About the role

At Connect Plus Services, we keep one of the UK's busiest and most critical road networks moving. As the operational partner responsible for maintaining and improving the M25 and its associated infrastructure, our work impacts millions of journeys every day. From complex structures and major renewals to innovative asset management, our teams deliver projects that keep the network safe, reliable, and ready for the future.

We are now looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Asset Delivery team, leading the successful delivery of complex highways and structures schemes across the M25 network.

In this role, you will take ownership of projects throughout their full lifecycle, overseeing schemes ranging from £20k to £4m+. Working closely with the Portfolio Manager and wider delivery teams, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance. You will also provide leadership to Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, and early careers colleagues, helping to build capability across the team while driving performance and productivity.

The role requires close collaboration with internal teams, supply chain partners, and key external stakeholders including Connect Plus, National Highways, and local authorities. You will oversee programme planning and cost forecasting across your portfolio, manage project risks and changes, and chair regular project reviews to ensure performance remains on track. When required, you will also support the Portfolio Manager by stepping into their responsibilities to ensure continuity across the programme of works.

What you'll be doing

You will lead the successful delivery of a portfolio of highways and structures projects across the M25 network, ensuring schemes are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme and budget expectations. This includes maintaining strong collaborative relationships with the Portfolio Manager and key stakeholders, providing clear reporting on project performance, and driving solutions when challenges arise.

You will oversee portfolio-level programme management and financial forecasting, reviewing project manager inputs and ensuring the accuracy of cost and income profiles. Regular project reviews will form a key part of the role, ensuring project risks, priorities, and programme milestones remain current and actively managed.

You will also take responsibility for managing project change control processes, reviewing compliance with the DBFO contract, and ensuring that risks, issues, and dependencies are identified early and resolved effectively. Liaising with clients and stakeholders at both project and portfolio level will be central to maintaining alignment on delivery objectives.

In addition, you will allocate projects to the project management team based on experience, capability, and workload, while supporting the professional development and performance of your team members.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced project leader with a strong background in delivering highways construction or maintenance projects, or someone with comparable transferable infrastructure experience. You will ideally hold a recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or APM, and a qualification in civil engineering or a related construction discipline would be beneficial.

You should have a strong understanding of CDM regulations, health and safety legislation, and the environmental considerations associated with highway works. Experience coordinating design teams and managing multiple project interfaces will also be important.

Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the ability to manage budgets, drive performance across teams, and build trusted relationships with internal and external partners. You will be proactive in solving problems, confident in presenting information and influencing decisions, and comfortable working in a fast-paced operational environment.

This role offers flexible working based from Leatherhead, South Mimms, or Dartford, with travel required across the M25 network and occasional site visits including night-time health and safety audits. A full UK driving licence is required.

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