Senior Project Manager - Highways

Vacancy details

General information

Organisation

Egis is an international player active in the consulting, construction engineering and mobility service sectors.
We design and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and helping to achieve more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development.
With operations in 120 countries, Egis places the expertise of its 18,000 employees at the disposal of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovation accessible to all projects.
Improving people's quality of life and supporting communities in their social and economic development, whilst drastically reducing carbon emissions and achieving vital 2050 net zero targets, that's our purpose.
  

Reference

2024-13788  

Position description

Job title

Senior Project Manager - Highways

Contract type

Permanent contract

Business Line specific context

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world. The Egis Group has over 50 years’ experience and a team of 19,500+ employees in over 120 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

 

In the UK we're proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. From motorways to tramways, nuclear power plants to smart cities, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges - delivering climate-responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry, and the planet.

Job description

The M25 is one of our Flagship projects in the UK! It is the most used part of the UK Strategic Road Network with it seeing over 200,000 vehicles per day and it’s a critical infrastructure asset for personal and goods vehicles into and around our capital. The network includes around 800 structures and 5 tunnels, so it requires high levels of performance, constant improvement and repairs to keep it operating smoothly. We’ve formed a Joint Venture project called Connect Plus Services (CPS) to work with our partners to widen, operate and maintain the M25 under a 30-year contract and we are looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver complex highways schemes throughout their whole project lifecycle. They will also be responsible for managing a team of Project Managers, Assistant Project manager and early careers. Project values will range between £20k to £3m+.

Key responsibilities:

  • Stakeholder Management - Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, SPM, Construction/Supervisor Teams and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects’ delivery objectives.
  • Maintain compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within your team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change management.
  • Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. 
  • Lead and oversee projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, construction and handover. Informing investment proposals for our clients at each stage.
  • Global or master programme maintenance for whole portfolios
  • Programme income and cost profiles, overseeing and challenging the Project Managers input.
  • Client liaison on a project and portfolio level
    Chair and drive regular project reviews to ensure the following are current and live:
    • Project and division risk register
    • Project risk category (on financial spreadsheet)
    • Review submissions register.
    • Review of AWN Correspondence Register progress comments and milestone dates
    • Project income and cost forecast (review of PM profiles)
    • Project change
    • Project priorities (for resource allocation)
    • Manage correspondence and queries through Aconex.
  • Project change control and reviewing processes and procedure.
  • Allocation of projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability, and capability (workload)
  • Work closely with the Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs.
  • Managing NEC Contracts Options as Project Manager

Profile

Qualifications/ skills:

  • Experience in the delivery of highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience.
  • Project Management skills, preferably supported by recognised PM qualification, PRINCE2, APMP etc.
  • Preference of minimum HNC / HND (or equivalent) in a civil engineering or other construction-based discipline.
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas.
  • Understanding of Environmental requirements of schemes
  • Experience of coordinating interfaces with design teams and external resources.
  • Understanding of H&S Requirements related to highway construction & maintenance works.
  • Knowledge of CDM and other H&S legislation
  • Competent in exercising the duties under CDM.
  • Applicable CSCS Card
  • Team leadership and management experience in driving performance and productivity
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong customer focus with a service delivery mindset
  • Commercial understanding and budgetary control experience
  • Understanding of Lean principles

 

Personal Attributes:

  • Proactive problem solving
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong safety management culture
  • Self-aware and adaptable style to meet varying project needs.
    Resilient
  • Presentation skills.
  • Team building skills.
  • Ability to prioritise and self-manage.
  • Ability to develop relationships and engender trust
     

Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.

Position location

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom

City

  South Mimms

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

3-Diploma of Higher Education / Associate’s Degree / BTEC Higher National Diploma

Minimum level of experience required

N/A