About The Role
We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual with a project background to join this fast-paced team to deliver the highways and technology schemes in the portfolio. Projects delivery will include the whole project lifecycle from feasibility through to handover.
Schemes range in value from £100k to £3m+ and include safety schemes, environmental
improvements, technology schemes, remedial works and structure schemes mainly funded by National Highways.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities / Duties
- Supports and leads strong collaborative relationships with the project management
team, and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual
understanding of the projects’ delivery
- Ensure compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within
your team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing timely and
accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change
management.
- Liaise and manage the Design, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all
activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriately
resourced to deliver the required outcomes.
- Lead projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, and
construction informing investment proposals for our clients
- Develop robust cost profiles identifying key risks and quantifying resource
requirement. Commercial management of the project to include but not limited to
cost plan, supply chain quotations, review and approval of invoices, forecasting,
review of applications with the commercial team
- Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these.
- Support the performance of Framework Contractors and Designers as appropriate,
ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting
clear expectations for health and safety management, time and cost; and taking
appropriate remedial action where necessary.
- Support the delivery of the business’ sustainability activities including net zero and
biodiversity net gain
- Work closely with the Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates
and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs
- Management of the P6 programme with the planning team, including identification of critical path activities
- Live the Connect Plus Values
Who we're looking for
- Project Management Experience preferably supported by recognised Project
Management qualification, APM PMQ, PRINCE2, APMP etc
- Preference of minimum degree qualification and membership of appropriate
professional institution or working towards such qualification
- Broad skills, knowledge and understanding of Highway or Structures Engineering and
associated design areas
- Knowledge of CDM and other H&S and Environmental legislation related to Highway
Engineering
- Knowledge of the NEC (New Engineering Contract) and other relevant forms of
contract
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.
Why join us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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/partners 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
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture 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 encourage 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 are also committed 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:
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