Assistant Project Manager - 10 month FTC

Your new role
Do you have experience in programme or project management?
Are you a dynamic individual who thrives when working in a fast-paced environment, using your own initiative?
Then National Highways have the role for you!
We’re looking for an Assistant Project Manager – 10 month FTC to join our Customer, Strategy and Communications Directorate to work within our Rapid Charging Fund Team. As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll assist the PMO Manager and the wider team to contribute to the delivery of the Rapid Charging Fund programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is early in their project management career and wants to work in a supportive PMO team in fast paced environment to build their experience.
The fund will subsidise connections between the electricity grid and motorway service areas on and around the Strategic Road Network, improving the Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure and meeting the needs of customers and an expanding EV fleet. As part of the delivery of the RCF, a c.£70 million pilot has been recently launched and will be used to test key aspects of fund policy, processes, and design and to develop learning to inform the main fund.
The role will require 2 days per week in the office with some travel to Birmingham (The Cube) office.
What you’ll be leading on
Support project delivery, including the following areas: project scope, goals, deliverables, risk and issue management, reporting, milestone delivery, financial management
Maintain the programme risks and issues register, engaging with colleagues across the team to review and update risks and issues. Escalate project and programme risks and issues where necessary and manage the mitigation of risks and issues.
Communicate information, including concise briefings and reports, to, or as requested by, the PMO Manager.
Support the management, delivery, and maintenance of project plans, updates to milestones, and prepare workstream reports as directed by the PMO Manager.
Support the tracking/monitoring of the programme with an understanding of associated risks and escalating where appropriate for remedial action.
Provide support with management of programme finances, including tracking of internal and external spend against budgets.
To be successful you’ll need
Experience of working successfully in a programme or project management environment, with proven application of project management approaches to achieve project/programme delivery.
Strong customer focus, with evidence of improving service delivery by seeking, analysing and acting on feedback for internal customers.
Experience supporting the development of complex, medium/high risk projects or high-profile projects or leading and delivering low risk non-complex projects.
Strong analytical skills, to develop, analyse, and provide commentary on project plans and performance.
Working towards appropriate professional PM qualification.
A bit about us
Our directorate plays a critical role in National Highways. We set the course for strategic roads, enabling the company to deliver economic and social benefits through meeting the needs of our customers and clients, as well as our regulatory obligations. We are the focal point within National Highways responsible for providing the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.
We deliver critical analytical support, provide strategic direction for our customer service imperative, partner with colleagues across the business to devise and deliver communications activities, and we shape, lead and drive the overall transformation of National Highways.
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ABOUT US
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.
We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over#####0 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
Right to work check
3 year employment history references
DBS criminal record check
Social media and adverse journalism check
Driving licence check (if applicable)
Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
And finally
We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.
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