Programme Delivery Manager - Lewes, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

    Balfour Beatty
    Balfour Beatty Lewes, United Kingdom

    1 month ago

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    Permanent
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    About the role

    Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. Theyre an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Living Places team as a Programme Delivery Manager on our East Sussex Framework where you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

    To provide strategic operational management, strong leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary highways team comprising design, engineering, project management, programming and supervisory resources at all levels and facilitation of strong links with other teams within and external to the project.

    What you'll be doing

    As a Programme Delivery Manager you will:

  • Have overall management of the Design & Construction resources and Programme team, to manage the end- to-end process of all capital and minor works project delivery across East Sussex, ensuring delivery to time and budget, and achieving all SPI targets
  • Carry out periodic Safety and Environmental Tours as required by the Project Construction Phase Plan
  • Lead periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register
  • Ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to the project and that each has an appropriate level of ability.
  • Identify longer term strategic training to support individual development as required
  • Sets targets and SPIs in line with Project objectives and monitors performance.
  • Ensures site audits are undertaken and takes appropriate action on the findings.
  • Who we're looking for

    You will have the following:

  • Experience of Civil Engineering/construction
  • Proven track record in managing and leading large teams
  • Demonstrable experience of strategy innovation, in all fields (Health and Safety, Operational Delivery etc)
  • Strong leadership and management skills, including completion of formal qualification (eg ILM)
  • Wide ranging independent judgement evident, proven track record in this regard
  • Has achieved professional accreditation and undertakes extra-curricular activities to advance the profession (eg ICE, IHT, CMI).
  • 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:

    Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
    - 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