Project Manager

About the Role

Project Manager  – Connect Plus Services (CPS)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team, supporting the M25 London Orbital Motorway project.

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis, responsible for operating and maintaining the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. Delivering over £100 million of annual investment alongside planned and reactive maintenance, this is a complex and high-profile network requiring robust and efficient planning.

If you are building a career in highways, this role offers exposure to one of the UK’s most challenging and dynamic infrastructure environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Project Manager delivers project objectives across six key performance areas: Health and Safety, Quality, Cost, Environment, Delivery and People.

We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual with a strong project management background to join this fast-paced team and deliver complex highways and technology schemes throughout their full project lifecycle. Schemes range in value from £100,000 to £3 million+ and include safety schemes, environmental improvements, technology schemes, remedial works and junction improvement schemes.

Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, Senior Project Managers, Construction and Supervisor teams, and key internal and external stakeholders to ensure a full mutual understanding of project delivery objectives, review project performance, and agree solutions to issues.
• Maintain compliance with the DBFO contract by clarifying roles and responsibilities within the team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing accurate reports, and creating and maintaining required records, including change management documentation.
• Design, agree and implement project plans to ensure all activities are appropriately organised and adequately resourced to deliver project objectives and required outcomes.
• Lead and oversee programmes throughout their full lifecycle, from feasibility and design through to construction and handover, informing investment proposals for clients at each stage.
• Contribute to the development of robust cost profiles by identifying key risks and quantifying resource requirements.
• Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with projects, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome them.
• Commission and manage the performance of subcontractors and designers, ensuring project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting clear expectations for health and safety, programme and cost performance, and taking appropriate remedial action where necessary.
• Support the delivery of the business’s sustainability objectives, including net zero and biodiversity net gain initiatives.
• Work closely with the Construction and Supervisor teams to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and aligned with project requirements.
• Manage NEC contracts in the role of Project Manager.
• Work flexibly in line with operational requirements, including shift work and travel where required.
• Travel to other offices and depots across the network as and when required.
• Undertake periodic site visits, including night shifts where necessary.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience of managing project teams and successfully delivering multiple projects concurrently.
• A strong collaborator with integrity and experience of managing relationships with multiple stakeholders, with proven ability to influence positive outcomes and secure engagement from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Commercially focused, with the ability to drive project performance and manage contracts effectively to deliver successful outcomes.
• Highly resilient, with the ability to deal constructively with conflicting priorities and setbacks.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to clearly communicate project strategies and solutions.
• Experience of developing and maintaining agreed project plans and detailed stage plans in conjunction with subcontractors, designers and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience as a mentor and/or coach, supporting the development of project management capability, skills and competence in junior team members.
• Commercial awareness and strong business acumen.
• Good knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key performance metrics.
• Proven ability to apply a solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to understand the wider business vision and inspire teams towards shared objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership of a recognised professional body, such as the Association for Project Management (APM).
• A formal qualification (BSc or MSc) in Management, Construction or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• APM PFQ, PMQ or PPQ qualification.
• CSCS card and SMSTS qualification, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications.