Senior Project Manager - Manchester

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team on the Highways A57 Mottram Moor Link Road Scheme, this role will be based within the Manchester / Longdendale 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

To lead the successful delivery of the Earthworks and Pavements works packages, with
overall accountability for their safety, quality, programme and commercial performance,
whilst ensuring effective integration and coordination with Structures and other
interfacing disciplines throughout the project lifecycle from planning and design through to completion and handover.

To act as a visible leader, providing direction, management and inspiration to a
multidisciplinary delivery team, fostering collaboration across Earthworks, Pavements,
Structures and supporting functions to achieve common project objectives.

To determine and implement the most effective delivery strategies to satisfy customer
and project requirements, balancing the constraints of time, cost, quality, scope and
risk, whilst optimising value, constructability and operational outcomes across
Earthworks, Pavements and associated Structures works.

Financial: Responsible for the successful delivery and commercial performance of the
multi-million pound Earthworks and Pavements subcontract packages

Organisational: Direct reports could include; Agents, Engineers, Construction
Managers, Design Managers and Functional Leads

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

Demonstrable track record of successfully delivering major highways and infrastructure projects for Tier 1 contractors, including the management of high-value subcontract packages and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

A hands-on and visible leader who is comfortable spending significant time in the field, engaging directly with operational teams, supply chain partners and stakeholders to drive safe and efficient delivery.

Strong experience in implementing and assuring safe systems of work, with an uncompromising commitment to Zero Harm and behavioural safety.

Good working knowledge of NEC contracts and other standard forms of construction contract, with experience of their practical application during project delivery.

Commercially astute, with the ability to balance safety, programme, quality and cost whilst maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships.

Proficient in project and commercial communications, capable of presenting complex issues clearly to clients, senior leadership teams and delivery partners.

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 wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's 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

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

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