At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting highways projects and collaborate with diverse teams to deliver impactful infrastructure.
- Company: Established civil engineering contractor with a commitment to professional development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, private healthcare, and 25 days' annual leave plus your birthday off.
- Other info: Hybrid working options available and opportunities for continuous learning and growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in regional infrastructure while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in highways construction and strong project management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 61650 - 75350 £ per year.
Project Manager - Highways & Civil Engineering in Bath / Somerset | Permanent | Full Time | Hybrid Working Where Possible | Salary Dependent on Experience + Company Car + Private Healthcare
Are you a Project Manager with highways construction experience looking to take ownership of significant regional infrastructure schemes across Somerset? You will be joining an established civil engineering business delivering projects through the Somerset Council New Asset Framework and Traffic Signal Infrastructure Framework. You will have the opportunity to lead schemes from delivery through to completion, work closely with key public-sector stakeholders and develop your career within a business that invests in its people.
Alongside a salary dependent on experience, you will receive a company car scheme, private healthcare, pension, life assurance, 25 days' annual leave plus your birthday off, enhanced family leave and hybrid working where the requirements of the project allow.
The opportunity: My client is an established civil engineering contractor delivering infrastructure projects across the South West. Due to continued work across its regional civil engineering portfolio, they are looking for a Project Manager to take responsibility for highways and infrastructure schemes across Somerset.
You will work with project teams, clients, supply-chain partners, stakeholders and local communities to ensure projects are delivered safely, commercially and to the required quality.
What you will be doing:
- Lead project teams to deliver highways and civil engineering schemes safely, efficiently and to the required quality.
- Manage projects delivered through the Somerset Council New Asset Framework and Traffic Signal Infrastructure Framework.
- Build productive relationships with clients, stakeholders, supply-chain partners and local communities.
- Ensure projects comply with contractual requirements, industry standards and internal governance processes.
- Take responsibility for project financial performance, including cost control, forecasting and profit and loss management.
- Manage project programmes, identifying risks and taking appropriate action to keep delivery on track.
- Promote high standards of health, safety and professionalism throughout project delivery.
- Support, mentor and develop members of the project team, sharing knowledge and encouraging continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively with commercial and operational teams to identify opportunities and resolve project challenges.
What you will need:
- Proven experience delivering highways construction projects, including road construction and drainage works.
- A strong understanding of NEC contracts, ideally NEC4, or ICE conditions of contract.
- Good commercial awareness, including an understanding of project cost control, forecasting and P&L performance.
- Experience of programme management within a civil engineering or infrastructure environment.
- The ability to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, project teams and supply-chain partners.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing project priorities.
- SMSTS certification.
- A valid CSCS card.
- A degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or another relevant discipline, a recognised project management qualification, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- Knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma methodologies would be beneficial but is not essential.
Salary and benefits:
- Salary dependent on experience
- Company car scheme
- Private healthcare
- Pension
- Life assurance
- 25 days' annual leave
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Hybrid working where possible
- Ongoing personal and professional development opportunities
Location and development:
You will be working on projects across Bath, Somerset and the wider South West, with a working pattern shaped around project and operational requirements. My client is committed to supporting continued professional development, giving you the opportunity to broaden your technical, commercial and leadership experience while working on a long-term regional infrastructure programme.
Interested?
If you are an experienced highways Project Manager looking for your next permanent opportunity in Somerset, apply with your CV for further information and a confidential discussion about the position. My client is committed to providing an inclusive working environment and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments can be discussed throughout the recruitment process where required.
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