Portfolio Manager: Dartford and Tunnels

Job number:
BBUK16894

Company/Division:
Construction

Career area:

Contract type:
Permanent


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About the role

 

As the Portfolio Manager for Dartford & Tunnel assets, you will be accountable for the delivery of all Renewal and Improvement projects within this asset type. You will report to internal and external stakeholders on performance and issues impacting delivery and will be responsible for resolution  management  to  ensure  that  all  projects  in  the portfolio  are  delivered  in  line  with expectations. You  will  lead  a  team  of  Project Managers  and  ensure  that  they  receive  the  support and direction needed to deliver safely, on time, on budget and to quality. The projects include site investigations, design preparation, site permissions (roadspace and traffic management,  and  land,  rail,  and  environmental  access),  construction,  and  project  handover with  client  led  approval  points  at  each  stage.  The  projects  cover  5  tunnels  and  the  highway 
services for the Dartford crossing, with approximately £15m per annum over an average of 90 projects.  

 

Your  role  will  focus  on  safe,  predictable  delivery  against  the  annual  programme, striving  to unblock barriers for the works to be executed. The role will also require liaising with assigned project teams, contractors, and key stakeholders such as road space, asset and client sponsors, and environment management to achieve effective and economical outcomes.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

Safety

  • Demonstrate high standards of visible safety leadership.
  • Ensure the required levels of safety performance are delivered and that behavioural safety is promoted throughout the teams, based on the principles of Making Safety Personal.
  • Maintain a strong safety culture within the team.

Delivery Accountability

  • Review all programmes and budget forecasts monthly with Project Managers.
  • Analyse performance trends, identify issues and risks, and agree on reporting level and quality.

Budget Management

  • Review project costs monthly with the appointed Senior QS and agree on the final report.
  • Advise senior managers through Change Control of any changes to scope or budget, continuously reflecting the aims or constraints set for the project or fiscal year.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with other Asset Delivery Managers, relevant teams, and clients to ensure all project requirements are understood and accounted for.

Resource Allocation

  • Ensure responsibilities and objectives with respect to CDM regulations are met throughout the complete delivery of each project in the portfolio.

Reporting and Compliance

  • Ensure all projects within the asset portfolio comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
  • Prepare monthly reports on portfolio delivery and present these to clients and senior leadership where require.

 

Who We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience in project delivery, involving a programme of comparable value to this role.
  • Strong leadership skills and experience managing a team, preferably within a matrix organisation.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and under pressure.
  • Familiarity with industry safety standards and regulations.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a relevant field OR suitable level of experience in the industry.
  • Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent (e.g., APM PMQ).
  • A good working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 Contracts.

 

Behavioural Competencies 

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.  

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.  

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement. 

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals. 

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk