Job No. BBUK12396
Project Manager - Grays
Highways
Project Management
Grays
Permanent
About the role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Lower Thames Crossing project.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
What you’ll be doing

As a Project Manager, you will take overall accountability for successful project delivery and for determining the most appropriate means of satisfying customer/project requirements:

• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Initiates good scope/information/configuration management principles
• Support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations
• Ensure all work is undertaken with a view towards handover and certification
• Accountable for KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Lead working groups and work with OLT on focused improvement areas
• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques
• Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
• Lead effective reporting routines including escalation as required

Who we’re looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Able to demonstrate a track record of project delivery
• Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications
• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Effective verbal and written with all levels of the organisation
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
• Good knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
• Record of a solution-based approach to problem solving
• Ability to see the business vision and inspire it amongst the team

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us
Balfour Beattys Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

As a Project Manager, you will take overall accountability for successful project delivery and for determining the most appropriate means of satisfying customer/project requirements:

• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Initiates good scope/information/configuration management principles
• Support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations
• Ensure all work is undertaken with a view towards handover and certification
• Accountable for KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Lead working groups and work with OLT on focused improvement areas
• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques
• Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
• Lead effective reporting routines including escalation as require

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much mor