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    Head of Major Projects - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - Ringway Jacobs

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    Head of Major Projects

    Contract: Essex Highways

    Location: Chelmsford

    Contract Type: Permanent

    We seek a strategic leader with strong influencing and negotiation skills, capable of fostering collaborative relationships with clients, officers, members, and external partners. Commercially savvy and innovative, you'll unify diverse expertise to drive successful outcomes and shape our service offerings.
    In this role, you'll lead teams shaping Essex's transportation system, covering traffic data, planning, scheme design, sustainable transport, flood management, consultancy, and air quality services. Additionally, you'll oversee third-party projects like developer-funded works.

    The Role

  • Leading a diverse team to deliver both Essex County Council's and Ringway Jacobs' outcomes, including financial budget and programme forecasting, reporting and overall management of design delivery
  • Ensuring that all work streams are delivered identifying any shortfalls in resources and taking strategic action to address
  • As named Principal Designer on the Contract, ensuring that all schemes are implemented in accordance with CDM 2015, and all technical and legal processes are followed
  • Production of the annual service plan for the different areas, ensuring that continuous development is embedded into each of the teams and that there is a clear vision provided for the year ahead
  • Bringing together all teams to work collaboratively to ensure schemes are delivered in the most efficient manner, taking advantage of synergies and encouraging cross service working
  • About You

  • Educated to degree level and/or
  • Member of a relevant professional institution desirable
  • Significant and demonstrable management experience within either a Transport or Highways environment with track record of successful delivery of schemes, projects, and services.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build a highly performing and motivated team from diverse backgrounds.
  • Excellent demonstratable leadership skills with the ability to direct and create highly performing and motivated teams.
  • Excellent influencing skills – able to build strong collaborative relationships with ability to see the big strategic picture and think long-term.
  • Benefits

    At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That's why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

    Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

    In return for your hard work you will receive:
    - Sick Pay
    - Competitive salary
    - Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
    - A variety of discounts through our "RJ Rewards" app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
    - Life Assurance
    - Employee Assistance Programme
    - Pension scheme

    The Company

    We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

    Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.



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