Are you a Highway Project Manager looking for an opportunity to work on local infrastructure schemes?
 
Our client is currently looking for a Highway Project Manager to join their Major Projects & Improvements Team in Nottingham. The successful candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of engineering projects which enhance and maintain the road network and meet the company's business plan objectives.
 
Your responsibilities will be to:
·Manage resource requirements and capacity within the team to ensure successful delivery of the teams work programme.
 
·Lead the end to end project management on a range of complex and significant engineering projects for the company including time, cost and quality control meeting client and stakeholder requirements.
 
·Manage the provision of specialist project management expertise in delivery of engineering projects as part of the statutory process compliant with legislation and national / local policies and undertake role of expert witness at planning / public inquiry.
 
·Monitor staff performance, coach and act as a mentor developing technical expertise of team members to assist with achieving individual performance targets and future potential.
 
·Ensure collaboration across the business for significant and complex projects maintain workflow and identify resource requirements thereby supporting achievement of company business plan objectives for productivity and profit across design and build functions.
 
You will have:
·A degree in Project Management, Civil Engineering, or a related subject and post qualification relevant experience, or equivalent knowledge gained through practical experience in a highway and/or civil engineering project management environment.
 
·Ability to lead a team in a busy project management environment, to make decisions and solve problems to meet team objectives and operational targets and be able to prioritise available teams resources to meet the needs of the business.
 
·Excellent interpersonal skills to gain agreement and acceptance of others including colleagues, senior managers and clients. Ability to work collaboratively and actively involve colleagues and members of the team.
 
·Thorough working knowledge and demonstrable experience of land acquisition and other statutory procedures, contract preparation and management, planning and funding bids.
 
·Thorough working knowledge of procurement practices used in design and construction, including forms of tender, conditions of contract and forms of partnership.
 
·Proven experience of financial monitoring and control across a range of projects.
 
·Proficient at project management with proven experience of all stages of project implementation from feasibility to construction on sit within a highway and/or civil engineering environment.
 
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Civil Engineering professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 70+ years' experience in this market. Please call Adam Butler at Carrington West on 02393 876016 for more information.
 
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