Project Manager

Job Description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Business Transformation and Performance team, delivering a major transformation programme. Within this role, you will be contributing to the planning and delivery of projects,carrying out assigned project work to ensure the achievement of project objectives within agreed time, quality, and cost thresholds.This role sits within the Business Transformation and Performance group, which comprises of a number of teams, the transformation arm of which is working on a programme of transformation looking to deliver C.£550 million of efficiencies over the next 5 yearroads period.You will be required to work closely with managers and stakeholders to discuss their projects and to understand their vision, timescales, and outcomes, communicating effectively across our Programme. Your ability to influence and challenge effectively willbe essential.This role is a full time, permanent position that can be based at any of our national offices (Bedford, Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Guildford, Leeds, Manchester) and travel will be required to other UK sites.What you’ll be leading on

• Development of business cases, project plans and other supporting documentation for new projects to secure necessary approval and investment decisions, and to align stakeholders on project plans
• Plan and define project steps or schedules, consistent with defined review milestones and priorities, to contribute to the design of the overall project plan.
• Identification, implementation and monitoring of day-to-day support for the project activities including contract compliance, risk management, Health & Safety, financial management and reporting, document control, assurance and governance, to ensure adherenceto National Highways standards.
• Lead the production of the monthly progress report to the PMO and Programme Leader and be accountable for the accuracy of information flows into the business.
• Contribute to the commissioning and performance management of delivery partners and expert consultancy support, ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting clear expectations for health and safety management, time andcost; and recommending appropriate remedial action where necessary.
• Benefits management to support the programme achieve its efficiency target during RIS2 of £550m.

To be Successful

• Strong collaborator, to gain the involvement and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting the development of complex projects or high profile projects
• Sound data management, audit and challenge skills to monitor supplier information flows
• Evidence of leadership on safety standards and behaviours within multiple team reporting structures within project delivery

A bit about usMaking sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future. 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. We’re 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 you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.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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