Senior Regional Utility Manager

-; Penrith; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Regional Utilities Manager to join our Regional Investment Programme team within Major Projects. As a Senior Regional Utilities Manager, you will lead on all matters relating to Statutory Utilities to assure the commitments and strategic approach to delivering at pace, as part of the Governments Project Speed ambitions to build back better, build back greener, build back faster on National Highways' prestigious A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project.

Within this senior role, you will set out and lead on the collaborative vision for National Highways in partnership with our external Statutory Utilities on the rapid roll-out of key infrastructure to support economic growth through an empowering, empathetic and assurance programme service delivering complex statutory utilities interactions. Your role will be challenged through significant delivery constraints such as National Parks, Ancient Monuments, Listed Building and Special Areas of Conservation along the proposed 50-mile route.

You will also draw on your recognised industry knowledge to lead on a strategic SU integration, intent and innovative delivery approaches that supports the drive for efficiencies and de-risking of the A66 start of works commitments on behalf of our Stakeholders and Government Taskforce.

Please note this is a hybrid position and can be based from any of our offices in the North West / Midlands regions however travel to attend team meetings may be required.

• Provide specialist advice on and promote all matters relating to statutory utilities, NRSWA processes (New Roads & Street Work Act).
• Provide support and expertise to the Development and Consent Order Programme Management team and project teams.
• Liaise with legal services framework contract to manage specific bespoke utility works agreements.
• Actively manage regional utility organisational relationships and incentivisation models moving away from transactional project-based delivery.
• Manage, maintain and support collaborative relationship building at regional and national levels with statutory utilities to improve engagement, stakeholder insight and programming opportunities.

About you.

• Professional qualified Chartered Institution of Building (CIOB), Chartered Managers Institute (CMI), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Working towards professional membership will be considered.
• Extensive experience in project or programme management within the Utilities sector.
• Extensive understanding and application in a project environment of New Roads & Street Work Act.
• Experienced in delivering Highways Act and Planning Act Orders in relation to Utility Works.
• Well-rounded knowledge and understanding of utility construction, innovation and activities especially with respect to CDM Regulations across main disciplines including water, gas and electricity.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future. Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

About Us

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We're proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then you'll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we're open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%.
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays).
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working.
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary.
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines.
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel.
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience.

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities.
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme.
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year.

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check.
• 3 year employment history references.
• DBS criminal record check.
• Social media and adverse journalism check.
• Driving licence check (if applicable).
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable).
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable).

And finally

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