Project Manager – Highways Maintenance – AR

Project Manager – Highways Maintenance

Location: Hybrid (Up to 3 days in the office, 2 days remote, plus site visits as required)

Contract: 9–12 Months

Rate: £400 per day (Umbrella)

Start Date: Must be available to start by 20th July (candidates with long notice periods will not be considered).

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of a high-volume programme of highway maintenance and associated infrastructure projects for a local authority.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing projects from development through to delivery, ensuring works are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This is a hybrid role involving office attendance, remote working, and regular site visits.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of highway maintenance and associated infrastructure projects.
• Develop project scopes and oversee delivery from design through to completion.
• Coordinate and manage contractors, ensuring performance, quality, and programme requirements are met.
• Monitor project budgets, costs, and programme timelines.
• Review and work alongside design teams, applying technical knowledge of highway schemes.
• Engage effectively with internal stakeholders, elected members, parish councils, contractors, and the public.
• Carry out site visits to inspect works, agree project extents, and review progress.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting challenging deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety, quality, and local authority procedures.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering highway maintenance and infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience working within a local authority environment.
• Strong knowledge of highway maintenance and associated infrastructure works.
• Experience managing projects from development through to delivery.
• Good understanding of highway design principles and the ability to review engineering designs.
• Demonstrable experience managing contractors and holding them accountable for delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including working with elected members and parish councils.
• Experience managing high-volume programmes of work to tight deadlines.
• Experience managing project budgets.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Highway Maintenance.

Desirable

• Previous experience working on highway projects within Cambridgeshire.

Working Arrangements

• Up to 3 days per week office-based.
• Up to 2 days per week remote working.
• Additional travel to project sites as required.

Important Information

• Contract Duration: 9–12 months.
• Candidates must be available to start by 20th July.
• Unfortunately, candidates with long notice periods cannot be considered.

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