Senior Project Manager

Institute of Project Management; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A national highway organization is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project in the UK. You will oversee complex project planning and execution, ensuring safety and quality across diverse teams and external contractors. The ideal candidate will hold a certification in project management and possess a strong track record in managing high-risk projects. This role includes potential for hybrid work and travel to multiple sites.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%

Flexible working hours

Annual leave starting at 26 days

Qualifications

• Experience in leading safety standards within complex project environments.
• Ability to manage teams and develop multiple stakeholder relationships.
• Track record in delivering medium/high risk or high-profile projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of complex projects within Major Projects.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders.
• Manage risk identification and delivery partner commissioning.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk identification

Safety standards implementation

Education

International Project Management Association Level C

Job description

• Salary Paid maternity leave, Paid paternity leave

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project team in Major Projects. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the planning and delivery of a group of projects or a single large, complex project and will manage the performance of project teams, external contractors and consultants, to ensure 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 position can be based from any of our offices in the North West / Yorkshire North East regions however regular travel to Penrith and other offices/sites will be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
• Lead pre-construction design and implement project plans
• Manage design and assessment work for projects
• Commission and manage delivery partners and consultancy support
• Lead risk identification and evaluation

About You

A certified accreditation project or programme management qualification at least at International Project Management Association Level C: e.g. (Association of Project Managers' Practitioner Qualification). Full Member of Association of Project Managers or appropriate professional body or a willingness and commitment to attain. Experience with leading on safety standards and their implementation within multiple team reporting structures within a complex projects' delivery environment. Track record of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes. Experience of managing teams to successful development of complex, medium/high risk projects or high-profile projects.

About Company

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Major Projects’? responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future. Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

Why you pisaria join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

Our Benefits Package

• Basic salary
• Potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to Temeralduration of our pre‑employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)