Project Manager

Job Description

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking for your next challengeLooking for a role where you can use your sound negotiating and commercial skillsThen National Highways have the role for you!Were looking for 2 x Project Managers to join our team based in Leeds or Wakefield to manage projects on the SRN, working closely with our commercial, constructions teams and a wide range of lot providers engaged to design and construct our schemes. Workingunder the portfolio scheme lead, youll be liaising with internal and external stakeholders to understand scheme scoping and delivery proposals, process mapping to get schemes to site, as well as handing post-scheme activities.What youll be leading on

• Manage Health & Safety across the project and holds suppliers to account for their performance.
• Discuss, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriately resourced to deliver the required outcomes, and comply with locally defined procedures.
• Oversee feasibility for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals.
• Design and agree key project milestones, scope acceptable risks and priorities, ensuring that appropriate governance is in place to achieve successful delivery.
• Contribute to the development of robust business cases, to clarify business benefits, quantify resource requirements and identify project interdependencies.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate.
• Commission and manage the performance of delivery partners and expert consultancy support as appropriate, ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting clear expectations for health & safety management, time and cost;and taking appropriate remedial action where necessary.

To be successful

• Professional accreditation: full member (or willing to become) of APM (MAPM) or appropriate professional body for their specialist field (desirable not essential).
• Strong collaborator, to gain the involvement and engagement of a wide range of senior stakeholders.
• High resilience, to deal constructively conflicting priorities and setbacks.
• Excellent communication skills to clarify and ensure understanding of project strategies and solutions.
• Commercially focused, to drive project performance and value for money.
• Strong analytical and IT skills
• Able to build trust with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrable experience of managing the development of project plans and detailed stage plans.
• Evidence of managing business and/or value management cases for new projects.

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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