Senior Regional Utility Manager

You will be responsible for and lead on all matters relating to Statutory Utilities assurance on behalf of the Project Teams to support the commitments and strategic approach to delivering at pace, as part of the Governments ambitions to build back better, build back greener, build back faster. You will conduct client assurance services to work with individual project teams, stakeholders and statutory undertakers to scope value engineered solutions through optioneering design and delivery. By doing this you will ensure best practice is followed and maintained through the lifecycle of each project. You will provide quality assurance through review and audit of New Roads & Street Work Act C2 - C9 processes to add value by providing industry expertise. The role can be based in either Guildford or Bristol. You will work on various projects, some to include M20 J10a, A27 Arundel Bypass and M25 J10/A3 Wisley Interchange which are in value range of £100m up to £250m.

What you'll be leading on

• Advise on and promote all matters relating to statutory undertakers and New Roads & Street Work Act assurance in schemes in your region


• 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 utility works agreements


• Actively manage regional utility organisational relationships
  
  Extensive experience in project or programme management experience in 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


• Understanding of how utilities organisations are regulated


• Well-rounded knowledge and understanding of utility construction and activities especially health and safety (Construction Design and Management Regulations) across main disciplines including water, gas and electricity
  
  At Highways England 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

And finally

And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.

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.

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)