Programme Manager

at  National Highways

WHAT YOU’LL BE LEADING ON

• Continuous improvement of health and safety performance and wellbeing within your team and the delivery of key performance indicators (as a minimum) for health and safety of the relevant programme or project.
• Development and maintenance of effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with the programme’s strategic and delivery objectives.
• Leadership, management, and resourcing of your team to enable effective programme performance through capacity and capability, including support of individual personal development.
• Delivery of the programme in accordance with the governance requirements of National Highways and the Major Projects division. In collaboration with the Project Sponsor, ensure that the appropriate approvals are granted, value for money is delivered and project benefits are realised.
• Maintain compliance with the National Highways Portfolio, Programme and Project Management System (P3MS), clarifying roles and responsibilities within your team, and maintaining high standards for baseline management, the production of timely and accurate reports, and for creating and maintaining records.

A BIT ABOUT US

The goal of National Highways is to change the industry: to make roads and their construction and maintenance safer; to be more responsive to the needs of our customers, particularly about biodiversity and carbon; and to exploit the digital agenda and drive the productivity agenda to improve delivery.
Major Projects Directorate is responsible for the delivery of nearly 70 projects with a total value more than £14 billion, and some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the country. National Highway’s goal is to change the industry: to make roads and their construction and maintenance safer; to be more responsive to the needs of our customers, particularly about biodiversity and carbon; and to exploit the digital agenda and drive the productivity agenda to improve delivery.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference number #539

Have you previously led the successful delivery of a programme of complex projects, and/or high-profile construction related programmes? Are you looking for your next challenge within Programme Management? National Highways have several exciting opportunities on the Major Projects team leading packages on our Midlands portfolio.
We exist to be a focal point for the delivery of sensitive and complex road network projects; growing talent and our organisational capacity to be successful. We strive to be creative and exploit digital and technological opportunities whilst maintaining the highest standards in Safety, Health, Wellbeing and Customer Service to deliver great projects.
Within this role you will be required to act as a Programme Manager on a number of multi-million pound projects whether in design, development or construction . As the Programme Manager, you will be managing and building relationships with complex stakeholder including those with government agencies, local authorities and local communities, and ensuring the performance of project teams, external contractors and consultants. You will ensure adherence to planning requirements, 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 and acting in line with mandatory and delegated responsibilities.