Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager - Technology

Egis in the UK

Location:
United Kingdom , Dartford

Category:
Construction

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

The M25 is one of our Flagship projects in the UK! It is the most used part of the UK Strategic Road Network with it seeing over 200,000 vehicles per day and it’s a critical infrastructure asset for personal and goods vehicles into and around our capital. The network includes around 800 structures and 5 tunnels, so it requires high levels of performance, constant improvement and repairs to keep it operating smoothly. We’ve formed a Joint Venture project called Connect Plus Services (CPS) to work with our partners to widen, operate and maintain the M25 under a 30-year contract and looking for a Senior Project Manager with a strong project background to join this fast-paced team to deliver the complex highways schemes throughout their whole project lifecycle. Schemes range in value from £50k to £3m+.

Job Responsibility:

Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager, and key internal and external stakeholders
Maintaining compliance with the DBFO contract clarifying roles and responsibilities within your team, resolving risks and issues in a timely manner, producing timely and accurate reports, and creating and maintaining specified records including change management
Identify and evaluate emerging risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate
Global or master programme maintenance for whole portfolios
Portfolio income and cost profiles, overseeing and challenging the Project Managers input
Client liaison on a project and portfolio level
Chairing and driving regular project reviews to ensure the following are current and accurate: Project and programme risk register, Certificate submissions register, Programmes and progress against the milestone dates, Project income and cost forecast (review of PM profiles), Project change, Project priorities (for resource allocation), Correspondence and queries through Aconex
Project change control and reviewing processes and procedures
Allocation of projects to PMs based on appropriate knowledge, experience, ability, and capability (workload)
To operate in the capacity of the Portfolio Manager in their absence
Direct line management of project managers, assistant project managers and early careers
Successful delivery of the programme of works on time and to budget

Requirements:

Experience in the delivery of highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience
Experience and good understanding of Roadside technology
Project Management skills, preferably supported by recognised PM qualification, APM, PRINCE2 etc.
Preference of minimum HNC / HND (or equivalent) in a civil engineering or other construction-based discipline
Broad knowledge and understanding of other design areas
Understanding of Environmental requirements of schemes
Experience of coordinating interfaces with design teams and external resources
Understanding of H&S Requirements related to highway construction & maintenance works
Knowledge of H&S legislation
Knowledgeable and competent in exercising the duties under CDM
Team leadership and management experience in driving performance and productivity
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong customer focus with a service delivery mindset
Commercial understanding and budgetary control experience
Understanding of Lean principles
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 coach and manage other team members
Ability to develop relationships and engender trust
Strong collaboration skills
Experience at a senior level in the delivery of highways construction & maintenance operations or similar transferable experience
Previous experience in a similar role with demonstrable competence in relation to the majority of the responsibilities listed above
Experience of managing projects through complete lifecycle
Must be based in the UK and must already be able to legally work in the UK

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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