Assistant Planning Manager – 9 month FTC

Overview

Assistant Planning Manager – 9 month FTC

Location : United Kingdom

Salary : £36,720 - £41,180

Your new role 

Are you an individual who is passionate about economic development and has good interpersonal and organisational skills?

Looking for a role where you can use your project management experience to contribute to national economic growth?

Then National Highways has the role for you!

We are looking for an Assistant Planning Manager – Economic Development to join our Network Planning Division to:

Support in the planning, management, control and delivery of specific areas of research and/or projects to fulfil the company’s role in supporting economic growth.

Coordinate with others in the team, including work with government departments, other public infrastructure providers, and external stakeholders, to understand and enhance the role the Strategic Road Network can play in relation to the national economy.

The role will also involve the management of studies and research projects to inform the future of the SRN and the approach that National Highways should take to prepare for new technological, environmental, legislative, economic, and demographic scenarios.

The role will work on a hybrid basis and will involving travelling to other National Highways locations as and when required.

Please note this is a 9 month Fixed Term Contract!

What you’ll be working on

• Managing and supporting the delivery of Studies and Projects, through the management of specific work streams and work packages. This will include assisting in the planning and definition of project steps, scoping project risks and issues, establishing plans, reviewing milestones and priorities and preparing project and programme reporting information for all key stakeholder groups informing them of progress.
• Procuring and managing consultancy contracts. This will include preparing business case and tender documentation, complying with relevant requirements, to ascertain internal support to procure technical consultancy.
• Promoting projects with internal and external stakeholders and project reporting. This will include working with relevant Planning Managers to promote the projects and ongoing progress with key internal and external stakeholders to engage support and provide a clear sense of direction and purpose.
• Maintaining awareness of key developments in relation to the economy and economic development both at the local, regional and national level, and investigating and reporting on potential implications or opportunities for National Highways and the Strategic Road Network.

To be successful you will need: 

• Knowledge and understanding of the UK economy and the economic development context
• Experience of working successfully in a Programme or complex Project Management environment.
• Experience of delivering feasibility studies or strategic projects
• Experience of partnership working with a collaborative approach with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Good presentation and communication skills to convey complex information to a wide audience

A bit about us 

Our directorate plays a critical role in National Highways. We set the course for strategic roads, enabling the company to deliver economic and social benefits through meeting the needs of our customers and clients, as well as our regulatory obligations.
We are the focal point within National Highways responsible for providing the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.
We deliver critical analytical support, provide strategic direction for our customer service imperative, partner with colleagues across the business to devise and deliver communications activities, and we shape, lead and drive the overall transformation of National Highways.

Want to know more?

Please email hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting REQ5021.

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.

An informal blended working approach has been adopted for many of our roles across National Highways. 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 blended working between base location/home
• 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 plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

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)

And finally

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