About the role

Join Connect Plus Services as a Portfolio Manager for Structures assets, responsible for delivering all Renewal and Improvement projects within this asset type on the M25 DBFO network. You will lead a team of Project Managers, providing the direction and support needed to deliver projects safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

The role involves oversight of site investigations, design preparation, permissions (roadspace, traffic management, land, rail, and environmental access), construction, and handover, with client-led approval points at each stage. The portfolio covers approximately £40m per annum across an average of 90 projects. You will focus on safe and predictable delivery, proactively removing barriers, and liaising with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders to achieve efficient and cost-effective outcomes.

What you'll be doing

You will demonstrate visible safety leadership, ensuring high standards of behavioural safety within your teams in line with Making Safety Personal. You will review programmes and budget forecasts with Project Managers, analyse performance trends, identify issues and risks, and maintain reporting quality.

You will manage project costs with Senior QS support, advise on scope or budget changes, and ensure alignment with fiscal objectives. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential, building and maintaining relationships with Asset Delivery Managers, project teams, and clients to ensure project requirements are clearly understood.

You will oversee resource allocation, ensuring compliance with CDM regulations throughout project delivery, and prepare portfolio delivery reports for clients and senior leadership. You will ensure all projects comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.

Who we're looking for

We are seeking a Portfolio Manager with proven experience delivering a programme of projects of comparable value. You will have strong leadership skills, experience managing teams in a matrix organisation, and the ability to manage multiple projects under pressure. You will be familiar with industry safety standards and regulations, and hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a relevant field, or have equivalent industry experience.

You will hold Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification (e.g., AMP PMQ) and have a good working knowledge of NEC3 and NEC4 Contracts. The role requires excellent communication, organisational, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive efficient delivery across a large and complex portfolio.

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's 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 wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's 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...

About us

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com