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Want to make an application Make sure your CV is up to date, then read the following job specs carefully before applying. National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join the M5 J19-20 Wynhol Renewal team in Significant Projects. The Project Manager will plan and manage the delivery of projects, managing the performance of a project team, external contractors and consultants and ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways, to ensure successful delivery of agreed project outcomes and acting in line with mandatory and delegated responsibilities. This role will require you to draw on your proven knowledge and experience of successful project delivery. You will become an expert in our delivery environment and through building relationships with stakeholders from across our business and our supply chain, manage the delivery of capital projects. Please note this role will be based from our Bristol office however travel to sites throughout the South West region will be required. Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Board and other key internal and external stakeholders, to ensure full mutual understanding of the projects' strategic and delivery objectives, to report on and review project performance, and to agree solutions that resolve complex issues. Design, agree and implement project plans, to ensure that all activities are appropriately organised to deliver project objectives, are appropriately resourced to deliver the required outcomes. Oversee feasibility, design, and assessment work for proposed projects, to inform the development of business cases and investment proposals. Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary develop, agree and implement solutions to overcome these. Commission and manage the performance of delivery partners and expert consultancy support as appropriate, ensuring that project objectives and requirements are clearly understood, setting clear expectations for health and safety management, time and cost; and taking appropriate remedial action where necessary. About you. Professional accreditation: Full Member of APM (Association for Project Management) or appropriate professional body for their specialist field or a willingness and commitment to attain. Evidence of leadership on safety standards and their implementation within multiple team reporting structures within a complex projects environment. Experience of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes. Commercial skills with proven ability to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money. Experience of successfully delivering complex, medium/high risk or high-profile capital programmes and/or projects, including managing and maintaining agreed project plans in conjunction with delivery partners. Demonstrate experience as mentor and/or coach to develop project management talent, skills and competence within a complex project environment is desirable. About us Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon. Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future.??????Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. We offer many ways to work flexibly and we're open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times. xehkeey Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.