Balfour Beatty plc
Project Manager
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong utilities background to support the delivery of multi-utility diversion works on the Lower Thames Crossing – Roads North of the Thames (RNOT) programme.
This is a pivotal leadership role on one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. The successful delivery of major highways and structures relies on the safe and efficient diversion and protection of critical utility assets, including electricity, gas, water, wastewater, and telecoms. These enabling works are fundamental to unlocking the wider construction programme.
As Project Manager, you will take full accountability for the successful planning, management, and delivery of projects from design through to construction, commissioning, and handover. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage key stakeholder relationships, and ensure delivery is achieved safely, sustainably, on time, and within budget.
What you'll be doing
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of multi-utility diversion projects, from planning and design through to completion and handover
- Managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, including Construction Managers, Engineers, and functional leads
- Driving programme delivery, ensuring works are planned, sequenced, and executed efficiently
- Managing subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure performance, quality, and contractual compliance
- Engaging with Statutory Undertakers, local authorities, and key stakeholders to coordinate works, outages, and interfaces
- Maintaining full accountability for health, safety, and environmental performance, with a relentless focus on Zero Harm
- Reviewing and approving RAMS, leading safety initiatives, and ensuring compliance with legislation and standards
- Overseeing project governance, including reporting, risk management, and maintaining accurate project records
- Managing project budgets, forecasts, and resources to ensure delivery in line with financial and programme targets
- Leading risk, issue, and opportunity management, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation where required
- Supporting team development, mentoring colleagues, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative environment
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Who we're looking for
- Proven experience as a Project Manager delivering utility or major infrastructure projects
- Strong background in multi-utility works (electricity, gas, water, wastewater, or telecoms)
- Experience managing complex, programme-driven projects with multiple stakeholders and interfaces
- Strong leadership and team management capability, with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Sound understanding of construction governance, commercial management, and project controls
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental standards within a construction environment
- Ability to challenge designs, drive buildability, and make informed, cost-effective decisions
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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.
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Benefits
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
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national, and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations, and distribution networks.
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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
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