Our client is seeking a skilled and experienced Project Manager for a contract role within the highways business sector. The purpose of the role is to manage and successfully deliver highway projects, ensuring customer satisfaction by meeting and exceeding expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the project team to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards
- Maintain safety and sustainability targets and standards
- Manage customer relationships during delivery, including handling changes and decisions to manage expectations
- Ensure compliance with Company and Divisional procedures and policies
- Manage external consultants to drive project value and achieve objectives
- Handle post-completion issues to maintain a positive customer relationship
- Maintain effective project records and report progress, risks, and issues to Senior Management
- Utilise Building Information Modelling (BIM) to optimise project delivery and drive safety
- Understand and adhere to contract terms and conditions for each project
- Execute business strategy focused on customer satisfaction, operational excellence and innovation
Job Requirements:
Essential:
- Experience in project management within the highways or a related industry
- Proven track record of delivering complex projects ahead of schedule, under budget, and with zero defects
- Experience in multi-stakeholder projects within highly political environments
- Experience working with public sector organisations
- Strong communication, planning and organisational skills to manage customer relationships and deliver operational excellence
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence and manage teams to achieve targets
- Financial and commercial awareness to deliver performance targets, and a focus on improving safety and sustainability
- A valid CSCS card
Desirable:
- A relevant professional qualification, such as APMP, and a relevant technical qualification
- Experience with Lean Construction principles and Lean practitioner training
If you are a talented Project Manager with a background in highways, looking for a new contract opportunity to leverage your skills and experience, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and innovative team.
