Project Manager Highways Technology

Project Manager Highways Technology

As a Project Manager/Leader at Telent, you will be trusted and empowered to deliver critical and complex work. You'll be free to innovate, to take ownership and make smart, agile decisions. We need the best people to help us achieve our goals. Come, work in an environment where you can stretch your abilities and deliver on your potential. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Regional Manager North, the successful Project Manager Highways Technology will work closely with our Highways Technology Teams. A Highways Technology background is crucial for this role to ensure the successful and timely delivery of projects across the North East. This is a hybrid role and will require travel to meetings and ability to work from the Durham office 2-3 days a week.

What you'll do:

Office & customer site-based work as required to ensure project delivery to quality, safety, and environmental standards within specified timescales and to budget, in accordance with Telent and client QEHS procedures.
Report project Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to key stakeholders, highlighting and managing all risks & issues and their mitigations throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring the successful end to end delivery of allocated projects
Provide day to day management and direction and support to the assigned Project Delivery Team, providing regular and effective communication and prioritisation.
Creation and ongoing management of the Project Execution/Mobilisation Plan(s).
Lead all aspects of project delivery
Have experience of 1500 series, Civils infrastructure for highways installation specifications
Identify areas for improvement in project performance to drive continuous improvement
Manage and coordinate the installation and commissioning of specified products and/or services.
Management of site handoversWho you are:

The success Project Manager will come from a Highways Technology background and understand about Service Delivery Frameworks of Highways Technology projects. Have the ability to Matrix manage Project Teams, are organised and thrive on managing projects, coordinating teams, and ensuring tasks are delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard.

Project Manager Key Requirements:

Previous Highways Technology project expereince is Key for this role
Strong people management, leadership and customer stakeholder skills
Experience of managing complex customer and end user relationships
Have experience of NEC 3 & 4 contracts
Formal PM Qualification (APM, PMP, Prince 2) or equivalent experience.
Project operations experience of using HIABS
Full UK driving licenceWhat we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
Car Allowance
Company pension scheme
A range of family friendly policies
Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
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