Job Description

As a Project Manager/Leader at Telent, you will be trusted and empowered to deliver critical and complex work. You'll be free to innovate, to take ownership and make smart, agile decisions. We need the best people to help us achieve our goals. Come, work in an environment where you can stretch your abilities and deliver on your potential. Help build and keep the nation's critical infrastructure connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Regional Manager North, the successful Project Manager Highways Technology will work closely with our Highways Technology Teams. A Highways Technology background is crucial for this role to ensure the successful and timely delivery of projects across the North East. This is a hybrid role and will require travel to meetings and ability to work from the Durham office 2-3 days a week.

What you'll do:

• Office & customer site-based work as required to ensure project delivery to quality, safety, and environmental standards within specified timescales and to budget, in accordance with Telent and client QEHS procedures.
• Report project Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to key stakeholders, highlighting and managing all risks & issues and their mitigations throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring the successful end to end delivery of allocated projects
• Provide day to day management and direction and support to the assigned Project Delivery Team, providing regular and effective communication and prioritisation.
• Creation and ongoing management of the Project Execution/Mobilisation Plan(s).
• Lead all aspects of project delivery
• Have experience of 1500 series, Civils infrastructure for highways installation specifications
• Identify areas for improvement in project performance to drive continuous improvement
• Manage and coordinate the installation and commissioning of specified products and/or services.
• Management of site handovers

Who you are:

The success Project Manager will come from a Highways Technology background and understand about Service Delivery Frameworks of Highways Technology projects. Have the ability to Matrix manage Project Teams, are organised and thrive on managing projects, coordinating teams, and ensuring tasks are delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard.

Project Manager Key Requirements:

• Previous Highways Technology project expereince is Key for this role
• Strong people management, leadership and customer stakeholder skills
• Experience of managing complex customer and end user relationships
• Have experience of NEC 3 & 4 contracts
• Formal PM Qualification (APM, PMP, Prince 2) or equivalent experience.
• Project operations experience of using HIABS
• Full UK driving licence

What we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Car Allowance
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.

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We're passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.

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About Us

About Telent

Telent is a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support and maintenance, drawing on decades of experience in mission critical communications and technology. of the UK's critical digital infrastructure. The work we do helps connect thousands of people and communities, using the best technology and innovation available. When you join us, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on all our futures by fulfilling your potential and delivering high performance. We work together to make everyday life work better for everyone. You'll be part of a team of more than 3,000 brilliant, dedicated people committed to getting the job done well.

Brilliance brought together.

We are guided by our values and behaviours:

Be Inclusive

Take Responsibility

Collaborate

Be Customer-focussed