Project Manager
Local Work Rights Required
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Role Summary
Join National Highways as a Project Manager in Guildford, England. Manage project delivery and stakeholder relationships in a hybrid work environment.
About the Organisation
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.
Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We
make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same
time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help
nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.
Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road
projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to
the future. Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property
advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road
schemes can bring.
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.
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
performance related bonus
year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
which includes hybrid working
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
healthy, low carbon travel
development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
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
discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a
financial wellbeing programme
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:
applicable)
And finally
We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each
- Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme,
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
- 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
- Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
Requirements
- Professional accreditation: Full Member of APM or appropriate professional body
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK; international applicants requiring sponsorship are not eligible.
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