About the role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team on the Highways Connect Plus Services Scheme, this role will be based in and around the M25 Dartford area.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
What you'll be doing
- Assist the Project Manager of PDA from Inception to Close Out located across the entire
Network. Project types include but not limited to, Pavement projects, Safety improvement projects, Structures refurbishment, Geotechnical and Drainage works.
- Assist the Project Managers on liaising with all Stakeholders for each project with particular focus on meeting requirement of National Highways (NH) and Connect Plus (CP) as primary Clients.
- Project portfolio delivery to time, cost, quality and delivering the agreed outcomes with full supporting documentation to allow project close out.
- Application of innovative and efficient design and construction methods to all projects
- Support delivery of all projects in accordance with Zero Harm plan implemented by business
Who we're looking for
Qualifications/ skills:
- Desirable Project Management Experience preferably supported by recognised PM qualification, PRINCE2, APMP etc or working towards such qualification.
- Broad skills, knowledge and understanding of Highway or Structures Engineering and associated design areas.
- Awareness of CDM and other H&S legislation
Personal Attributes:
- Proactive problem solving
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong safety management culture
- Self-aware and adaptable style to meet varying project needs.
- Resilient
- Presentation skills.
- Team building skills.
- Ability to prioritise and self-manage.
- Ability to develop relationships and engender trust.
- Demonstration of commitment to ongoing personal development via CPD
Experience:
- Experience of assisting managing project delivery to existing highway or structures assets in a live operational environment or transferrable experience from a comparable role
- Recent experience of coordinating interfaces with other disciplines and design teams
- Experience of assisting managing projects through complete lifecycle
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
Job Reference: BBUK20291