Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Your new roleAre you a dynamic and driven Project Manager or Senior Project Manager looking for your next challenging role National Highways have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join the Regional Investment Programme (RIP) within the Major Projects(MP) directorate based in the South West region.Within this role, youll be responsible for the leadership of exciting projects, and you will help shape the future delivery process, working with our delivery supply chain. You will also help shape the direction of National Highways whilst working as partof the regional leadership team. Further to this you will lead and coach other Project Management individuals ensuring effective performance and delivery.The South West is National Highways largest region and occasional travel is required to ensure successful delivery. We will support you in making sustainable journeys and maintaining a good work-life balance.What youll be leading on

1. Working with senior leaders and the Project Committee to ensure a full understanding of the projects objectives, agree strategies to achieve them and to deliver within the approved budget, programme and quality standards.
2. Designing and implementing project plans, high quality baseline management products, and timely and accurate reports to ensure that project objectives are delivered on safely, time and are appropriately resourced
3. Supporting development of the projects Business Case, including working with Centres of Excellence and Subject Matter Advisors to ensure timely approval
4. Management of project budget, schedule and risk. You will identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, opportunities. dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate and developing solutions to overcome or capturethem.
5. Managing the performance of delivery partners and expert consultancy support, setting clear expectations for health and safety management, time and cost, and taking appropriate remedial action where necessary
6. Managing, leading and motivating the team of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and workstream specialists and supporting the personal development of direct reports and early talent

To be successful youll need

• Experience of managing large-scale and/or complex projects during their development and delivery
• Proven ability to build and maintain successful relationships with key stakeholders, and evidence of your ability to influence positive outcomes
• Experience of managing health and safety requirements in a complex project environment
• Experience of working collaboratively to lead and develop a team of people across organisations
• Experience in developing complex business cases and securing governance approvals
• Strong commercial awareness, with proven ability to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money
• An APM Project Management qualification or NEC 3 and/or 4 accreditation (desirable)
• Professional accreditation: Full member of APM (MAPM) or appropriate professional body for their specialist field or a willingness and commitment to attain (desirable)

A bit about usRIP is one of the programmes within National Highways Major Projects Directorate. Major Projects is responsible for the delivery of nearly 70 projects with a total value more than £14 billion, and some of the most exciting and challenging projects in thecountry. National Highways goal is to change the industry: to make roads and their construction and maintenance safer; to be more responsive to the needs of our customers, particularly about biodiversity and carbon; and to exploit the digital agenda and drivethe productivity agenda to improve deliveryWe exist be a focal point for the delivery of sensitive and complex projects; growing individual talent and our organisational capacity to be successful. We strive to be creative and exploit digital and technological opportunities whilst maintaining thehighest standards in Safety, Health, Wellbeing and Customer Service to deliver great projects.