to-end processes, ensuring seamless handovers and interfaces exist.
• Establish a centre of excellence for the directorate for the Business Management System (BMS) to ensure best practice is adhered to across FBS with regards to implementing process improvement and continuous improvement and project governance
• Establish effective working relationships across a range of internal and external stakeholders to influence the right outcomes.
• Lead on the requirements gathering and procurement of suppliers and manage supplier performance appropriately to drive delivery and performance, enacting remedial measures where needed.
• Develop and implement reports to inform senior stakeholders, corporate committees and interested communities as and when required to gain executive buy in.
• Work in collaboration with the Finance Capability Manager and L&D CofE to ensure tailored and comprehensive training interventions are in place both within the directorate and the wider organisation to upskill following changes to processes and policies.
• As a project manager identify and lead on initiatives across the directorate including for example the corporate benchmarking exercise. Ensuring outputs are embedded into business as usual, used to enhance decision making and form an integral part of businessplanning process.
• Lead on business change activities to ensure that the benefits of new ways of working are realised from projects delivered for FBS.

To be successful

• Experience of working in business transformational programmes within a large complex organisation.
• Being comfortable working with ambiguity in a complex change environment.
• Recent and relevant experience of working in a finance function with knowledge of finance governance, processes, and controls.
• Experience leading, directing, and managing third parties to enable the delivery of outsourced work.
• Experience in drafting and presenting reports and briefings to a senior executive audience.
• Experience working with proven process methodologies such as LEAN
• Project management skills (a relevant qualification would be desirable) and a proven track record in delivering successful outcomes.
• Ability to drive change forward to effective implementation dealing constructively with setbacks.

About Us Why you should join usAt National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. Were proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then youll be a great fit for our organisation.Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

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