Programme Manager

• Right across infrastructure theres a requirement to not only maintain but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life while being safety first and client and customer centric in a friendly fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

  Where will you be working

  At M Group Highways were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

  We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

  Youll be joining our Highways maintenance team as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement to come and be a part of it

  Want to come and be a part of it

  What youll be doing

  • Overall responsibility for the Annual Plan leading on the creation implementation monitoring and overall success of the programme and associated KPIs.
  • Strong commercial skills including ability to produce commercial reports accurately forecast and support the business commercial processes
  • Lead on the consistent application and implementation of project management processes and systems across Suffolk Highways
  • Working closely with the Design Manager Construction Manager and Commercial Manager to monitor and continuously improve the contract performance and associated project delivery KPIs
  • Directly link to the planner roles within the contract ensuring that processes are adhered to and all programmes are accurate and kept up to date
  • Responsible for implementation of project controls and management on projects
  • Co-ordinate cross contract and external resources to deliver key project gateways
  • Work closely with Client leads cross contract resources supply chain and other stakeholders to identify and manage project risks programme and finances across the project lifecycle
  • Line management responsibility for Project Managers and Administrators
  • Coordinate flow of project information between project teams Client and supply chain
  • Develop and apply Power BI to the project management process to improve visibility and effectiveness of reporting and delivery status
  • Take a lead role on raising the commercial awareness across the project management team with a focus on consistent application of change control and financial monitoring
  • Establish close working relationships with client leads across all workstreams including cyclical maintenance and planned works.

  What youll bring

  • Experience with using project planning software such as Asta PowerProject Primavera or similar
  • Excellent leadership skills and the ability to demonstrate influencing others in all situations.
  • Great team working skills and the ability to collaborate well with others including working in the spirt of mutual trust and co-operation fostering a one team approach to deliver for Suffolk Highways.
  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written - to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence client decision making.
  • Understanding of the Traffic Management Act (Streetworks Permitting) preferably.
  • Experience of using PowerBI reports and dashboards- development of such reports and dashboards will be supped by Data Analysts within the team.

  Whats in it for you

  We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work some of which include;

  • Matched or contributory pension scheme
  • Online GP service 24 hours a day 365 days a year
  • Employee assistance programme
  • My Rewards portal access to 1000s of retail discounts
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle to work salary finance and give as you earn schemes
  • Enhanced maternity paternity leave and adoption leave
  • Reward and recognition scheme

  In addition this role offers;

  • Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
  • My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
    
  • Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
  • Holiday purchase scheme
  • Personal Accident Cover

  About us

  We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work attracting diverse and talented people who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours.

  • Were responsible and go further for our people clients communities and the planet
  • Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
  • Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
  • Were ambitious and embrace opportunity to lead essential infrastructure services for life

  Whether youre a trainee apprentice or graduate or progressing through your career our people benefit from industry recognised programmes training and development.

  Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

  Please note: Occasionally job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

  For certain roles successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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Required Experience:

Manager