About The Role
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Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Lower Thames Crossing project. Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live, work and play.
We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
What you'll be doing
* Prepare internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
* Initiate good scope, information and configuration management principles
* Support Accident/Incident Investigations
* Produce plans for the team to achieve goals and aspirations
* Ensure all work is undertaken with a view towards handover and certification
* Be accountable for KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance
* Lead working groups and work with OLT on focused improvement areas
* Ensure the team adopts productivity and project control techniques
* Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
* Lead effective reporting routines including escalation as required
Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
* Able to demonstrate a track record of project delivery
* Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
* Proficient in commercial/project management communications
* Experience in implementing safe systems of work
* Effective verbal and written communication with all levels of the organisation
* Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
* Good knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
* Record of a solution-based approach to problem solving
* Ability to see the business vision and inspire it amongst the team
Still interested? Join a business which employs thousands of staff, with a strong revenue base and a focus on customer satisfaction and employee engagement. A comprehensive benefits package is available.
Benefits
* An attractive salary
* Core base hours per week
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension savings schemes
* Other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers, etc.)
* Refer a friend bonus scheme
About Us
Balfour Beatty's Highways delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment works. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities in which we work.
Diversity and inclusion: We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. For more information, visit: www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are an equal opportunity employer; if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
* Construction
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