Project Manager - Highways

Project Manager – Highways

Cambridge

Job Description

Up to £60,000 p/a

We are looking for a dynamic, charismatic Project Manager with a high level of competence in delivering highway engineering projects to join our practice in Chelmsford or Cambridge (you will be required to spend a minimum of 2 days a week in the office, preferably more). You will be working on projects and portfolios with fee levels typically within the range of £50k to £2.5M.

About the role:

You will provide project management support and guidance to clients, other managers and team members delivering optimised delivery solutions, making optimum use of technical and other specialists.

You Will:

• Deliver highway infrastructure projects using appropriate controls and software in accordance with Atkins Technical Assurance protocols.
• Manage project relationships (Clients, internal and external stakeholders, 3rd party suppliers and delivery teams).
• Generate and/or agree the scope of works and budgets with Clients.
• Produce and work to project schedules, establishing budgets and monitoring actual delivery against baseline using Earned Value Analysis and/or other techniques.
• Implement effective change control, agreeing variations with Clients.
• Risk management and problem solving.
• Following quality, safety, security, and environmental processes.
• Using standard contract models as used in civil engineering projects (such as NEC 4).
• Lead diverse delivery teams, creating an environment to motivate individuals and ensure effective teamwork.
• Co-ordination of the Technical services being provided by all parties.

We want to hear from you if you:

• Have a highway engineering background with an understanding of the engineering aspects of delivering highway projects.
• Have excellent communication skills with a proven ability to influence others.
• Have a track record of delivering schemes to time and budget.
• Have the ability and the desire to pull together, coach and develop multidisciplinary project delivery teams.
• Have awareness of the CDM Regulations and the other legal and regulatory frameworks associated with highways projects in the UK.
• Can demonstrate experience of successfully operating within a target driven environment with an ability to work under pressure.
• Can evidence your ability to delight your clients.
• A degree in civil engineering and ability to use of P6/MS Project or similar project controls/project scheduling tools would be an advantage.

Why work for Atkins?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.