Programme Delivery Manager at Highways

Guildford, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Jul, 26

Salary

66690.0

Posted On

20 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Programme delivery, Project management, Capital expenditure management, Supplier management, Contract management, Civil engineering, CDM regulations, Health and safety, Budget management, Team leadership, Performance management, Stakeholder management, Risk management, Strategic road network maintenance

Industry

Civil Engineering

Description

About the job. National Highways currently have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Delivery Manager to join our team based in our South East region. Within this role, you will lead the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Region’s in-year capital programme, in line with specified outcomes, customer experience, quality, budgets, timescales, and operational key performance indicators. You will also be providing direction and line management for a team of Project Managers, ensuring timely setting of objectives, performance management reviews and development of appropriate succession and development plans. This role can be based from either our Guildford, Basingstoke or Maidstone office. * Lead the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Region’s in-year capital programme, from detailed design to introduction into service. * Ensure that all projects in scope are delivered within agreed parameters for quality, cost and time, ensuring they meet intended outcomes, customer service levels, quality and health and safety standards. * Lead in the management and reporting against the capital expenditure budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources. * Proactively contribute to the identification and delivery of efficiencies, implementing relevant changes in own area of responsibility. * Deliver effective leadership and oversight of supplier performance so that technical, customer service and performance standards are met, and that any early warnings, risks and issues are managed with minimum or no negative impact on delivery. About you. * Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline or extensive experience in delivery of civil engineering projects and programmes * Up to date knowledge and understanding of CDM and health and safety regulations * Knowledge of Highways Construction & Maintenance practices * Previous experience of supplier and contract management * Extensive experience of managing the delivery of high value capital investment programmes and project portfolios About us. 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. Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads. We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Why you should 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. A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home. We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible. Our benefits package * Our total reward package includes basic salary, the 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, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines * A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel * Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience And we are * Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities * Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme * Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion 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) And finally We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.

Responsibilities

Lead the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the region's capital programme, ensuring adherence to quality, budget, and timeline parameters. Provide direction and line management to a team of project managers while overseeing supplier performance and financial practices.