About the job.
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team in Major Projects. The Project Manager will work as part of a wider team to plan and manage the delivery of projects, the performance of a project team, external contractors and consultants, ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways, to ensure successful delivery of agreed project outcomes.
Please note this role will be based from either of our Bedford or Birmingham offices however travel to various sites such as the A38 within the Midlands region will be required.
1. Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Board and other key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects' strategic and delivery objectives, to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions that resolve complex issues.
2. Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project delivery team, creating high quality baseline management products, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records.
3. Design, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriatel...