About The Role
The Senior Project Manager delivers project objectives with respect to the six key areas of performance: Health & Safety, Quality, Cost, Environment, Delivery and People.
We are looking for a dynamic and self‑motivated individual with a strong project background to join this fast‑paced team to deliver the complex mechanical, electrical and technology highway schemes throughout their whole project lifecycle. Schemes range in value from £100k to £8m+. This role will also involve direct line management of project managers, assistant project managers and early careers, and the successful delivery of the programme of works on time and to budget.
What you’ll be doing
* Stakeholder Management – develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, Self Delivery Lead, Delivery Leads, other colleagues, Construction/Supervisor Teams and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects’ delivery objectives, report on and review project performance, and agree solutions to issues.
* Maintain compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within your team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change management.
* Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate, and develop, agree, and implement solutions to overcome these.
* Lead and oversee projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, construction and handover; inform investment proposals for our clients at each stage.
* Maintain global or master programme for whole portfolios.
* Prepare programme income and cost profiles, oversee and challenge the Project Managers’ input.
* Client liaison on a project and portfolio level.
* Chair and drive regular fortnightly project reviews to ensure the following are current and live:
* Project and division risk register.
* Project risk category (on financial spreadsheet).
* Review submissions register.
* Review of Correspondence Register progress comments and milestone dates.
* Project income and cost forecast (review of PM profiles).
* Project change.
* Project priorities (for resource allocation).
* Manage correspondence and queries through Aconex.
* Project change control and review processes and procedures.
* Allocate projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability, and capability (workload).
* Work closely with the Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs.
* Manage NEC Contract Options as Project Manager.
Who we’re looking for
* Experience in the delivery of mechanical and electrical and/or technology highway construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
* Project Management skills, preferably supported by recognised PM qualification such as PRINCE2, APMP, etc.
* Minimum HNC/HND (or equivalent) in a mechanical and electrical, civil engineering or other construction‑based discipline.
* Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas.
* Understanding of environmental requirements of schemes.
* Experience coordinating interfaces with design teams and external resources.
* Understanding of H&S requirements related to highway construction & maintenance works.
* Knowledge of CDM and other H&S legislation; competent in exercising the duties under CDM.
* Applicable CSCS card.
* Team leadership and management experience in driving performance and productivity.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong customer focus with a service delivery mindset.
* Commercial understanding and budgetary control experience.
* Understanding of Lean principles.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
* Family‑friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.
About Us
Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies – Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole‑life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
We are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long‑term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We also commit to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.
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