Portfolio Manager and Tunnels

Portfolio Manager:
Dartford and Tunnels

As the Portfolio Manager for Dartford & Tunnel assets, you will be accountable for the delivery of all Renewal and Improvement projects within this asset type. You will report to internal and external stakeholders on performance and issues impacting delivery and will be responsible for resolution management to ensure that all projects in the portfolio are delivered in line with expectations.

You will lead a team of Project Managers and ensure that they receive the support and direction needed to deliver safely, on time, on budget and to quality. The projects include site investigations, design preparation, site permissions (roadspace and traffic management, and land, rail, and environmental access), construction, and project handover with client led approval points at each stage. The projects cover 5 tunnels and the highway services for the Dartford crossing, with approximately £15m per annum over an average of 90 projects.

Your role will focus on safe, predictable delivery against the annual programme, striving to unblock barriers for the works to be executed. The role will also require liaising with assigned project teams, contractors, and key stakeholders such as road space, asset and client sponsors, and environment management to achieve effective and economical outcomes.

• Safety – Demonstrate high standards of visible safety leadership. Ensure that the required levels of safety performance are delivered, and that behavioural safety is promoted throughout the teams, based on the principles of Making Safety Personal. Ensure that the safety culture within the team is strong.
• Delivery Accountability – Review all programmes and budget forecasts monthly with their Project Managers, analyse performance trends, identify issues and risks, and agree reporting level and quality.
• Budget Management – Review project costs monthly with their appointed Senior QS and reach agreement on the final report. Advise senior managers through Change Control any changes to scope or budget, continuously reflecting the aims or constraints set for the project or fiscal year.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Develop and maintain strong relationships with other Asset Delivery Managers and all other relevant teams and clients to ensure that all parties’ project requirements are understood and accounted for.
• Resource Allocation – Ensure responsibilities and objectives with respect to CDM regulations are met during the complete delivery on each of project in their portfolio.
• Reporting and Compliance – Ensure all projects within the asset portfolio comply with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies. Prepare monthly reports on portfolio delivery, presenting these to clients and senior leadership where required.

• Proven experience in project delivery, involving a programme of at least comparable value to this role.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing a team, preferably within a matrix organisation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and under pressure.
• Familiarity with the industry's safety standards and regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or relevant field OR suitable level of experience in industry.
• Certifications:
  
  Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification (e.g. AMP PMQ).
• A good working knowledge of NEC3 and 4 Contracts.

• 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.

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…