project manager Manchester, England
Job description
Your new role
Here at National Highways, we have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join the Regional Investment Programme (RIP) division within the Major Projects (MP) directorate.
The successful candidate will be based from our Manchester office with onsite presence needed, however here at National Highways, we have a hybrid working approach, meaning the role will be a combination of office/site attendance and agile home working.
In this role you will contribute to the planning and delivery of Major projects and initiatives, carrying out assigned project work to ensure the achievement of project objectives within agreed time, quality, and cost thresholds; maintaining effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards.
What you’ll be leading on
- Contribute to the creation of high-quality baseline management products, produce timely and accurate reports, and create and maintain specified records.
- Carry out feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals.
- Plan and define project steps or schedules, consistent with defined review milestones and priorities, to contribute to the design of the overall project plan.
- Contribute to the identification, implementation and monitoring of day-to-day support for the project activities including project controls, contract compliance, risk management, Health & Safety, financial management and reporting, document control, assurance and governance.
- Contribute to the identification and evaluation of emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, and the development and implementation of solutions to overcome these.
To be successful you’ll need
- Strong collaborator, able to gain the involvement and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders with ability to deal positively with conflicting priorities.
- Ability to clarify and ensure understanding of strategies and solutions.
- Strong analytical skills, to develop, analyse and provide commentary on project plans and performance.
- Demonstrable understanding of project control processes.
- Experience of working in a fast paced, integrated project environment.
A bit about us
Major Projects purpose statement
"A leading, intelligent, commercially astute major projects client organisation. Responsible for the initiation and delivery of national and regional road infrastructure asset investments, that safely deliver important outcomes for our customers and stakeholders."
Regional Infrastructure Programme (RIP)
Infrastructure is the foundation upon which the economy is built. The government is focused on improving infrastructure in the UK to support the growing needs of the economy and to improve opportunities for people across the country.
Our team supports this by delivering projects that will benefit people using transport networks.
In RIP we represent National Highways' interests in dealing with the safety, customer and operational impacts of major infrastructure projects delivered by other public and private sector developers of National significance - currently the High Speed 2 Programmes.
Want to know more?
To request a copy of the role profile, please contact [email protected] quoting reference number 3892
