Location
Location/s: Altrincham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield, Southampton
Relocation supported: Not supported, but internal applications are welcome
Recruiter contact: Madeleine Knight
Hiring manager contact: Caroline Sherratt
Overview Of The Role
This is an opportunity for an experienced, qualified and enthusiastic project management professional to join our Transport and Mobility Solutions (TMS) team supporting with the delivery of Highway projects for predominantly contractor clients across the UK. As the Project Manager, you will be part of the project senior leadership team with a primary focus on overall technical quality, safety, risk, change control, programme, resource allocation and commercial performance. You will report to the Project Director and work alongside a Design Manager. You will develop and deliver Highway projects from inception to handover and completion. The role includes managing Design and Build or contractor‑led projects from tendering and contract negotiation and administration to detailed design and construction site services, and may include other highway projects as required.
Responsibilities
* Lead the wider project team, delivering Highway projects from inception to handover and completion.
* Ensure overall technical quality, safety, risk, change control, programme, resource allocation and commercial performance meet project and client expectations.
* Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams and liaise closely with clients, project sponsors and key stakeholders.
* Prepare and manage tender documents, reports and Budget, monitor cost and schedule, and manage Health and Safety and Quality Assurance aspects.
* Provide technical leadership and contribute to the project team’s success in a Design and Build environment.
Candidate specification
Essential
* Significant experience of working on highway design and build or contractor‑led design projects in a project management or other management role.
* Attained chartership with a recognised engineering or project management institution.
* Demonstrated experience establishing and leading the project team, ensuring overall success per company directives and contractual arrangements, including NEC.
* Experience establishing tender budgets and prices, monitoring budgets throughout delivery, resolving cost overruns, identifying cost reduction measures, and managing project capital and invoicing.
* Acted as principal point of contact with the client’s Design and Engineering manager and the client’s commercial and procurement teams for all commercial and contractual aspects.
* Demonstrated understanding of the Designer’s obligations under the CDM Regs.
* Flexible to travel to client sites or alternative offices when required, for extended periods of time.
Desirable
* Degree in Civil Engineering (or a related subject).
* Project Management Qualification or working towards such a qualification.
* Working knowledge of risk management in project delivery.
* Ideally experience managing projects throughout its lifecycle.
Benefits
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
* Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments.
* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
* Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including support for you and your family.
* Flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits.
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
* Life assurance equal up to 4× basic salary, option to increase level of cover to 6× salary.
* Income protection scheme provides financial benefit and absence and return to work support for long‑term illness or injury.
* Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
* Annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
* Minimum 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays; ability to buy or sell leave through flexible benefits programme.
* Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
* Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
* Enhanced family leave policies: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
* Shared parental leave matches maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay.
* Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two paid.
Learning and development
* Primary annual professional institution subscription.
* Broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities.
* Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Security Clearance
Offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.
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