What you'll be doing

As a Project Manager, you’ll lead multiple projects across the M25 Highways schemes, from inception to completion, ensuring the critical assets of the Dartford Crossing—including the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and West and East Tunnels—are maintained and improved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of renewal and improvement projects.


• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal teams, clients, designers, contractors, and external stakeholders.


• Programme Management: Work with the planning team to manage P6 programmes, focusing on critical path activities.


• Commercial Oversight: Manage cost plans, quotations, forecasting, and invoices with the commercial team.


• Quality and Resource Management: Commission and oversee internal and external resources to meet quality, budget, and programme objectives.


• Governance and Reporting: Adhere to project governance procedures, including preparing documentation and presentations for project gateways.


• Collaboration and Sustainability: Contribute to the Collaborative M25 Community, sustainability goals, and business objectives.

Working arrangements:

• Ability and willingness to travel to other offices for meetings on the network as and when required.


• Periodic requirement for site visits (night shift H&S audit)

Who we're looking for

What we are Looking For:

We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager with the following qualifications:

• Recognised Project Management qualifications (e.g., PRINCE2, APMP).


• Proven experience in Highway or Structures Engineering, with strong knowledge of associated design and maintenance.


• Understanding of CDM, H&S, and environmental legislation relevant to highways.


• Familiarity with NEC (New Engineering Contract) and other contractual frameworks.


• A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel between project offices and sites.

Desirable Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant field and membership of a professional institution (or actively working towards it).

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

We are 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