Job Description

Assistant Highway Project Manager

Cambridgeshire

6 month contract, extension likely

£300 per day

Are you an Assistant Project Manager within Highways looking for a new challenge?

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Project Manager with experience in highways and transport to join a busy client in Cambridgeshire.

This is a full-time contract position. The rate on offer is negotiable for the right candidate, dependant on level of experience. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Role Requirements:
Provide leadership support within the Project Delivery Highways Service team to ensure the effective delivery of projects that improve the transport infrastructure network.
Provide advice on highway engineering, project and programme management, procurement, community engagement and delivery of the improvements of the transport infrastructure network.
Provide and prepare detailed technical reports in a timely and efficient manner ensuring at all times clarity, engagement with stakeholders, and clear requirements of project details, timings and delivery requirements.
Direct, guide and manage project delivery to ensure that objectives are delivered for the project to a high quality, forecast delivery times and budget targets.
Lead on key aspects of project expertise within the Project Delivery Highways
Service for commissioned projects in order to ensure the highest level of knowledge, experience and expertise are used in resolving issues and enquiries.

Experience Required:
Must have experience delivering capital projects and understand the project lifecycle of low-medium complexity highway improvement projects
Must have at least 3yrs experience working in Highways & Transport in a similar role.
Must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for site visits.

A full, detailed job description is available on request.

About You:
Previous experience in Highways is essential for this role. Carrington West are also looking for Engineers & Project Managers with similar backgrounds across the South of UK - please get in touch to find out more.

In order to be considered within the first round of applicants please apply with updated CV, emailing (url removed). Alternatively, please call on (phone number removed) for more information.

FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years experience in this market. Please call Luke Brison at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information

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