PDA M&E Delivery Manager

The Senior Project Manager delivers project objectives with respect to the six key areas of performance: Health & Safety, Quality, Cost, Environment, Delivery and People.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management - Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, Self Delivery Lead, Delivery Leads, other colleagues, Construction/Supervisor Teams and key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects' delivery objectives, report on and review project performance, and agree solutions to issues.
• Maintain compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within the team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing 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, and develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these.
• Lead and oversee projects throughout their whole lifecycle through feasibility, design, construction and handover, informing investment proposals for the clients at each stage.
• Maintain global or master programme for whole portfolios.
• Oversee programme income and cost profiles, challenging PMs’ input.
• Client liaison on a project and portfolio level.
• Chair and drive regular (fortnightly) 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 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 review processes and procedures.
• Allocate projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability and capability (workload).
• Work closely with Construction/Supervisor team to ensure permits, certificates and site reporting are managed correctly and align to project needs.
• Manage NEC Contracts options as Project Manager.
• Travel as required to other offices and depots on the network.
• Periodic site visits, including night shift.
• Hold full driving licence.
• Attend the office 60% of the week.

Qualifications and Experience

• Dynamic and self‑motivated individual with strong project background to deliver complex mechanical, electrical and technology highways schemes ranging in value from £100k to £8m+.
• Project Management skills, preferably supported by recognised PM qualifications such as PRINCE2, APMP etc.
• Minimum HNC/HND (or equivalent) in mechanical, electrical, civil engineering or other construction‑based discipline.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas.
• Understanding of environmental requirements of schemes.
• Experience 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 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.
• Resilient.
• Presentation skills.
• Team building skills.
• Ability to prioritise and self‑manage.
• Ability to develop relationships and engender trust.

Experience at senior level in delivery of highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience. Previous experience in a similar role with demonstrable competence in the majority of responsibilities listed above. Experience managing projects through complete life‑cycle.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, employee rewards and a range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.
• Training and professional development opportunities are available to grow your skills and expertise.
• Hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances support a balanced job and personal life.

Equal Opportunities

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.