About the job
National Highways currently have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Delivery Manager to join our team based in our Yorkshire, North East region. Within this role, you will lead the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Region’s in-year capital programme, in line with specified outcomes, customer experience, quality, budgets, timescales, and operational key performance indicators. You will also be providing direction and line management for a team of Project Managers, ensuring timely setting of objectives, performance management reviews and development of appropriate succession and development plans.
This role can be based from either our Wakefield, Darlington and Leeds offices.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of a portfolio of projects within the Region’s in-year capital programme, from detailed design to introduction into service.
- Ensure that all projects in scope are delivered within agreed parameters for quality, cost and time, ensuring they meet intended outcomes, customer service levels, quality and health and safety standards.
- Lead in the management and reporting against the capital expenditure budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources.
- Proactively contribute to the identification and delivery of efficiencies, implementing relevant changes in own area of responsibility.
- Deliver effective leadership and oversight of supplier performance so that technical, customer service and performance standards are met, and that any early warnings, risks and issues are managed with minimum or no negative impact on delivery.
About you
- Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline or extensive experience in delivery of civil engineering projects and programmes
- Up to date knowledge and understanding of CDM and health and safety regulations
- Knowledge of Highways Construction & Maintenance practices
- Previous experience of supplier and contract management
- Extensive experience of managing the delivery of high value capital investment programmes and project portfolios
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.
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